Lok Sabha Question No. 2524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Reservation for Women in Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2524

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  JANUARY, 2018/ PAUSHA 12, 1939 (SAKA)

RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN POLICE FORCE

†2524. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made 33 per cent reservation for women in Police Forces giving higher priority to women security;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether due to the said rule, representation of women have increased in Police Forces;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, during the last three years, State-wise;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  also  included  women  belonging  to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes under the said reservation; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Ministry of Home Affairs has issued advisories dated 22.04.2013 and 12.05.2015 advising to State Governments  and  Union  Territory Administrations to provide 33% reservation to women in police forces to increase the representation of women in police forces.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2524 FOR 02.01.2018

On 20.03.2015, Government of India has approved reservation of 33% for women horizontally and in each category (SC, ST, OBC and others) in direct recruitment  in  Non-Gazetted  posts  from  Constable  to  Sub-Inspector  in police forces of all the Union Territories including Delhi Police.

However,  as  per  Bureau  of  Police  Research  &  Development  (BPR&D) annual publication 'Data on Police Organization as on 01.01.2017', details of  State/UT-wise  &  rank-wise  actual  strength  of  women  police  and percentage of reservation for women as approved by the Govt. are given in Annexure-I. State-wise data of the percentage of women police for the last three  years  as  on  01.01.2015,  01.01.2016  &  01.01.2017  are  given  in Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I L.S.US.Q.NO.2524 FOR 02.01.2018

## STATE  /UT  WISE  &  RANK  -WISE    ACTUAL  STRENGTH  OF  WOMEN  POLICE  AND PERCENTAGE OF RESERVATION FOR WOMEN AS APPROVED BY THE GOVT.

As on 1.1.2017

| SNo   | State/UT              | DGP/SplD G/ADGP   | Addl DG   | IGP   | DIG   | AIGP/ SSP/ SP/CO M   | ADL. SP/ Dy.COM   | ASP/Dy. SP/Asst. COM   | INSP    |
|-------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------|-------|-------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|---------|
| (1) 1 | (2) Andhra Pradesh    | (3) -             | (4) 2     | (5) 2 | (6) - | (7) 4                | (8) 4             | (9) 29                 | (10) 16 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh     | -                 | -         | 1     | -     | -                    | -                 | 1                      | 4       |
| 3     | Assam                 | -                 | -         | 1     | -     | 8                    | 9                 | 69                     | 6       |
| 4     | Bihar                 | -                 | 1         | 1     | 1     | 8                    | 2                 | 18                     | 34      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh          | -                 | -         | -     | 1     | 3                    | 12                | 30                     | 55      |
| 6     | Goa                   | -                 | -         | -     | -     | 3                    | -                 | 4                      | 4       |
| 7     | Gujarat               | 1                 | -         | 1     | 2     | 14                   | -                 | 21                     | 9       |
| 8     | Haryana               | -                 | -         | 2     | -     | 5                    | -                 | 16                     | 60      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh      | 5                 | -         | 1     | 1     | 8                    | 2                 | 6                      | 5       |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir        | -                 | 1         | -     | -     | 8                    | -                 | 24                     | 48      |
| 11    | Jharkhand             | -                 | -         | 4     | -     | 5                    | 3                 | 11                     | 27      |
| 12    | Karnataka             | 1                 | -         | 1     | 2     | 9                    | 19                | 8                      | 48      |
| 13    | Kerala                | -                 | 2         | -     | 1     | 4                    | 2                 | 3                      | 22      |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh        | 1                 | 4         | 2     | 1     | 11                   | 42                | 88                     | 181     |
| 15    | Maharashtra           | 1                 | 1         | 1     | 1     | 42                   | -                 | 56                     | 682     |
| 16    | Manipur               | -                 | -         | -     | 3     | 4                    | 10                | 16                     | 2       |
| 17    | Meghalaya             | -                 | -         | -     | -     | 4                    | -                 | 8                      | 9       |
| 18    | Mizoram               | -                 | -         | -     | -     | -                    | 1                 | 11                     | 57      |
| 19    | Nagaland              | -                 | -         | -     | -     | 6                    | 8                 | 16                     | 11      |
| 20    | Odisha                | -                 | 1         | 4     | 3     | 3                    | 1                 | 14                     | 213     |
| 21    | Punjab                | -                 | -         | 4     | -     | 17                   | -                 | 21                     | 35      |
| 22    | Rajasthan             | -                 | 1         | 5     | 1     | 16                   | 22                | 34                     | 40      |
| 23    | Sikkim                | -                 | -         | -     | 2     | 1                    | 5                 | 10                     | 19      |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu            | 1                 | 2         | 3     | 5     | 41                   | 13                | 24                     | 535     |
| 25    | Telangana             | -                 | -         | -     | -     | -                    | -                 | -                      | 14      |
| 26    | Tripura               | -                 | -         | -     | -     | 2                    | 1                 | 8                      | 5       |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh         | -                 | 1         | 4     | 2     | 9                    | 15                | 47                     | 51      |
|       |                       |                   |           |       |       |                      | 6                 | 3                      |         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand           | -                 | -         | -     | 1     | 10                   |                   |                        | 9       |
| 29    | West Bengal           | -                 | 1         | 2     | -     | 15                   | 5                 | 26                     | 49      |
| 30    | A and N Islands       | -                 | -         | - -   | - -   | 4                    | 5                 | -                      | 9       |
| 31    | Chandigarh            | - -               | - -       | -     |       | -                    | -                 | 2                      | 16 -    |
| 32    | Dadra and Nagar Havel |                   |           |       | -     | -                    | -                 | -                      |         |
| 33    | Delhi                 | -                 | 1         | 2     | -     | 8                    | 2                 | 15                     | 97      |
| 34    | Daman and Diu         | -                 | -         | -     | -     | 1                    | -                 | -                      | - -     |
| 35    | Lakshadweep           | -                 | -         | -     | -     | 1                    | -                 | -                      |         |
|       |                       |                   |           |       | 27    |                      |                   |                        |         |
|       | All India             | 10                | 18        | 41    |       | 274                  | 189               | 641                    | 2,372   |

