Uttar Pradesh State PCS

• 09 Apr 2022

Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force

Why in News?

Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to establish the Sixth Battalion of the Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) in Ayodhya.

Key Points

• UPSSF was formed in September 2020 to protect the courts, major religious places and establishments of the state.
• As a result, in June 2021, five battalions of UPSSF were formed, which include battalions of Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Mathura and Saharanpur. The 1^st Battalion of UPSSF is deployed in the security of Metro in Lucknow.
• For the establishment of all these battalions, the PAC Commandant was given the additional charge of Commandant of UPSSF by the government.
• The sixth corps in Ayodhya has been formed under the Uttar Pradesh Special Security Forces Rules-2021.