In a major move aimed at benefiting the youth preparing for police recruitment, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a relaxation of three years in the age limit for this year’s examination.

In this regard, the Chief Minister has directed State Principal Secretary Home Sanjay Prasad that a relaxation of three years be given in the maximum age limit in this year’s examination. Since the issuance of the recruitment notification, a large number of youth have been demanding an increase in the age limit.

Acknowledging the demand of the youths, CM Adityanath has decided to grant a three-year age relaxation in the maximum age limit for candidates of all categories in the recruitment process for the position of Police Constable.

Announcing from his official account X on Tuesday, the Chief Minister stated that the government is fully committed to the welfare and bright future of the youth. In this regard, a decision has been taken to provide a three-year age relaxation in the maximum age limit for candidates of all categories in the recruitment process for the position of Police Constable in the UP Police.

As part of the ongoing ‘Mission Rozgar’, the Yogi government has issued the notification for the largest police recruitment in Uttar Pradesh on December 23, providing a significant gift to the youth of the state. The youth in the state have been awaiting the recruitment of over 60,000 vacancies for constables in the UP Police for quite some time.

Out of these, 24,102 positions are reserved for the general category; 6,024 for EWS; 16,264 for other backward classes; 12,650 for Scheduled Castes and 1,204 for Scheduled Tribes. Reservation for women has also been prescribed in the notification.

According to the information provided in the notification, 20 per cent of the total positions have been reserved for women. Due to the commencement of the recruitment process after a long time, youths have demanded relaxation in the age limit so that those who have been preparing for many years do not miss out on the process due to being over aged. Acknowledging this demand of the youth, Chief Minister Adityanath has directed the Principal Secretary (Home) to grant an age relaxation.