Overview
- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who led the Sangrur event Tuesday, flagged off 508 emergency response vehicles, lifting the Dial-112 fleet to 764 units equipped with GPS, dashcams and mobile data terminals.
- Dial-112, the state's integrated emergency helpline, is now targeting police arrival within six minutes after modernization cut average response from 30–45 minutes to about 13–14.
- The government says it has spent about ₹327.69–327.70 crore on police vehicles in four years, buying 2,904 since 2022 so each station has at least one new vehicle.
- Linking the expansion to tougher enforcement, Mann cited more than 10,000 drug arrests and an 87% conviction rate under the 'Yudh Nasheyan Virudh' campaign, figures presented as official claims.
- Mann said the state will introduce artificial intelligence to improve Punjab Police efficiency, a move aimed at faster triage of 112 calls and quicker on‑scene deployment across all 28 districts.