Lok Sabha Question No. 1723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Ratio of Police to Population
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1723

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 15, 1939 (SAKA) RATIO OF POLICE TO POPULATION

1723. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  present  ratio  of  police  to  population  in  the  country  and  the  details thereof, State and UT-wise;

(b) whether a considerable gap exists in the number of police to population and if so, the details and the reasons therefor; and

- (c)  the measures taken by the Government to increase police to population ratio in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a)& (b): As per data compiled by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D),  as  on  1.1.2017,  the  present  ratio  of  police  to  population  in  the country is 151 against sanctioned ratio of 193 for per one lakh population. State and UT-wise details are Annexed.

The sanctioned and actual strength of police personnel at all India level has shown wide variations across the country. Sparsely populated States such as Tripura,  Nagaland,  Manipur  and  Mizoram  etc.  have  the  maximum  police population  ratio  as  compared  to  the  national  average.  However,  the  more populous states have relatively lower Police population ratio.

## LS.US.Q.No.1723 FOR 06.03.2018

The  reason  behind  the  considerable  gap  in  the  said  ratio  exists  due  to shortage of police personnel. The vacancies in the service are caused due to factors  such  as  retirement,  resignation,  death,  etc.  All  these  factors  are recurring in nature and recruitment is a continuous process.

(c): As 'Police' is a State subject falling in List-II of seventh schedule of the Constitution of India, it is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/UTs  to  increase  police  to  population  ratio  in  their  respective States/UTs. In this regard, Centre advises the States/UTs from time to time.

In so far as vacancies in Indian Police Service (IPS) is concerned the Central Government,  ordinarily  at  the  interval  of  every  five  years,  reviews  the strength and composition of each such cadre in consultation with the State Governments concerned and revises  the  authorized  strength  of  the  IPS  for each Cadre, as per rule 4(2) of IPS Cadre Rules, 1954.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha US Question No. 1723 for 6.3.2018

States/UTs wise police- population ratio- as on 1.1.2017

|        |                   | Total Police per lakh of population   | Total Police per lakh of population   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl.No. | States/UTs        | Sanctioned                            | Actual                                |
| 1.     | 2.                | 3.                                    | 4.                                    |
| 1.     | Bihar             | 107.7                                 | 74.8                                  |
| 2.     | D & N Haveli      | 82.9                                  | 79.2                                  |
| 3.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 187.8                                 | 90.4                                  |
| 4.     | Assam             | 200.8                                 | 169.6                                 |
| 5.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 995.5                                 | 878.4                                 |
| 6.     | Andhra Pradesh*   | -                                     | -                                     |
| 7.     | Chhattisgarh      | 269.7                                 | 228.6                                 |
| 8.     | Goa               | 417.5                                 | 352.4                                 |
| 9.     | Gujarat           | 168.9                                 | 120.2                                 |
| 10.    | Haryana           | 230.0                                 | 164.8                                 |
| 11.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 237.5                                 | 225.4                                 |
| 12.    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 679.8                                 | 627.0                                 |
| 13.    | Jharkhand         | 251.4                                 | 175.0                                 |
| 14.    | Karnataka         | 183.2                                 | 145.1                                 |
| 15.    | Kerala            | 178.2                                 | 174.5                                 |
| 16.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 147.3                                 | 125.4                                 |
| 17.    | Maharashtra       | 198.7                                 | 186.5                                 |
| 18.    | Manipur           | 1252.5                                | 962.7                                 |
| 19.    | Meghalaya         | 549.2                                 | 442.7                                 |
| 20.    | Mizoram           | 916.5                                 | 702.1                                 |
| 21.    | Nagaland          | 900.8                                 | 965.8                                 |
| 22.    | Odisha            | 155.7                                 | 132.9                                 |
| 23.    | Punjab            | 299.6                                 | 275.0                                 |
| 24.    | Rajasthan         | 142.1                                 | 121.7                                 |
| 25.    | Sikkim            | 934.1                                 | 822.6                                 |
| 26.    | Tamil Nadu        | 195.4                                 | 184.2                                 |
| 27.    | Telangana*        | -                                     | -                                     |
| 28.    | Tripura           | 712.0                                 | 619.7                                 |
| 29.    | Uttarakhand       | 197.0                                 | 186.3                                 |
| 30.    | West Bengal       | 143.4                                 | 102.4                                 |
| 31.    | A & N Islands     | 803.6                                 | 705.9                                 |
| 32.    | Chandigarh        | 369.9                                 | 325.4                                 |
| 33.    | Delhi             | 390.0                                 | 383.3                                 |
| 34.    | Daman & Diu       | 147.9                                 | 113.6                                 |
| 35.    | Lakshadweep       | 685.4                                 | 492.7                                 |
| 36.    | Puducherry        | 249.5                                 | 220.1                                 |
| All    | India Total       | 192.87                                | 150.75                                |

Sources: BPR&D