JAMMU: Director General of Police R. R. Swain has approved a meritorious scholarship of rupees 19.62 lakh in favour of 290 wards of serving police personnel in an effort to raise morale and foster competition among these individuals. According to a PHQ order, 31 wards of active police officers have been granted meritorious scholarships worth Rs. 3,15,000 for achieving 80% or higher on their yearly graduation and post-graduation exams for the academic year 2022–2023. A ward has been sanctioned Rupees 18000 for achieving 94.5% in the MBA, and 12 wards have been sanctioned Rupees 12,000 apiece for achieving above 80% in various post-graduation exams.Additionally, eighteen wards have been sanctioned rupees eight thousand five hundred apiece for achieving above 80% in various graduation examinations. By virtue of an additional PHQ Order, 259 wards of active police officers have been granted meritorious scholarships of rupees 16,47,000 for achieving above 80% in the yearly 12th class examination during the 2022–2023 academic year. 181 wards of serving police personnel who received 80%-90% marks in the annual examination have been sanctioned rupees 6000 each, while 78 wards who received 90% and above in the class 12th annual examination during the academic session 2022–2023 have been sanctioned rupees 7200 each.The Central Police Welfare Fund is used to approve the deserving scholarship amount. The Jammu and Kashmir Police offers merit-based scholarship programmes for wards of serving police personnel, deceased police personnel, and SPOs who excel in various classes. Students that excel in technical courses, colleges, and universities are also awarded special rewards. Additionally, rewards are offered to students who pass competitive exams like as CSIR, JKPSC, UPSC, NEET, and NET.
