Lucknow, June 15 (UNI) Describing Uttar Pradesh Police as a symbol of social trust, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that before the year 2017, nepotism and corruption prevailed in police recruitment in UP, which is now a thing of the past.
Addressing the recruitment and appointment letter distribution programme of 60,244, the CM said that the role of police in Maha Kumbh was an example. "Every person who came to Prayagraj praised the behaviour of the police. If we can do it there, we can do it everywhere. The police force is becoming a symbol not only of law and order but also of social trust," he said.
He said that this is not just an administrative programme, but a historic step towards realising the 'smart policing' vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. "Before the year 2017, nepotism and corruption prevailed in police recruitment in UP. It was impossible to get a job without money and recommendation, but now all this is a thing of the past. We completed the entire process on the basis of merit and transparency while following the reservation provided by the Constitution," he said.
Yogi said that there was no discrimination against any caste, religion, class or region in the recruitment. Dalits, backward, tribal, poor, daughters all have got equal opportunity in the recruitment in the state. "This is the new UP, where every youth is getting justice on the basis of merit. The recruitment and appointment letter distribution programme of 60,244 policemen in UP Police is happening at a time when PM Modi's 11-year tenure of service to the country, good governance and poor welfare has worked to bring change in the life of every Indian in the form of New India," he said.
He said that in the last 8 years, more than 8.5 lakh government jobs have been given to the youth of the state. "At the same time, about 2.25 lakh recruitment have been made in UP Police alone. This is not just a number, but a proof of our commitment towards making the state riot-free, fear-free and investment-enabled. With this, the double engine government has presented an example of the purity and transparency of the examination," he said.
He said that even the son of the poorest of the poor families has participated in this recruitment. "Now he too will be able to contribute to the service of the people of the state by becoming a constable" he said.
Citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's formula of 'smart policing', Strict and Sensitive, Modern and Mobile, Alert and Accountable, Reliable and Responsible and Techno Savvy and Trend, Yogi said that UP has made these principles a ground reality.
The CM expressed gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that when we started the recruitment process in the year 2017, the Union Home Minister played a big role in providing paramilitary and military training resources. "Now we have developed the capacity of training more than 60,000 police personnel in the state itself," he said.
He said that at present 8 new forensic labs have been started in the state while 6 more are under construction. "Two mobile forensic vans have been deployed in all 75 districts. Along with this, cyber police stations have been set up in 75 districts and cyber help desks in 1,994 police stations," he said.
He said, "All these arrangements are in line with the three new criminal laws (Indian Justice Code 2023, Indian Civil Protection Code 2023 and Indian Evidence Act 2023) to be implemented from July 2024."
Yogi urged the new recruits to be friendly, sensitive, and solution-oriented, offering his congratulations to them and their families. He expressed confidence that they would serve the state excellently.
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