Jammu, Feb 6 (Reporter) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, R. R. Swain, sanctioned a welfare loan and relief exceeding Rs 1.42 crore for the benefit of 100 police personnel on Tuesday. As per the official handout, the welfare loan and relief cover marriage expenses, medical treatment costs, and higher education aspirations of the wards of police personnel. About Rs 51 lakh has been sanctioned for 44 police personnel to assist in the marriage expenses of their sons and daughters/self-marriage, read the handout, adding, “For medical treatment expenses, Rs 72.5 lakh has been allocated to assist 48 police personnel, with amounts ranging from Rs 01 lakh to Rs 03 lakh.” To support the higher education aspirations of police personnel's children, the DGP has also sanctioned welfare loans totaling Rs 10.5 lakh for seven police personnel. In addition to this, the DGP has also sanctioned welfare relief in favour of 28 police personnel. The welfare loans are refundable and deducted from the salaries of police personnel in monthly installments without any interest, as stated. The handout further reads that, however, the welfare relief granted is non-refundable, while these financial aid initiatives demonstrate the commitment of the police headquarters to help police personnel and their families in times of need...////...