Navjot Sidhu meets DGP over meagre perks for cops
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 11
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has called upon DGP Dinkar Gupta to voice the concerns of Punjab Police personnel regarding the meagre “ration money allowance” of Rs 3 per day being paid to Punjab Armed Police and Indian Reserve Battalion of the police.
Sidhu, who gave a letter to the DGP, said the allowance was crucial to fulfilling the daily nutrition requirement.
“The grossly meagre amount undermines the daily sweat and toil of our cops,” said the former minister, adding cops in the IB and Delhi Police got an allowance of Rs 117.29 per day (non gazetted combatised central armed police forces) while it was Rs 234.58 per day for all ranks three services, Army, Navy and Air force. Sidhu raised the issue after having learnt of the grievance shared with him by police personnel on duty at Punjab Vidhan Sabha on March 4.
