Yogi govt lays foundation stone of PAC women battalion's residential complex

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a residential complex of a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) women battalion that is to be raised here in the coming days.

Besides Gorakhpur, women battalions of PAC will also be raised in Lucknow and Badaun, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on the occasion.

"Today we are laying the foundation stone of the residential complex of the Gorakhpur battalion. This is an important step towards women empowerment. Through this battalion, a better environment for women security will be created in the state," he said.

He claimed that for nearly 25 years, the police was unable to start its own training institute due to unavailability of land. "Today, not only the police personnel are getting land, but the foundation stone of the building is also being laid," he said.

"When the BJP came to power in UP in 2017, there were 1.5 lakh vacancies in the Uttar Pradesh Police and 54 companies of PAC were abolished. After the formation