Overview
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Agniveers retiring in 2026 and later will get a three‑year age relaxation and 20% horizontal reservation for recruitment as constables, mounted constables and firemen.
- The police outlay for FY 2025–26 totals Rs 4,061.87 crore, including Rs 210 crore for Dial‑112 vehicles, Rs 272.75 crore for modern equipment and Rs 53.88 crore under the Police Modernisation Scheme, with over Rs 900 crore for 317 construction projects.
- The government reported a sustained tough‑on‑crime record since 2017, citing over 15,000 encounters, actions under the Gangsters Act and NSA, property seizures worth Rs 14,467 crore, and convictions under ‘Operation Conviction.’
- Investigative units are being restructured with the State Special Investigation Unit merged into the Economic Offences Investigation Branch and the CBCID renamed the CID, while the Cyber Fraud Mission Centre nears completion after police teams blocked online fraud exceeding Rs 10 crore in two months.
- Women‑focused measures include PAC (Women) companies, Mission Shakti teams and centres, help desks in all police stations, specialised training for 19,840 women constables, expanded Lucknow helpline capacity to 1.6 lakh calls monthly, and approvals for additional women’s facilities as recruitment for 28,154 posts continues.