The Chief Minister's Office of Uttar Pradesh announced on Saturday, 6 June 2026 that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed a special campaign to completely eliminate stone-pelting incidents on railway tracks and trains, while also ordering stronger coordination among railway administration, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), and local police.

Context

During a review of railway track and train safety, CM Yogi issued the directives, calling for a complete end to stone-pelting incidents at railway premises. The Chief Minister's Office stated: 'रेलवे परिसरों और ट्रेनों पर पत्थरबाजी की घटनाओं को पूरी तरह समाप्त करने के लिए विशेष अभियान चलाने के निर्देश दिए' — [instructions were given to launch a special campaign to completely eliminate stone-pelting incidents on railway premises and trains]. This signals a zero-tolerance approach to vandalism targeting public transport infrastructure.

Policy Backdrop

Since taking office in March 2017, CM Yogi Adityanath has consistently prioritised inter-agency law-and-order coordination, particularly between Uttar Pradesh Police and central security forces such as the RPF. The latest directives deepen that framework by specifically targeting railway safety — a domain that straddles both state and central jurisdiction. Stone-pelting at trains is a recurring concern on several busy rail corridors across Uttar Pradesh, with consequences ranging from broken windows to passenger injuries and service disruptions.

The review also placed crowd management at railway stations firmly within the state's security mandate. CM Yogi directed that entry and exit controls, queue management, public announcements, 24-hour CCTV surveillance, and coordinated deployment be made effective at stations — particularly during high-footfall periods.

Stakeholders and Impact

The directives directly affect millions of railway passengers across Uttar Pradesh, one of Indian Railways' busiest zones. CM Yogi specifically instructed that passengers face no inconvenience at railway stations during festivals, large public events, recruitment examinations, and special occasions — periods when stations in the state routinely see surge crowds. Recruitment examinations in particular have drawn enormous candidate footfall to UP stations in recent years.

For security agencies, the orders mean tighter on-ground coordination between RPF personnel and state police units at station premises. The 24-hour CCTV surveillance mandate also implies infrastructure upgrades at stations that may lack round-the-clock monitoring capability.

What's Next

The immediate test for these directives will come during the upcoming festival season and any large-scale recruitment examinations scheduled later in 2026. The effectiveness of the special anti-stone-pelting campaign will be measured by incident data from railway zones operating across Uttar Pradesh. If the inter-agency coordination model delivers measurable reductions in vandalism and crowd-related disruptions, it could serve as a template for other states grappling with similar challenges on their rail networks.