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Yogi Adityanath Concludes Two-Day ‘Police Manthan’ With Tech-First Roadmap and Merit-Based SHO Mandate

A new AI beat app with a digital-first roadmap signals a shift to proactive, citizen-focused policing in Uttar Pradesh.

Overview

  • Chief minister Yogi Adityanath chaired every session of the Lucknow conference, which replaces the traditional Police Week with an outcome-oriented forum.
  • Adityanath launched the AI and big data-powered YAKSH app, a digital beat book that maps crimes and offenders and supports tools like facial recognition, real-time alerts and gang-link analysis.
  • He directed that station house officers be posted strictly on merit, urged rejection of unwarranted political pressure, and called for station upgrades and accountability tied to beat performance.
  • Officials highlighted expanded capacity, including training for over 60,000 constables within the state, cyber police stations in all 75 districts, 12 forensic labs and a forensic university.
  • The roadmap advances CCTNS 2.0 with e-FIR, Zero FIR, e-Summons and e-Sakshya, alongside stronger cybercrime responses such as scaling the 1930 helpline and planning a dedicated cyber headquarters.