Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 28 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the second day of the Police Manthan Senior Police Officers’ Conference-2025 at the Police Headquarters, underlining the state government’s commitment to strengthening law enforcement and modernising policing.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister stressed the importance of implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of smart policing and Vision 2047, stating that the roadmap prepared over the past two days would serve as a key reference document for building a modern, efficient and self-reliant police force in Uttar Pradesh.
‘To realise the Prime Minister’s vision of smart policing and Vision 2047, the roadmap developed over the past two days outlines the type of police force needed for a developed and self-reliant India. This will be critically important. For this, the 11 sessions which we have deliberated upon and examined closely here will prove to be a crucial document for our future action plan and strategy,’ he said.
Referring to the felicitation ceremony held during the event, Yogi Adityanath said it was an occasion to honour officers of the Uttar Pradesh Police and its various wings who have received the Chief Minister’s Excellence Award over the years. ‘I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of them,’ he added.
The Chief Minister also highlighted the Uttar Pradesh Police’s efforts to adapt to contemporary challenges, recalling the launch of the Mission Shakti programme in 2020. He said the initiative focused on crimes against women and children, cybercrime, police conduct and ethics, infrastructure development for a four lakh-strong police force, disaster management, intelligence gathering, Nepal border security, terrorism and human trafficking.
‘The Uttar Pradesh Police is committed to the times we live in. In 2020, the Mission Shakti programme was launched, which included presentations on crimes against women and children. Discussions were also held on the present structure of police stations, cybercrime-related issues, and the infrastructure and arrangements required for a civil police force of 400,000 personnel. Police behaviour and ethics were also discussed. Further deliberations covered disaster management, civil defence, home guards, intelligence, Nepal border security, terrorism and human trafficking. These are crucial steps towards India’s self-reliance and development by 2047,’ he said.
Yogi Adityanath said the state’s progress had been made possible by restoring law and order, ending prolonged curfews and changing perceptions of governance. He noted that citizens now recognise the transformation taking place in Uttar Pradesh.
‘If lawlessness, chaos and prolonged curfews had continued in Uttar Pradesh as before, such progress would have been impossible. We changed that perception by ensuring that every individual feels the presence of law. Today, every citizen acknowledges the transformation in Uttar Pradesh. With 55 per cent of the country’s expressways now in Uttar Pradesh, strong infrastructure has played a key role in maintaining law and order and driving this change,’ he said.