Uttarakhand Provincial Armed Constabulary

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Uttarakhand Provincial Armed Constabulary
Active2001
CountryIndia
Agency Uttarakhand Police
Type State Armed Police Force
Role Riot control, counterinsurgency operations
Operations jurisdiction Uttarakhand
Headquarters Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
AbbreviationUK-PAC
Structure
Battalions
  • 31st Battalion [1]
  • 40th Battalion [2]
  • 46th Battalion [3]

The Uttarakhand Provincial Armed Constabulary (UK-PAC), or Provincial Armed Constabulary is the state armed police wing of Uttarakhand Police was created in 2001, after the bifurcation of the state of Uttar Pradesh in 2000 that resulted in the formation of new state Uttarakhand.

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History

Between 1962 and 1973, four new battalions of Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary were raised from the Garhwali and Kumaoni community. Apart from that, The 46th Battalion called the Task Force existed till 1998, with the special task to fight dacoits and maoist insurgents. On achieving its goal, it was again converted to normal PAC Battalion, presently located at Rudrapur. Currently the Uttarakhand Provincial Armed Constabulary has three battalions off which the 31st and 46th Battalion are based in Rudrapur and 40th Battalion is based in Haridwar. [4] [5]

In 2021, Uttarakhand became the fourth state in India after, Nagaland, Kerala, and West Bengal to have women in their special forces. Most of these women commandos are recruited in Uttarakhand Police Armed Constabulary. [6] [7]

Organisational structure

Command structureOfficer rank
Battalion
  • Commandant
  • Deputy Commandant
Company
  • Assistant Commandant
  • Subedar
Platoon
  • Inspector
  • Sub-Inspector
Section
  • Constable
  • Naik

Recent events

The Uttarakhand Provincial Armed Constabulary was deployed to curb the 2024 Haldwani violence. [8]

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