IG for welfare of martyrs’ families

LAHORE: Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Arif Nawaz Khan has directed the officers concerned to ensure close monitoring of welfare policy of all districts of the province at Central Police Office so that problems being faced by the families of martyrs and the widows and heirs to those police employees who died during service could be solved on priority basis.

Addressing a meeting at Central Police Office on Friday, he directed all the DPOs to personally meet once in a month the families of martyrs and widows and heirs to those employees who died during service in their respective jurisdiction and solve their problems on priority.

The IG directed the officers concerned to implement the welfare policy issued by the Central Police Office in letter and spirit and said that suggestions to further improve the welfare policy would be encouraged. He directed all the RPOs and DPOs to personally supervise the matters pertaining to welfare branch so that chances of any delay in welfare cases could be avoided. He said that educational expenses and scholarship of martyrs’ children should be continued without any hindrance.

Arif Nawaz said that mobile phone application ‘Welfare Eye’ meant for the families of the policemen who laid down their lives in the line of duty in getting their benefits should be introduced in other districts as well. The DIG Welfare informed the IG that Rs 887.12 million from Welfare Fund had been distributed among the police employees and their families during the current year for financial assistance, scholarship, dowry fund and other allowances.