New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Uttarakhand will soon initiate recruitment for around 1,600 vacant posts across different units of its police force, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Wednesday. He also announced that the annual budget for essential work at police stations and outposts would be doubled from Rs.4 crore to Rs.8 crore as part of eight measures to strengthen the force and improve personnel welfare.

The announcements were made at a Police Commemoration Day programme at Police Lines in Dehradun, where Dhami paid tribute to police and paramilitary personnel who died in the line of duty and honoured the families of deceased police personnel.

Other measures include reviewing staffing requirements at police stations and outposts, p...