Punjab Police to get 1,600 new personnel in March

People will no longer have to face difficulties at Punjab Police stations to get their cases addressed. The Punjab Police will receive approximately 1600 new personnel by March 2026. These will include Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, and Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASIs). These appointments are being made on a promotional basis. All the personnel are currently undergoing training. This was announced by Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav at a press conference in Chandigarh today.

The DGP stated that this will strengthen the police stations. He also said that after calling Dial 112, police assistance will arrive within five to eight minutes. The police have decided to improve their response time for emergency calls. Currently, the response time in Punjab is ten to twelve minutes. They are also planning to purchase 8100 new vehicles for the Police Control Room (PCR).

Modern Control Room to be built in Mohali

The DGP stated that the current response time for the Dial 112 helpline is ten to thirteen minutes. We are going to reduce this to seven to eight minutes. For this, a modern control room will be built in Sector-89 of Mohali at a cost of Rs. 200 crore. Rs. 125 crore will be spent on upgrading vehicles.

Meanwhile, the Punjab Police has spent Rs. 800 crore on upgrading vehicles over the past three years. The central government has a vehicle scrap policy, which stipulates that no vehicle older than 15 years should be on the road. We have scrapped 2000 vehicles.

In their place, 1500 four-wheelers and 400 two-wheelers have been inducted into the Punjab Police over the last three years. Next year, we are going to purchase 8100 vehicles for the PCR. All DSPs to Receive New Vehicles

This year, ₹45 crore has been spent on police welfare, ₹80 crore on counter-intelligence, ₹40 crore on the cybercrime division, ₹60 crore on police stations in border areas, ₹106 crore on computerization, ₹142 crore on police buildings, ₹80 crore on modernization, and ₹258 crore on police vehicles. All 454 SHOs (Station House Officers) in the state have new vehicles. This year, all DSPs (Deputy Superintendents of Police) will be provided with new vehicles.

Crime Scene Uploaded on Saakshya App
Officers handling NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) cases are being trained at Rajiv Gandhi Law University to ensure proper handling of cases. Internet speed is being increased in all police stations. Criteria have been set for this. All crime scenes are being uploaded to the e-Saakshya app. So far, 80 percent of the work has been completed.

Four Lakh Criminal Samples in PIAS
To curb drug trafficking, the focus is on financial investigations. The police are now working to control organized crime. The PIAS 2.0 software has been launched. Voice samples of criminals are being taken when they are brought to jail.

Four lakh samples have been collected. Organized Crime 2.0 will be launched. This is being timed with the link sharing initiated by the NIA (National Investigation Agency). Work is underway on passport-linked criminal record verification.