IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar issued an important message about Punjab Police Welfare Fund,

IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar issued an important message about Punjab Police Welfare Fund,
Punjab Police spent more than 200 crore rupees in one year on the welfare of the force, welfare funds increased from 200 crore rupees to 500 crore rupees, IG Punjab

Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has released an important video message about the Welfare Fund of Punjab Police. In the message IGP Punjab said that in the police force from constables to the IGP Punjab, all the forces contribute 03% of their salary to the welfare fund and the income from investment in welfare projects is spent on the welfare of the force.

IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that Punjab Police spent more than 200 crore rupees in a year on the welfare of the force and now the welfare funds have been increased from 200 crore rupees to 500 crore rupees. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that the police welfare fund has been increased from 7.5 billion rupees to 12.6 billion rupees. All pending Year-old  cases of medical and scholarship were also cleared, a record amount of Rs. 85 crore was given as scholarship to the children of police employees. Dr. Usman Anwar said that the funeral expenses of the employees, the amount of their children's wedding gifts have been doubled.The entire process from applying for Health and Education Welfare Bills to making payments is now online. MOUs are being inked with new colleges, universities, hospitals while expanding the welfare scope. IG Punjab said that foreign scholarship has been started, various universities are giving scholarships of 10 crore rupees to police force. Laptops were given to children of police officers and employees who score more than 65% marks at the time of their admission to any university. Dr. Usman Anwar said that like last year, health screening of the force will be done this year, 41 new welfare projects are going to be started across Punjab. Dr. Usman Anwar said that police force is determined for the security of the country and to protect it from terrorists, thieves, robbers and gangsters, the answer to a bullet is only a bullet, the answer to abuse will be better service than abuse.

 

(Handout No. 210)

Syed Mubasher Hussain

Director Public Relations
Punjab Police

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Press Release Date: 
Saturday, March 2, 2024