Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath govt has expanded Uttar Pradesh’s policing capacity over the past nine years through higher budgetary support, large-scale recruitment, new units and infrastructure projects, according to official figures.The police department’s budget allocation has risen from ₹16,280.05 crore in 2017-18 to ₹43,891.36 crore in 2026-27, an increase of nearly 2.7 times. The funding rise has been linked to modernisation, mobility and expanded field presence across districts.On manpower, the govt said it has recruited 2,26,258 police personnel since 2017 across ranks. Recruitment for another 35,971 posts is underway. The state also reported internal career progression measures, with 1,56,439 non-gazetted personnel promoted and proceedings in progress for 9,430 more.Mobility spending has increased sharply, with the police vehicle purchase budget growing from ₹126.72 crore in 2017-18 to ₹627.35 crore in 2026-27. Allocation for equipment, machinery and operational resources has also increased from ₹266.55 crore to ₹734.55 crore over the same period, alongside ₹112.29 crore under the Police Force Modernisation Scheme in the current year.The govt has approved 32,497 additional posts and reported expansion of policing infrastructure, including 134 district police stations, seven women police stations and 95 police outposts. Four water police outposts have been established in Ayodhya, Mirzapur, Chandauli and Siddharthnagar, while 78 Women Police Outpost Counselling Centres have been set up across all 75 districts.Specialised units include 73 cybercrime police stations, 40 anti-human trafficking police stations, four Economic Offences Wing police stations, six ATS police stations and 10 Vigilance Establishment police stations. Plans include eight regional Anti-Corruption Organisation units, 18 divisional units notified as police stations, and electricity enforcement police stations in all 75 districts.Security additions include proposed Special Security Force battalions in six cities and three women PAC battalions. For infrastructure, 166 projects worth ₹783.52 crore have been approved for 2026-27, while 123 projects worth ₹821.62 crore have been completed and handed over.
