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UP Police women workforce crosses 44000, CM Yogi highlights achievements
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News18•12-10-2026, 12:11
UP Police women workforce crosses 44000, CM Yogi highlights achievements
- •Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted women safety and empowerment on the second day of Shardiya Navratri.
- •Uttar Pradesh has transformed from facing safety concerns before 2017 to establishing a new identity centered on women capability under a zero tolerance policy.
- •Initiatives like Mission Shakti, the Safe City project, and women beat policing have built a robust safety apparatus.
- •With a 20 percent reservation policy, the number of women in the Uttar Pradesh Police has surged from 10000 to over 44000.
- •Three women PAC battalions have been established and named after freedom fighters Veerangana Uda Devi Pasi, Veerangana Jhalkari Bai Kori, and Veerangana Avantibai Lodhi.
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With a 20 percent reservation policy, the number of women in the Uttar Pradesh police workforce has grown significantly from 10,000 to over 44,000.
Three women PAC battalions have been established and named after prominent freedom fighters: Veerangana Uda Devi Pasi in Lucknow, Veerangana Jhalkari Bai Kori in Gorakhpur, and Veerangana Avantibai Lodhi in Budaun.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath noted that a zero-tolerance policy towards crime, technology-based surveillance, prompt police action, the five phases of Mission Shakti, the Safe City project, and women beat policing have built a robust safety apparatus.
