KARACHI: The provincial cabinet on Wednesday enhanced the financial compensation for the families of Shaheed and injured police personnel bringing it at par with Punjab and also approved allowance for the policemen deployed in katcha area.
The meeting attended by provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants and concerned officers was told that presently, Rs10 million is being paid to the legal heirs of each police personnel martyred in the line of duty.
It decided the total amount Rs23.5 million for constables and head constables, including Rs10 million compensation and Rs13.5 million for construction of the house.
For ASI-SI the total amount stands at Rs30 million including Rs12.5 million compensation and Rs17.5 million for house construction for inspector/DSP Rs40 million is earmarked. The amount includes Rs18 million compensation and Rs25 million for construction of houses.
According to the decision Rs48 million has been kept for SP-SSP that includes Rs18 million compensation and Rs30 million house purchase. For DIG & above: Rs70 million would be kept that includes Rs20 million. Compensation and Rs50 million house purchase.
Provision of Transport
The family of Shaheed SP & above would be given a 1300cc car or an amount equivalent to the value of the car. The family of shaheed inspector and above ranking official would be given a 1000cc car or equivalent amount.
Maintenance of Transport
The family of Shaheed DIG and above ranking official would be given Rs100,000 per year for maintenance of transport, SP-SSP Rs75,000, inspector-DSP Rs50,000, ASI-SI Rs35,000 and PC and HC Rs20,000.
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Police constable and head constable would receive Rs3 million and Rs15,000 per annum for the maintenance of transport.
ASI-SI Rs4 million plus Rs26,000 for transport maintenance. However, the inspector-DSP would be given Rs4.5 million plus Rs37,000. SP-SSP Rs5 million plus Rs56,000 for transport maintenance.
DIGP & above Rs7 million plus Rs75,000 for maintenance of transport.
The cabinet also approved compensation for the injury/incapacitation. The compensation amount of Rs10 million includes the category of terrorist attack, bomb blast etc, in case of permanent incapacitation and Rs2.5 million in case of temporary incapacitation.
The chief minister decided that the compensation would be given right from 2017 and it would put an additional burden of Rs754 million per annum on the exchequer.
Katcha area allowance
Home Secretary Aijaz Shah told the cabinet that curbing crime and nabbing criminals, operating in Katcha area of Sukkur and Larkana divisions has remained a challenge. To cope with the situation, one component of the strategy was to place police personnel in the area on a permanent basis. Sindh Police has devised a plan to establish 20 police camps and 350 police posts in Katcha area of districts Ghotki, Sukkur, Shikarpur, and Kashmore.
At present 4,500 policemen have been deployed in the katcha area of Shikarpur, Kashmore, Sukkur and Ghotki. The IG police had requested the cabinet to grant allowance for the police personnel deployed in the katcha area at a rate of Rs10,000 per month.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 10th, 2023.