Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Yogi Highlights Uttar Pradesh Police Reforms, Technology and Law-and-Order Gains
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke about how Uttar Pradesh is trying to make policing stronger.
He said that before 2017, criminals and mafias had too much influence in the state.
He also said the police lacked enough training and proper buildings at that time.
According to him, reforms after 2017 gave the police better organization and technology.
The state now has seven police commissionerates.
More than 14 lakh cameras and district command centres are being used to help prevent and investigate incidents.
The chief minister honored brave police officers and remembered Inspector Sunil Kumar Singh, who died after fighting criminals.
He also launched 87 special vehicles to help enforce traffic rules and reduce road accidents.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized the pre-2017 law-and-order situation, alleging that mafias operated parallel governments across Uttar Pradesh.
He said Uttar Pradesh implemented police reforms advocated by former DGP Prakash Singh and now has seven police commissionerates.
The state has installed more than 14 lakh cameras and established Integrated Command and Control Centres under its Safe City initiative.
Yogi honored police personnel, including the family of late Inspector Sunil Kumar Singh, who received the Kirti Chakra posthumously.
The chief minister flagged off 87 interceptor vehicles to improve road-safety enforcement across Uttar Pradesh.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, former DGP Prakash Singh, Uttar Pradesh Police personnel and senior state officials.
- What
- Yogi Adityanath addressed police reforms, law and order, police honors, road safety and the deployment of 87 interceptor vehicles.
- When
- The event was held on a Thursday; the speech also referred to reforms after 2017 and Inspector Sunil Kumar Singh’s fatal encounter on January 22, 2025.
- Where
- Lok Bhavan auditorium in Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The event was held to recognize police valor, release Prakash Singh’s book and strengthen road-safety enforcement and policing through reforms and technology.
- Event
- Yogi Adityanath addressed a police-related function at the Lok Bhavan auditorium.
- Interceptor vehicles
- 87 state-of-the-art interceptor vehicles were dedicated to the Uttar Pradesh Police.
- Police commissionerates
- Seven police commissionerates are functioning in Uttar Pradesh.
- Safe City cameras
- More than 14 lakh cameras have been installed in cities across the state.
- Police honors
- Sixteen police officers and personnel received President’s gallantry awards, while 10 received the Chief Minister’s Gallantry Medal.
- Sunil Kumar Singh
- The late UP Police STF inspector was posthumously honored with the Kirti Chakra after killing four criminals on January 22, 2025.
- Road deaths
- The chief minister said roughly 23,000 to 24,000 people die in road accidents in the state each year.