Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 9 (HBTV): The Uttar Pradesh government has recruited 2.16 lakh police personnel over the past eight years, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated.

In a post on X, the CMO said: 'Our government has recruited 2.16 lakh police personnel in the Uttar Pradesh Police Force alone in the last 8 years. We not only did this recruitment, but also worked towards making UP Police a "modern police"...'

The post further stated that, along with large-scale recruitment, efforts have been made to modernise the force.

Earlier on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributed appointment letters to 60,244 Civil Police Constables of Uttar Pradesh Police in Lucknow.

During his address, Shah said more than 60,000 youth would now become an integral part of the largest police force in India. He noted that while the Uttar Pradesh Police is the most significant police force in the country, the law and order situation had deteriorated in previous years.

He added that the police force began making progress once again after Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister in 2017.

The Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 was conducted on August 23, 24, 25, 30, and 31 across 67 districts. Held in two shifts daily at 1,174 centres, the exam aimed to fill over 60,000 vacancies.

On the occasion, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the recruitment process for government jobs in the state had been completely overhauled. He alleged that such jobs were being auctioned under the previous Samajwadi Party government.

'Government jobs here were being auctioned before 2017 under the previous government. One family was heavily involved in this act. The whole state was witnessing this drama. But now, based on merit, youngsters are getting jobs,' said the Chief Minister.

(ANI)