LUCKNOW, June 14 -- : In an event marking the largest-ever direct recruitment drive for civil police constables in the history of the state police, Union home minister Amit Shah will distribute appointment letters to 60,244 newly recruited constables of the Uttar Pradesh Police at a ceremony in Lucknow on Sunday, an official statement said.

Under the Civil Police Direct Recruitment-2023, a total of 48,196 male and 12,048 female candidates have been selected. The examination saw 48.17 lakh applications, including 15.49 lakh from women.

The process was conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board.

Uttar Pradesh director general of police Rajeev Krishna reviewed final preparations at the Defence Expo Ground in Vri...