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Uttar Pradesh Sets Sept. 22 Launch for Mission Shakti Phase 5, a 30-Day Festival-Season Safety Drive

Officials frame the new phase as a women-focused policing push coupled with broad outreach across villages and city wards.

Overview

  • Chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered intensified foot patrols, continuous deployment of PRV-112 vehicles, and regular field presence by senior police leaders.
  • Women beat officers are directed to cover all 57,000 gram panchayats and 14,000 urban wards in phases with local stakeholders to meet women and girls and raise awareness of services.
  • Special deployments of women police will cover temples, religious sites, fairs, and other crowded venues during Navratri, with the Anti-Romeo Squad to be strengthened.
  • Municipal corporations are to establish round-the-clock Pink Booths and expand Mission Shakti Centre capabilities with specialized training, alongside strict attention to helplines such as 1090.
  • The state cites ITSSO data showing a 98.80% case disposal rate and reports 3.44 lakh programs reaching 2.03 crore participants in the last phase, while a national women-in-police conference backed replicating the UP model.