Skip to main content

Medical reimbursement limit for police officials increased

ISLAMABAD: The medical reimbursement limit on treatment of capital police personnel from private hospitals has conditionally been increased by 100 per cent.


Besides, a committee has been constituted to consider the cases of medial reimbursement beyond the limit. The police said earlier the medical reimbursement limit for treatment from private hospital was Rs250,000 which has now been increased to Rs500,000.


The reimbursement limit was increased under the directives of Inspector General of Police Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, the police said, adding the IGP also constituted a committee to consider the cases of medical reimbursement beyond the limit.


In this regard, an order was also issued from the office of the IGP stating that the medical reimbursement limit had been increased from Rs250,000 to Rs500,000 on treatment from private hospitals subject to availability of budget and completion of codal formalities.


Moreover, the IGP also constituted a five-member committee to consider the cases of medical reimbursement from government/private hospitals beyond the limit of Rs500,000. The committee comprises the DIG headquarters, AIG general and development, in-charge of the Police Lines Dispensary and AIG/SSP of the concerned division.


An officer of the police told Dawn that the medial reimbursement was paid from the police welfare fund generated from different business ventures, including rents of petrol pumps, owned by the police.


Besides, the capital police charge a fee of Rs7,000 for a six-hour-long-two-day training for weapon handling course which is mandatory for obtaining arms licences from the capital administration or the interior ministry. The fee of two-week self-defence course is Rs20,000 while Rs5,000 is charged for a day course.


Likewise, the police also have a business called “Community horse riding club,” in which a monthly fee of Rs15,000 is charged for horse riding training.


The other business ventures of the police are a summer camp and a newly-introduced winter camp. The camps are organised for children who are charged Rs25,000 each.


The police also charge Rs4,000 and Rs2,500 for issuing cards for entry to Diplomatic Enclave with an expiry period of a year. They also offer swimming training of a fortnight against a fee of Rs20,000 per individual.


The police have also fixed fees for different services provided to the citizens. It has started charging Rs1,000 for issuing character certificate, general verification, foreign registration, Rs1,500 for motorcycle verification, Rs5,000 for vehicle verification and Rs3,500 for vehicle forensic verification


Applicants for driving licence are also charged Rs200 for medical and Rs200 to Rs500 for road test on different vehicles. Moreover, the police have also set up a security company to provide services of guards to private parties.


The fees collected through these business ventures are received in cash and later deposited in the police welfare account, the officer added.


Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2024


http://dlvr.it/T7FyCg

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pragmatic steps taken to implement Axle Load Control regime on NH&MP

Islamabad: Ministry of Communications has taken pragmatic steps to implement the Axle Load Control regime on Motorways & National Highways in the country. Sole objective of this move is to control travelling of overloaded vehicles which lead to fatal accidents besides damaging the national asset of road network of billions of rupees.Prior to implementation of axle load control regime, a technical committee was formed, consisting of officers from Ministry of Communications and National Highway Authority which remained in constant contacts with transport community, Members of the Chambers of Commerce and stakeholders hailing from all the provinces. This technical committee visited their offices and held detailed discussions in series of meetings and took them into confidence to facilitate implementation of Axle Load Control regime. The stakeholders assured of their full cooperation and subsequently, implementation of Axle Load Control was realized which is in progress.It is worth to ...
Post a Comment
Read more

CJP questions how ‘clarification order’ made it to website

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has raised nine questions in a letter to the Supreme Court’s registrar, seeking clarification on how a Sept 14 clarification order was uploaded to the top court’s website. The Sept 14 order, issued by eight judges led by senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for failing to implement the Supreme Court’s July 12 judgement, which declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats in parliament. In his letter dated Sept 21, the CJP wondered who directed the uploading of the Sept 14 clarification order on the Supreme Court’s website. His inquiry followed a note from the Deputy Registrar (Judicial), who flagged the issue of the order’s appearance on the website. The note questioned how the order was uploaded when no cause list had been issued, no notices had been sent to the parties, and the order had not been received by the deputy registrar’s office until 8pm on the...
Post a Comment
Read more

UN awards 2 Pakistani female peacekeepers for gender advocacy

The United Nations has awarded two Pakistani female peacekeepers with the Gender Advocacy Award for their “outstanding performance”, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ISPR said the awards were presented to Major Sania Safdar, part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, and Major Komal Masood, who served in the Central African Republic, “for their outstanding performance and commitment in promoting the ideals of UN”. The accolades were presented by the under-secretary general in the UN’s Department for Peace Operations at its New York headquarters. “While serving in [an] international environment, both officers demonstrated exceptional professionalism [and] dedication,” the ISPR noted. It added that the two peacekeepers “made [a] significant contribution to Mission’s Peace and Stability efforts, especially with regards to advancing women’s meaningful participation in Peacekeeping Operations within the ...
Post a Comment
Read more