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Uttarakhand to recruit 1,600 police personnel, doubles station budget
The Story in Brief
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, announced a recruitment drive for approximately 1,600 vacant posts across various units of the Uttarakhand Police. Speaking at Police Commemoration Day at the Police Lines in Dehradun, Dhami also said the annual operational budget for police stations will be doubled from Rs 4 crore to Rs 8 crore.
Dhami directed a review of staffing needs at police stations and outposts and announced upgrades to Police Modern Schools, construction of transit hostels and multi-storey barracks in Dehradun, and an upgrade to the police hospital there. He noted that a State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre is being built for about Rs 32 crore and that quick response teams have been formed at every police station for women's safety.
DGP Deepam Seth said that since the state's formation, 206 Uttarakhand Police personnel have died in the line of duty. He added that a 24×7 police help desk is being set up at AIIMS Rishikesh, and that this year Rs 1.16 crore was provided to 25 personnel from Jeevan Rakshak Nidhi, while scholarships of Rs 34 lakh were awarded to 446 meritorious children.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The announcement opens 1,600 permanent government jobs in a state where police vacancies often remain unfilled for years. The doubled station budget, from Rs 4 crore to Rs 8 crore, addresses a long-standing complaint about inadequate operational funds at the field level. What the source leaves open is how quickly the recruitment will be completed and whether the staffing review will lead to more posts. The next concrete step is the recruitment process itself, which the CM said would commence soon.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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