Uttar Pradesh government to recruit 4,493 cops to strengthen Dial UP-100 service

The cops would be recruited as inspectors, sub inspectors, head constables and constables.

Published on: Oct 11, 2017, 15:45:12 IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By K Sandeep Kumar, ALLAHABAD

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A year after the launch of Dial UP-100 facility, the state government has decided to recruit around 4,493 cops exclusively for this police emergency response service. The cops would be recruited as inspectors, sub inspectors, head constables and constables.

Dial UP-100 is the official name of Uttar Pradesh Police Emergency Management System which was launched by former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on November 20, 2016.

A letter dated October 9 from secretary (home), Bhagwan Swarup to UP DGP, has conveyed government sanction for creation of 4,493 posts of various categories including 18 inspectors (motor transport), 75 sub inspectors (MT), 1400 head constable (driver) and 3,000 constable (driver) for Dial 100 service, informed a senior home department official.

The official said that the order makes plain that the inspectors would be recruited against pay-scale of 44900-138300, sub inspectors against pay-scale of 35400-109100, head constables against pay-scale of 25500-78700 and constable against pay-scale of 21700-67100.

Dial UP-100 is the official name of Uttar Pradesh Police Emergency Management System which was launched by former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on November 20, 2016.

According to the official plan, GPS-fitted 3,200 four-wheelers and 1,600 bikes will be used for this service. The four-wheelers have already been put to service in various districts across the state.

UP-100 App has also been launched to provide an easy medium of accessing the services. One may register ‘my emergency contacts’, which will be notified in case of an emergency. When one registers ‘my locations’, it assists the police to reach the location quickly in case of an emergency and ‘my languages’ help cops communicate with you in the language of your choice.

The users can also upload pictures or videos relating to incidents, which will be tagged with their emergency request and will assist local police station to act on them as evidence. This app has been developed by Integrated Technology Enabled Citizen Centric Services (ITECCS) cell of Uttar Pradesh police, which has been assigned the responsibility of executing this project.

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K. Sandeep Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor and Bureau Head of Hindustan Times in Prayagraj, where he leads the newspaper's editorial coverage across the region. With more than 25 years of experience in journalism, he has built a reputation for credible, in-depth and impact-driven reporting on Uttar Pradesh's governance, politics, education, agriculture, science and technology, defence, infrastructure and development. Over the course of his career, Sandeep has consistently broken and tracked stories that have shaped public discourse, with a particular focus on policy, public institutions and issues that directly affect people's lives. His reporting combines rigorous fieldwork with data-backed analysis, making complex subjects accessible to a wide readership. He has also written extensively on human-interest stories that spotlight resilience, innovation and social change across urban and rural Uttar Pradesh. As Prayagraj Bureau Head, he mentors reporters, drives editorial planning and ensures comprehensive coverage of one of India's most politically and culturally significant regions. His work is marked by accuracy, balance and context, reflecting a commitment to public-interest journalism and high editorial standards. Through his reporting, Sandeep continues to chronicle the evolving social, economic and political landscape of Uttar Pradesh while delivering insightful and reliable journalism for Hindustan Times readers.Read More