Archive · 9 Oct 2026
UP Police Inducts 470 Athletes, Urging Them to Keep Competing
Uttar Pradesh Police has hired 470 athletes.
They joined through a special hiring route for skilled sportspersons.
At a ceremony in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave appointment letters to 15 of them.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said the athletes can keep playing sports while working as police officers.
He said medal-winning athletes may get government jobs and opportunities to advance.
Police chief Rajeev Krishna said 950 athletes had joined the police since 2022.
He also said police athletes won 1,105 medals over the past decade.
The articles give different numbers for how many of the new recruits are constables and sub-inspectors.
Uttar Pradesh Police inducted 470 sportspersons under its skilled players quota at a ceremony in Lucknow on October 8.
Accounts differ on the breakdown: one reports 422 constables and 48 sub-inspectors, while another says 427 constables and 43 sub-inspectors.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented appointment letters to 15 athletes at the event.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya urged recruits to continue competing, saying medal-winning athletes can receive government jobs and career advancement.
DGP Rajeev Krishna said 950 sportspersons had joined the force since 2022 and police athletes had won 1,105 medals over the past decade, including 95 at the 2025 World Police and Fire Games.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Police and 470 newly recruited sportspersons; officials at the ceremony included Yogi Adityanath, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Rajeev Krishna.
- What
- The police inducted 470 sportspersons under the skilled players quota; officials urged them to continue competing while serving in the force.
- When
- Thursday, October 8; the articles do not specify the year of the ceremony.
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Officials said the recruitment recognizes sporting achievement and connects athletes with public service and government employment.
- New recruits
- 470 sportspersons inducted into Uttar Pradesh Police
- Appointment letters at ceremony
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented letters to 15 athletes
- Reported job breakdown
- One account says 422 constables and 48 sub-inspectors; another says 427 constables and 43 sub-inspectors
- Recruitment since 2022
- 950 sportspersons, according to DGP Rajeev Krishna
- Sports quota
- Maurya said a two per cent quota for sportspersons applies in government departments, including the police
- Medals over the past decade
- 1,105 in national, international and All India Police competitions, according to Krishna
- World Police and Fire Games
- UP Police sportspersons won 95 medals in 2025
- Out-of-turn promotions
- Krishna reported 14 promotions to inspector or PAC dalnayak, 59 to sub-inspector or captain/commander, and 440 to head constable
