LAHORE:Punjab IG Abdul Kareem chaired a meeting of the Police Welfare Board at the Central Police Office here on Wednesday.
The Police Welfare Board approved increasing the wedding gift for each daughter of a police martyr from Rs500,000 to Rs750,000. The wedding gift for daughters of police employees who die during service has been increased from Rs200,000 to Rs500,000, while the wedding gift for daughters of serving and retired police employees has been increased from Rs100,000 to Rs250,000.
The full fee of specialised private institutions has been approved as an educational scholarship for children of police employees (Grades 1 to 17) who secure admission to degree programmes in Engineering, Medical, MBBS, and Business Administration. The educational scholarship for children of Class-IV employees of Punjab Police studying for matriculation has been increased from Rs5,000 to Rs20,000. Similarly, the annual scholarship for children of police employees enrolled in intermediate programmes has been increased from Rs25,000 to Rs50,000. The annual scholarship for children of police employees pursuing graduation and BS (Honours) has been fixed at a minimum of Rs60,000. The scholarship for autistic children of police employees has been increased from Rs30,000 to Rs75,000, while the therapy and study fund for autistic children enhanced from Rs400,000 to Rs1.5 million.
The medical grant for police employees suffering from benign cancer has been increased from Rs200,000 to Rs400,000, while the grant for their wives and children has been increased from Rs100,000 to Rs200,000. For police employees suffering from malignant cancer, the medical grant has been increased from Rs500,000 to Rs1 million, while the grant for their wives and children increased from Rs250,000 to Rs500,000. In case of minor surgery, the grant for police employees increased from Rs100,000 to Rs150,000, while the grant for their wives and children increased from Rs75,000 to Rs100,000.
