Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Uttar Pradesh to Procure Over One Million Training Cartridges
Uttar Pradesh is preparing to train 41,424 new Home Guard recruits.
The government plans to buy more than one million cartridges for their practice.
The cartridges will be used to teach safe weapons handling and firing.
The state will also buy 155 rifles for the training.
The cartridge purchase is expected to cost Rs 3.55 crore.
The recruits are currently completing selection tests and other checks.
Their training is planned to begin in November and last 90 days.
After training, they are expected to start working in the field by February.
Uttar Pradesh plans to procure more than one million 5.56 mm cartridges for Home Guard training.
The cartridges will support weapons handling and firing practice for 41,424 recruits.
The Home Guards Department will spend an estimated Rs 3.55 crore through the Special Task Force.
The department also plans to purchase 155 SLR rifles at an estimated cost of Rs 1.44 crore.
The recruits are scheduled for 90 days of training from November to January and deployment by February.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Home Guards Department and 41,424 selected Home Guard recruits are involved, under the state government led by Yogi Adityanath.
- What
- The state plans to procure more than one million 5.56 mm cartridges and 155 SLR rifles for recruit training.
- When
- Recruitment results are expected by the end of September; medical checks and police verification are targeted for October, with training planned from November through January.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The equipment will be used for weapons handling and firing practice and to improve the effectiveness of Home Guard training.
- Recruits
- 41,424 Home Guard candidates
- Cartridges
- More than 1 million 5.56 mm cartridges
- Cartridge cost
- Estimated Rs 3.55 crore
- Rifles
- 155 SLR rifles
- Rifle cost
- Approximately Rs 1.44 crore
- Training duration
- 90 days
- Expected deployment
- February, after training is completed