UP: Diwali bonanza for 5042 PAC constables, CM Yogi attends promotion ceremony

New Delhi: A day after Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath ordered promotion of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel, a ceremony was organised on Friday to hand over promotion letters to these cops.

The promotion program was organised in Lucknow to celebrate the Diwali bonanza extended by Yogi govt for over 5,000 PAC personnel.

“I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the PAC personnel for being promoted. I hope, that together we can work for the betterment of the state.”, said Yogi Adityanath.

As many as 5,042 PAC constables have been promoted to head constable rank in the state.

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“To keep police personnel motivated, it is important to take care of their needs,” CM Yogi added.

On November 6, UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi had said that around 5000 constables of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) will be promoted to head constable rank.

As per the promotion orders, as many as 5,042 personnel were promoted from the rank of constables to head constables and as many as 717 head constables were promoted to the ranks of platoon commanders.