Dehradun, Oct 21 (PTI) Lauding the role of police in successful conduct of Mahakumbh mela and disaster management, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today announced Rs one crore for the police welfare fund. He also paid tributes to personnel who laid down their lives while performing duty. Nishank further announced to increase from Rs 1500 to Rs 3000 the uniform allowance given to assistant sub-inspector and up to inspector level in every five years, an official release said here. Washing allowance to police personnel from constable to inspector level was raised to Rs 100 from Rs 30 per month, while nourishment allowance to officials and jawans was increased to Rs 700 and Rs 900 per month, respectively. The Chief Minister also announced to provide additional assistance of Rs 5 crore for construction of type 2 and 3 police barracks, the release said. Stating that though the rate of crime was much less in Uttarakhand as compared to other states, Nishank asked the state police to launch a drive to nab criminals coming from other places. Speaking on the occasion, Director General of Police J S Pandey said the Uttarakhand police lost 17 jawans out of the total 800 police personnel who laid down their lives while performing their duty in the country this year.
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