Overview
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presided over the June 15 ceremony in Lucknow, handing letters to 60,244 newly selected constables
- Under the Civil Police Direct Recruitment-2023, the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board chose 48,196 men and 12,048 women
- The selection process used biometric verification, facial recognition, CCTV monitoring and real-time Aadhaar authentication to curb malpractice
- All recruits will undergo high-tech training in expanded state facilities, replacing earlier reliance on CRPF centres
- The drive forms part of the Yogi Adityanath government’s wider push to modernize policing and has contributed to over 8.5 lakh government jobs in the past eight years