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Lucknow;The Uttar Pradesh government has carried out a major administrative reshuffle in the police department by transferring 206 officers of the Provincial Police Service (PPS). According to orders issued by the Home Department, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)-rank officers have been assigned new postings across districts, police commissionerates, PAC battalions, and specialized security units.
The transfer list includes officers serving in key locations such as Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi, Agra, Ghaziabad, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Ayodhya, Jhansi, Bareilly, and Noida, along with several other districts across the state.
As part of the restructuring exercise, a number of officers have been moved from district police units to commissionerate systems, while others have been assigned responsibilities in the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Government Railway Police (GRP), and other specialized branches.
The government order also brings significant changes in the deployment of Circle Officers (COs) and Deputy Superintendents of Police posted in various districts. Several officers have been entrusted with sensitive and strategically important assignments aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and law enforcement capabilities.
In addition, fresh postings have been made in the Chief Minister’s Security Wing, Police Headquarters, police training institutions, intelligence units, and special branches.
Officials believe the large-scale transfer exercise is intended to strengthen law and order, improve administrative effectiveness, and ensure better policing across Uttar Pradesh. The transferred officers have been directed to assume charge at their new places of posting at the earliest.
