The FIRs were lodged under the Indian Penal Code section 188, which deals with disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant.
"To strictly implement the lockdown in districts, police registered 24,446 FIRs against 71,782 violaters after the lockdown orders," Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Awasthi said.
These people were released on bail to avoid pressure on jails, he added.
The official said during this period, police recovered more than Rs 9.5 crore as fine from those violating the lockdown.
In this period, over 20 lakh vehicles were checked and more than 27,000 were seized, he added.
He said in Uttar Pradesh, 2,871 Tablighi Jamat members were identified and all were tested for coronavirus.
FIRs were also lodged against 45 Jamatis belonging to other countries, Awasthi added. ABN KJ