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- The state home department has approved a budget of Rs 650 crore for the scheme.
- This includes making the police hi-tech and equipped with modern policing gear and tools
- An amount of Rs 4.8 crore has been set aside for the purchase of 1,200 body worn cameras.
Uttar Pradesh Police is all set to undergo a massive modernization plan. As per the details, the UP Police personnel will soon be equipped with body worn cameras and full body protectors.
The state home department has approved a budget of Rs 650 crore to equip the police with hi-tech and modern policing gear and equipment.
Of this, an amount of Rs 4.8 crore has been set aside for the purchase of 1,200 body worn cameras and 1,650 full-body protectors, while Rs 2.84 crore has been earmarked for 30,000 postmortem kits.
“In addition, hi-tech social media monitoring cells and law and order rapid response teams will be set up in ten districts of the state,” a department official said.
Apart from this, a dedicated Forensic Science Lab (FSL) will be set up at a cost of Rs 6.75 crore to help the investigation agencies like SIT, EOW, CB-CID and ACO.
A dedicated mini-technical laboratory is also being developed at Kannauj.
The Crime Scene Videography App developed by NCRB has been implemented in the state in the first phase starting from Muzaffarnagar, Barabanki and Aligarh.
The official said that an action plan has been prepared to implement it in other districts of the state and a technical committee has been constituted for the entire process at the Technical Services Headquarters.
Forensic labs have been set up at Kannauj, Aligarh, Gonda and Bareilly. Temporary field units are also being set up in other 66 districts.
Cyber help desks have been set up in all 1,531 police stations of the state and the deputed staff have been trained.
Action is being taken regarding construction of administrative buildings for cyber police stations in 18 police ranges. The executive body has been designated for seven regional cyber police stations, namely Varanasi, Jhansi, Basti, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur and Banda Is.” the officer said.
(With inputs from IANS)