CM Yogi unveils welfare schemes for cops on 'Police Smriti Diwas'

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a series of welfare initiatives for police personnel during the observance of Police Smriti Diwas in Lucknow on Monday reported news agency PTICM Yogi Adityanath made the announcement during a speech on the Police Smriti Diwas in LucknowOctober 21 commemorates the sacrifice of ten policemen who lost their lives in a 1959 ambush by Chinese troops in Hot Springs Ladakh as well as all other martyrs who have served in the line of dutyA significant 70 per cent increase in the uniform allowance and a 25 per cent hike in housing allowances for constables living in barracks were among the highlights of Adityanaths addressYogi Adityanath said that the government will allocate an additional Rs 10 crore for training diet and other expenses for athletes participating in national and international events This brings the total expenditure on sportsrelated initiatives to Rs 115 croreHe announced that a lsquocorpus fundrsquo of Rs 1380 crore will be established for the maintenance of multistorey police housing and administrative buildingsThe chief minister also talked about several notable achievements in law enforcement in the stateThrough diligent investigation 31 mafia members and their 66 associates have been sentenced to life imprisonment with two receiving the death penaltyHe further said that Illegal assets worth Rs 4057 crore belonging to the mafia and their gang members have been confiscated over recent yearsThe AntiRomeo Squad has conducted inspections at over one crore locations leading to action against more than 368 crore individuals since March 2017 he addedHe highlighted financial assistance provided to families of fallen officers A total of Rs 362 crore has been allocated to the dependents of 115 policemen and central paramilitary forces who died on dutyAdditional funds include Rs 35 crore for district police comfort Rs 4 crore for welfare and Rs 3056 lakh for medical reimbursements to serving and retired personnelHe said that since 2017 over 154 lakh recruits have joined the police force including more than 22 thousand women with ongoing recruitment for an additional 60000 posts Furthermore over 141 lakh personnel have been promoted to various gazetted positionsAdityanath paid floral tributes at the Police Martyrs Memorial to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice He emphasised that in the last seven years 17 officers displayed extraordinary bravery while 1618 policemen were injured in their efforts to maintain peaceHe also said that under a campaign in the state more than 108037 loudspeakers were removed from religious places or their sound was controlled as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court stated PTIThe Director General of Police DGP Prashant Kumar noted that provisions have been made for lifts in multistorey police buildings up to 11 floors A corpus fund will ensure proper maintenance of these facilities moving forwardKumar also remarked on the governments commitment to boosting morale within law enforcement highlighting increased allowances and enhanced sports funding as key measuresAfter many years the uniform allowance has been increased the barrack allowance has been raised the sports fund has also been enhanced he said as per PTIThis is so that we can recruit more skilled players and our colleagues can win as many medals as possible in various sports Kumar saidThe DGP also said You must have noticed that Olympic athletes have been directly recruited to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police by the government This reflects the special grace of the chief minister and his love for the police forceSo a corpus fund has been allocated to ensure everything is properly maintained he addedOn UP Polices response amid alert in Delhi after a blast near CRPF school in Rohini area the DGP said We always remain alertWith inputs from PTI