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| Prasad reviews scholarships scheme, says JKP focussing on quality education | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 19: The Director General of Police (DGP), Mr. Ashok Prasad has said that welfare of police wards is one of the top most priorities of the Organisation to infuse spirit of competition among them and boost their morale. He said that various welfare schemes have been introduced to inspire police wards towards the quality education enabling to compete in competitive examinations and sports events.
Mr. Prasad said this while reviewing scholarship schemes for police wards at a meeting held at Police Headquarters (PHQ) here today. He said that the Organization, realizing its responsibility to help the families of martyrs, has been providing scholarship to their school going children enabling them to continue their education. In the Police Public Schools established at range headquarters in the State, these wards are provided free education with hostel facilities, said the DGP.
Elaborating the assistance provided under various scholarship schemes, Mr. Prasad said that during the current year till date more than Rs. 25 lakhs have been sanctioned and distributed among 583 police wards. This include meritorious scholarships for 195 wards of serving police personnel, 41 school going children of deceased personnel and 93 wards of martyrs, disclosed the DGP. He said that 9 wards, who qualified competitive examinations or secured position in national sports events have also been benefited under the scheme, besides 121 wards of serving police personnel have been rewarded for their excellent performance in their academics.
Giving further details, Mr. Prasad said that various other schemes have been launched by the Organization to provide quality education for police wards. Police Public Schools have been established at all range headquarters, besides twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The schools in capital cities are fully equipped with latest techniques of education including computer lab facilities and sufficient infrastructure. Since the schools at other districts are at their early stage, but the schools in two capital cities have performed excellent during the recent years and the students of these schools have secured distinctions in different professional examinations.
The DGP said that the Organization is aware about the hardships faced by the police personnel in view of their nature of duty. He said that the “men in khaki” remains out
of their homes and have not sufficient time to take care of their wards. He said the violence of more than two decades also left the families of our martyrs, especially the children in a desperate condition and the Organization is committed to provide a succour in the form of financial assistance to these families. Besides various welfare steps taken for the welfare of the families of police martyrs and the serving personnel, scholarships are provided to their wards so that they could continue their studies and excel in different fields of life. Organization is also encouraging the meritorious children of serving personnel and providing free coaching for appearing in the competitive examinations to expiate their talent, said the DGP.
He stressed upon the parents to pay proper attention of the studies of their children, besides their professional duties because the future of a nation lies with the upcoming generations. He said that quality education has assumed more importance in the present days and every child has to perform better and make his future brighter. |
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