Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that after 2017, law and order has strengthened in Uttar Pradesh. Security has improved by increasing police infrastructure, technology and mobility. 50 QRT bikes were flagged off in the programme.
Lucknow. CM Yogi Adityanath said that for the first time in a democracy, law and order became such a big issue in an election. The result of this is that for the first time after independence, a government formed the government again after completing its five-year tenure. He said that after the year 2017, the police department has transformed the state affected by anarchy, riots and curfew and established it as a safe Uttar Pradesh.
The Chief Minister said that taking Uttar Pradesh out of the image of a sick state and making it a growth engine of the country’s economy has started with a strong law and order system. The first condition of development is security and Uttar Pradesh Police has proved this.
In a program organized at Lok Bhavan Auditorium on Friday, the Chief Minister flagged off 50 QRT (Quick Response Team) two-wheelers. He praised Honda India Foundation for providing 50 QRT bikes to Uttar Pradesh Police and said that this will make the security system of the state more effective. This program is a symbol of cooperation between government, administration and industry, which gives new strength to the development and security of the state.
Three pillars of model policing: Infrastructure, technology and mobility
The Chief Minister said that many reforms and big steps have been taken to change the image of Uttar Pradesh. The positive results of these reforms are clearly visible today. He said that in the year 2017, the number of PRV (Police Response Vehicle) in the state was around 9500, which has now increased to more than 15,500. Similarly, in the year 2017, the police had only 3000 two-wheelers, whereas now their number has increased to more than 9200.
He said that this is not just an increase in numbers, but it has also led to a major reduction in the response time of the police. In any emergency, the sooner the police reaches the spot, the more people’s confidence increases. This trust becomes the cause of big changes in the future.
The Chief Minister said that PM Modi has mentioned three main pillars of model policing – Infrastructure, Technology and Mobility. Before the year 2017, the budget of the police department used to reach around Rs 16 thousand crores, but it was not fully utilized. Many districts were formed, but even the district headquarters and police lines were not formed there. The police had old weapons and lacked basic facilities. The policemen were forced to live in dilapidated barracks.
Today the situation has completely changed. The tallest building in 55 districts of the state is the barrack of police personnel, where they are getting better residential facilities. Along with this, model police stations and model fire stations are also being constructed continuously in the state, so that police and disaster services can be modernized.
Major expansion in police training capacity
The Chief Minister said that when the police recruitment process was started on a large scale in the year 2017, the training capacity in the state was very limited. At that time only about 3000 policemen could be trained simultaneously. The challenge before the government was that police recruitment had not taken place for a long time and there was enthusiasm among the youth about recruitment, but due to low training capacity, it was difficult to take the process forward. It took about nine months to complete any recruitment.
To solve this problem the state government sought cooperation from other states. Two-three states agreed to help. Apart from this, talks were also held with the army and paramilitary forces, who asked to cooperate in the training. Through these efforts, the training capacity was first increased from 17 to 20 thousand and later to about 30 thousand with the help of other states and military training centers.
Now the situation has completely changed. Today 60,244 police constables have been recruited in the state and all are being trained in their own training centers in Uttar Pradesh. This has become possible due to new training centers and better infrastructure.
Mobile forensic units in every district, forensic system also strengthened
The Chief Minister said that in July last year, three new criminal laws were implemented in the country. Under these laws, forensic evidence has been made mandatory in cases involving punishment of more than seven years. Before 2017, there were only two forensic labs in Uttar Pradesh, but now their number has increased to 12. Along with this, a world class State Forensic Institute has also been established in the state, which is running under the Uttar Pradesh Police.
Degree, diploma and certificate courses are also being run in this institute. This is providing training to police personnel as well as those youth who want to make a career in the field of forensic science. Six A-grade forensic labs are being constructed in every district of the state. Apart from this, two mobile forensic units have also been deployed in every district, which reach the spot and help in collecting evidence and investigation.
To further strengthen the security system, many new units have been formed in the state. Special Security Force (SSF) has been formed in the state and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is also actively working. Apart from this, for the first time a women battalion has been formed in PAC. So far, three women battalions have been formed and the process of formation of three new battalions is also going on.
Safe daughters and businessmen are making UP a growth engine
The Chief Minister said that continuous efforts have been made to strengthen infrastructure, technology and mobility in the police system. When technology and better systems work together, the result comes in the form of trust among the common people. He said that today big investors from the country and the world want to invest in Uttar Pradesh. The main reason for this is the state government’s policy of zero tolerance and zero corruption.
The Chief Minister said that daughters are safe in the state and businessmen are also carrying on their business in a safe environment. This is the reason why Uttar Pradesh is playing the role of growth engine in the development of the country’s economy.
He said that till now more than 2 lakh 19 thousand policemen have been recruited in the state, which is a historic achievement in itself. Earlier, due to lack of police force, it was difficult to face many challenges, but now the situation has completely changed. Today, the demand for Uttar Pradesh Police and PAC is being made in other states of the country also.
Many officials including Chief Secretary SP Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad, DGP Rajiv Krishna, ADG Logistics Ram Kumar, ADG Law and Order Amitabh Yash and Honda India Foundation Vice President Corporate Affairs Piyush Mittal were present in this program.