Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Yogi Adityanath honours Avantibai Lodhi, sets up women's PAC battalions
There was once a very brave woman named Avantibai Lodhi who fought for India's freedom long ago.
In 1857, she took part in a big uprising and gave her life for the country.
A few days ago, it was the day she was born, 196 years ago.
On this special day, the leader of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, put flowers on her statue to say thank you.
He also spoke about building a new police team in her name.
There will be three new police groups just for women, named after brave women heroes.
Big statues of them on horses will be placed at the police groups.
The leader said the state wants to keep women safe and help them feel brave and independent.
The police force in Uttar Pradesh now has many more women working in it than before.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath garlanded a statue of Veerangana Avantibai Lodhi in Lucknow on her 196th birth anniversary.
A new PAC battalion named after Avantibai Lodhi in Budaun district is nearing completion, with her equestrian statue installation in its final stages.
The state is establishing three women's PAC battalions, named after Avantibai Lodhi, Uda Devi Pasi and Jhalkari Bai Kori.
Women's representation in the Uttar Pradesh Police has risen from 10,000 before 2017 to over 45,000 today.
The government has mandated that women constitute 20 per cent of recruitment in the Uttar Pradesh Police.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, and the memory of Veerangana Avantibai Lodhi.
- What
- Tribute paid to Avantibai Lodhi on her 196th birth anniversary, with announcements about a PAC battalion named after her and three new women's PAC battalions.
- When
- Sunday, on Avantibai Lodhi's 196th birth anniversary, reported August 16.
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, with battalions and equestrian statues planned in Budaun, Lucknow and Gorakhpur.
- Why
- To honour the 1857 uprising revolutionary's legacy and to promote the safety, dignity and self-reliance of women.
- Chief Minister
- Yogi Adityanath
- Occasion
- 196th birth anniversary of Veerangana Avantibai Lodhi, observed on Sunday
- New women's PAC battalions
- Named after Avantibai Lodhi (Budaun), Uda Devi Pasi (Lucknow) and Jhalkari Bai Kori (Gorakhpur)
- Battalion status
- Budaun battalion nearing completion; equestrian statue installation in final stage
- Women in UP Police before 2017
- 10,000
- Women in UP Police today
- Over 45,000
- Mandatory women's share in recruitment
- 20 per cent
- News agency
- PTI
