Battalion Welfare Committee holds meeting to mitigate issues faced by officials of battalion

Anantnag, 26 June: In an Endeavour to mitigate the issues faced by officials of the battalion and as a welfare measure, the Welfare meeting of the Battalion Welfare Committee today met under the Chairmanship of Sandeep Mehta, Commanding Officer (CO) IRP 11th Bn and sanctioned welfare loan to the tune of Rs. 4.70 lakhs in favour of 10 officers/officials of the battalion.

 A loan of Rs. 50,000/- each was sanctioned in favour of (04) four personnel for marriage of their dependents. An amount of Rs.50,000/- each was sanctioned in favour of (04) personnel for treatment of their dependants/ self treatment. An amount of Rs. 50,000/- was sanctioned in favour of one personnel of this unit for higher education of his ward. In addition to above, an amount of Rs. 20,000/- was sanctioned in favour of a person to meet his social obligation.

 The sanctioning of welfare loan out of the Unit Welfare Fund is a continuous process and a facility to the officers and jawans of the J&K Police, so as to ensure that they are able to take care of themselves and their family’s contingencies.The welfare loan sanctioned to the police personnel is refundable and is recovered in monthly installments from their salaries without any interest. However, the welfare relief provided is non-refundable. Police Headquarters under different welfare schemes are providing assistance to all the ranks of police organization. Lastly, the Chairman of the committee (Commanda