Lucknow: To meet the shortage of manpower
in different organs of Uttar Pradesh police about 2.04 lakh
police personnel will be recruited soon, state Chief Minister
Mayawati said here on Wednesday.
"The government had already started an exercise to
recruit 35,000 personnel through police recruitment boards
constituted to make the process transparent," Mayawati said
while addressing a function organised on the occasion of
Police Smriti Diwas here.
To address problems of the police personnel, separate
budgetary allocations have been made by the government, she
said.
"For modernisation of state force and to equip it with
modern weapons and gadgets, the state government had given
financial sanction of Rs 246 crore in its budget," she said.
"Similarly to meet residential and non-residential
demands of the police a separate budgetary provision of Rs
30.81 crore and 26.76 crore had been made respectively," she
added.
Mayawati said that the government was committed for
the welfare of the police force, which by making supreme
sacrifices in discharge of their duty had done pride to the
state.
"The state police had several achievements to its
credit in the last one year, including encounter of a dreaded
dacoit Ghanshyam Kewat in Chitrakoot last year," she said.
"As a result of the government`s efforts a number of
criminals not only from UP, but other states as well were
either killed or had been arrested," she said.
The Chief Minister said that the government will give
priority to the problems of kin of martyrs and retired
personnel.
"Financial assistance is being extended through
insurance schemes and various funds. Directives have been
issued to dispose of cases of pensioners on priority," she
said.
On the occasion, Mayawati also presented mementos to
the kins of the police personnel, who laid their lives in
discharge of duty in the last one year.
About 107 personnel of UP Police have laid down their
lives in discharge of duties between September 1, 2008 till
August 31, 2009, Director General of Police Karamveer Singh
said.
Bureau Report
