Lucknow,

17 June (HS): The Uttar Pradesh government has hired 2.16 lakh policemen/women

during the previous eight years, according to the UP Chief Minister's Office

(CMO). In a post on X, the Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister stated, Our government has recruited 2.16 lakh police

personnel in the UP Police Force alone in the last eight years. We not only

conducted this recruiting, but also sought to transform UP Police into a

modern police force. The

press communiqué further said that, in addition to large-scale recruiting,

efforts had been undertaken to modernise the UP Police. On Sunday, Union Home

Minister Amit Shah handed out appointment papers to 60,244 Civil Police

Constables of Uttar Pradesh Police in Lucknow. In his speech, Shah stated that

today, more than 60,000 young people will become members of India's most

powerful police force.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi