The UP government will seek financial assistance of Rs 302.30 crores from the Centre for modernisation of the police department. A proposal in this regard will soon be prepared and despatched for necessary action.
At a review meet in lucknow, Chief Secretary Javed Usmani said that provisions for Rs 106.67 crore and Rs 195.63 crore respectively are being made for the purchase
of equipment and construction of houses for cops. "Besides, police quarters of Type 2 and 3 will be proposed in place of police barracks. Also, the government will
purchase more light vehicles and motorcycles to enable the policemen to function more effectively," informed the Chief Secretary.
Purchase of 2,200 non-lethal weapons and 36,000 chilli bombs worth Rs 11 crore were also on the anvil. The official informed that cyber crime labs would also be set-up in police training institutes to check growing cases of cyber crime.