PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has increased the compensation amount for the families of police personnel martyred in the line of duty under the Martyrs Package.
According to a notification issued by the Finance Department, the package for the heirs of martyred police personnel has been increased by Rs 1 million.
The revised package for a martyred constable or head constable is now Rs 11 million, while the heirs of a martyred DSP or ASP will get Rs 16 million.
The package for martyred Senior Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police, or AIGs has been increased to Rs 21 million, and for a martyred DIGP or IGP, it will be Rs 23 million.
Additionally, under the Martyrs Package, the department has announced that plots will be allotted to the heirs of police martyrs: a 5-marla plot for the family of a constable, a 7-marla plot for the heirs of a martyred ASI or SI, a 10-marla plot for a DSP or ASP and one plot each for the families of martyred SSPs or higher officers.
