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UP CM Adityanath asks police to recruit 10,000 cops in next 100 days

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday held a meeting with senior officials of the police department and directed them to recruit at least 10,000 police personnel in the next 100 days. Later in the day, the state home department approved filling up of 5,381 posts already created in the cybercrime, forensic science, social media, STF and the ATS wings among others. With the beginning of the second innings of the Yogi Adityanath government, the chief minister has been holding review meetings of various departments and issuing necessary directions to further strengthen governance. Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Awasthi said that in compliance with instructions of the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, approval for new posts is also being given to ensure the availability of manpower as per requirement in the police force and make the police administration better. Awasthi said that out of the 5,381 posts, 86 are gazetted category posts and 5,295 ...

Updated On: 01 Apr 2022 | 9:38 PM IST

Adityanath orders drive for women safety, activate anti-Romeo squads in UP

Anti-Romeo squads were formed soon after Yogi Adityanath assumed the office of the chief minister in Uttar Pradesh in 2017

Updated On: 01 Apr 2022 | 6:03 PM IST

Training for anti-Romeo squad

The Uttar Pradesh Police will be holding training sessions for its personnel

Updated On: 25 May 2017 | 10:55 PM IST

One month later: UP CM Yogi's Anti-Romeo squads fizzle out in Meerut

There is consensus among the students that the crackdown has had some positive effect on the ground

Updated On: 19 Apr 2017 | 1:21 PM IST

Feedback key to functioning of anti-Romeo squads: B K Gupta

BJP had announced the formation of anti-Romeo squads to ensure the safety of women in UP

Updated On: 01 Apr 2017 | 9:13 PM IST