LUCKNOW, March 3 -- In a significant push to modernise firearms training, the Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs.18.66 crore for installing 12 containerized tubular firing ranges (CTFRs) for the state police, senior home department officials confirmed on Monday.

They said the approval aims to address the shortage of functional firing ranges and upgrade police personnel's shooting proficiency through safer, standardised and technology-enabled infrastructure.

According to the government order issued on Friday (February 27, 2026), administrative and financial clearance has been granted for setting up one CTFR unit each in 12 districts - Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Baghpat, Aligarh, Basti, Mirzapur, Meerut, Agra, Jhansi, Ayodhya, Noida (...