Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, announced 20 per cent reservation for women in Uttar Pradesh police recruitment in 2023.
“The government is committed to the safety, respect and empowerment of women and to promote it, a women’s battalion is being established in PAC,” the chief minister said during an event held in Gorakhpur.
Yogi Adityanath said that till 2017, the number of women personnel in UP Police was just 10,000, whereas at present this number had increased to 40,000.
The work of setting up the PAC women’s battalion in Gorakhpur is being carried forward rapidly.
Earlier on June 21, the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) had announced the release of the notification for UP Police Constable Recruitment 2023. The recruitment process will be held to fill up a total of 52,699 vacant posts of constables and 2,469 posts of sub-inspectors in the police force.
The UPPRPB will conduct the recruitment process for a total number of 52,699 posts in the police besides 2,430 posts of radio operator, 545 of clerical cadre, 872 posts of computer operator, 55 of computer programmer, 2,833 of jail warder, and 521 of skilled players. The notification for UP Police Constables Recruitment 2023 will likely be issued by July 15.