LUCKNOW, April 28 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced that around one lakh new recruitments will be carried out in the state police and allied forces this year, underlining a large-scale push to strengthen law enforcement while expanding employment opportunities for youth.

Highlighting the scale of the ongoing drive, Adityanath said nearly 57,000 police constables have already been recruited and are being deployed across districts. He added that the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board is continuing recruitment processes across categories at a fast pace.

The announcement came at an event held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow, where the CM distributed appointment letters to 936 newl...