HYDERABAD: The department of police in Andhra Pradesh will soon introduce online loan facility for police personnel to reduce the delay in sanction of loans to them. Director-general of police JV Ramudu, who was the chief guest at the 18th annual general meeting of Bhadratha on Sunday, asked police officials to take measures for police welfare under the ‘Bhadratha’ scheme.
Consequent to bifurcation of AP, the number of policemen availing loans under the Bhadratha scheme too has come down. The DGP directed unit officers and delegates to make police personnel aware of the long-term benefits of loans. He decided to introduce the online facility for loan process to reduce the delay in sanction of loans.
As the number of hospitals empanelled under Arogya Bhadratha scheme in Andhra Pradesh are very few, the DGP instructed the officials to take measures to add more hospitals in all districts with all specialties.