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52 (2) Such officer shall examine and study the complaints and give recommendations in respect of appropriate redressal measures to the District Police Chief and if the matter is beyond the jurisdiction of the District Police Chief then to the State Police Establishment Board through the District Police Chief.

108 Insurance coverage, allowances and medical facilities—(1) The Government shall provide adequate insurance coverage for all police officers against any injury, disability, death etc occurred in the course of their duties or attacks due to animosity arose from the performance of their official duty.

(2) The police officers posted in special wings such as Counter-Terrorism Units, Bomb Disposal Squads, Commando Groups and other like units as may be fixed by the State Police Chief having high possibility of risk shall be paid special risk allowance in proportion to the risks involved in those duties.

(3) The police officers shall be provided with medical insurance coverage for enabling them to maintain good health and physical fitness.

(4) The Government shall suitably and adequately compensate a police officer suffering from injury or disability as a result of violence in the course of performance of his official duties or attack due to animosity arose from the due performance of his duty.

Provided that such compensation shall be in addition to the medical expenses for which he is entitled under the rules.

(5) A police officer dies in the course of his duty as stated under sub-section (4), his legal heirs shall suitably and adequately be compensated by the Government.

Provided that such compensation shall be in addition to the benefits to which his family is ordinarily entitled under the rules.

(6) A police officer sustaining any injury in the course of discharge of his duties, shall be entitled to adequate and improved treatment at the expense of the Government and he may be treated in any institution as recommended by the doctor who examines him immediately after sustaining such injury

109 Police Associations—The Government may, subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed, grant permission for the formation of Associations for different ranks and categories of police officers.

110 Police Complaints Authority—(1) The Government shall constitute a State Police Complaints Authority for examining and inquiring the—