Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has said that the welfare regime and internal working of Punjab Police have been completely digitized. Various official tasks that took months and weeks will now be completed in days and hours hence, it will save stationery, expenses and precious time too.
IG Punjab said that with the mutual cooperation of Punjab Police IT Branch and PITB, the software has been developed, and the working of Welfare Branch has become paperless.
All medical claim documents coming from the districts to the welfare branch will now be processed digitally. Dr. Usman Anwar said that Punjab Police is the first organization which has made the service records of the entire force online, from constables to officers. He expressed these views today while meeting the delegation led by Chairman PITB Faisal Yousuf at the Central Police Office. The delegation led by Chairman PITB Faisal Yousuf included Additional DG Qasim Afzaal and Joint Director Salik Farooq.
MD Safe City Ahsan Younas, DIG Welfare Ghazi Muhammad Salahuddin, Chief Operating Officer Mustanaser Feroze, CTO Lahore Amara Athar and other officers were present on the spot. During the meeting, an MOU was signed to fully digitize the working of Punjab Police Welfare Branch. IG Punjab Dr Usman Anwar and Chairman PITB Faisal Yousaf signed the MOU.
DIG Welfare Punjab Ghazi Salahuddin said that Punjab Police has made the transfer of funds online in all categories of welfare including maintenance allowance, last pay, wedding gift, funeral charges and education scholarships and no visit of the office is required to collect the assistance amount as applicant will be paid by cheque direct in his account.
Speaking at the event, MD Safe City Authority Ahsan Younas said that Punjab Police is among the few policing organizations in the world who has digitize all the data of the force in one mobile app (HRMIS App) and any officer or official of the force can get relief by applying for departmental matters through this app.
COO Safe City Authority Mustanser Feroze said that the ACR system of Punjab Police is completely online, ACRs of 500 wardens were processed online in 3 days and promotions were given. Chairman PITB Faisal Yousaf said that Punjab Police is like a second home for us, Police has adapted itself well to the change management of technology and Punjab Police is the number one police force in using information technology and software. In the event, various issues regarding increasing mutual cooperation in information technology were discussed in detail.
