Quetta:Balochistan Police has signed two agreements to improve the welfare of its personnel and their families, under which it would provide significant facilities and financial concessions in the education and health sectors.
In this regard, the police have signed separate Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with the Balochistan Private Schools Association (BPSA) and Corporate Health Services (CHS).
According to detail, under the agreement reached with the Balochistan Private Schools Association Alliance, children of serving and deceased employees would be given a 30 per cent discount on tuition fees, while children of police martyrs would have their tuition fees completely waived.
In addition, special additional discounts would be provided on admission fees, examination fees, and other institutional expenses.
On this occasion, DIG Headquarters Tahir Alauddin said that this partnership aims to provide access to quality education to the children of police personnel and to better meet the educational needs of police families.
He said that this initiative is not only a practical manifestation of the recognition of the services of police personnel but also an important step towards the welfare of their families.
On the other hand, under the agreement signed between Balochistan Police and Corporate Health Services (CHS), police personnel and their families would be given concessional rates for standard medical facilities, radiology and other diagnostic tests up to 40 per cent discount, while up to 10 per cent discount on hospital bills in hospitals included in the (CHS) panel.
DIG Headquarters Tahir Alauddin said on this occasion that these agreements with the Private Schools Association and Corporate Health Services would prove to be an important milestone for the welfare of Balochistan Police personnel.
He said that the police department is continuously taking steps to provide better facilities to its personnel and improve their quality of life adding that under the agreement, digital health cards would also be issued to police personnel, their parents, and families, through which easy access to various medical facilities would be possible.
He said that in addition, they could also be provided with drug screening and testing facilities at specific (CHS) centres in collaboration with SSP Traffic Quetta.
He mentioned that the package of medical facilities also includes concessional OPD and consultant services, medical camps, vaccination and immunisation, first aid training, emergency medical assistance, and special discounts on pharmacy services.
This initiative aims to reduce the burden of medical expenses on police personnel and their families and provide them with timely, quality, and accessible medical facilities, he said and added that police force officials have termed these measures taken in the fields of education and health as a significant relief for the Balochistan Police and their families, which would play a positive role in their social and economic well-being.