(Continued....)

| SNo   | State/UT          | S.I   | A.S.I.   | Head Const.   | Const.   | Total   | %of Reservation of Women (16)   |
|-------|-------------------|-------|----------|---------------|----------|---------|---------------------------------|
| (1)   | (2)               | (11)  | (12)     | (13)          | (14)     | (15)    |                                 |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 46    | 161      | 318           | 1,482    | 2,064   | 33.33%                          |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 39    | 17       | 9             | 716      | 787     | 10%                             |
| 3     | Assam             | 119   | 18       | 65            | 2,738    | 3,033   | 30%                             |
| 4     | Bihar             | 185   | 166      | 121           | 6,375    | 6,912   | 38%                             |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 88    | 57       | 187           | 2,358    | 2,791   | 30%                             |
| 6     | Goa               | 44    | 23       | 124           | 556      | 758     | 0%                              |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 356   | 300      | 629           | 4,163    | 5,496   | 33%                             |
| 8     | Haryana           | 182   | 287      | 314           | 3,300    | 4,166   | 0%                              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 23    | 21       | 93            | 1,803    | 1,968   | 0%                              |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 75    | 29       | 354           | 1,847    | 2,386   | 0%                              |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 95    | 167      | 430           | 2,516    | 3,258   | 33%                             |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 164   | 353      | 340           | 3,950    | 4,895   | 20%                             |
| 13    | Kerala            | 71    | -        | 122           | 3,722    | 3,949   | 0%                              |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 621   | 258      | 441           | 2,702    | 4,352   | 33%                             |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 1,016 | 283      | 5,460         | 18,665   | 26,208  | 33%                             |
| 16    | Manipur           | 83    | 125      | 258           | 1,535    | 2,036   | 0%                              |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 68    | 8        | 28            | 412      | 537     | 4%                              |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 117   | 92       | 160           | 142      | 580     | 0%                              |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 46    | 38       | 278           | 1,061    | 1,464   | 33%                             |
| 20    | Odisha            | 283   | 177      | 43            | 4,401    | 5,143   | 33%                             |
| 21    | Punjab            | 246   | 89       | 224           | 3,597    | 4,233   | 0%                              |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 252   | 65       | 170           | 7,702    | 8,308   | 30%                             |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 13    | 4        | 35            | 280      | 369     | 30%                             |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 1,595 | -        | 12,903        | 1,431    | 16,553  | 33%                             |
| 25    | Telangana         | 24    | 60       | 183           | 879      | 1,160   | 33%                             |
| 26    | Tripura           | 75    | 31       | 69            | 1,010    | 1,201   | 10%                             |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 456   | -        | 206           | 6792     | 7,583   | 20%                             |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 129   | -        | 44            | 1,328    | 1,530   | 30%                             |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 321   | 341      | -             | 6,596    | 7,356   | 0%                              |
| 30    | A and N Islands   | 19    | 2        | 43            | 396      | 478     | 33%                             |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 12    | 7        | 67            | 963      | 1,067   | 33%                             |
| 32    | Dadra and Nagar   | 5     | -        | 9             | 36       | 50      | 33%                             |
| 33    | Delhi             | 598   | 656      | 957           | 4,831    | 7,167   | 33%                             |
| 34    | Daman and Diu     | 4     |          |               |          |         | 33%                             |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | -     | 3 -      | 4 8           | 34 23    | 46 32   | 33%                             |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 12    | -        | 13            | 241      | 268     | 33%                             |
|       | All India         | 7,482 | 3,838    | 24,709        | 100,583  | 140,184 |                                 |

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ANNEXURE-I L.S.US.Q.NO.2524 FOR 02.01.2018

## STATE/UT-WISE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF WOMEN POLICE &RATIO TO TOTAL STRENGTH AS ON 01.01.2015

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                 | Actual Strength of State/UTs (Civil +Armed) Police   | Actual Strength of women in States/UTs Police   | Percentage of women in Police   |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                 | 01-01-2015                                           | 01-01-2015                                      | 01-01-2015                      |
| (1) 1.    | (2) Andhra Pradesh         | (3) 56,884                                           | (4) 2,075                                       | (5) 3.65                        |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh          | 11,305                                               | 790                                             | 6.99                            |
| 3.        | Assam                      | 51,915                                               | 574                                             | 1.11                            |
| 4.        | Bihar                      | 70,858                                               | 2,354                                           | 3.32                            |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh               | 55,215                                               | 2,628                                           | 4.76                            |
| 6.        | Goa                        | 6,791                                                | 378                                             | 5.57                            |
| 7.        | Gujarat                    | 73,313                                               |                                                 | 3.87                            |
|           |                            |                                                      | 2,835                                           |                                 |
| 8.        | Haryana                    | 41,690                                               | 2,651                                           | 6.36                            |
| 10.       |                            | 69,215                                               | 2,264                                           | 3.27                            |
|           | Jammu &Kashmir             |                                                      |                                                 |                                 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                  | 56,488                                               | 3,036                                           | 5.37                            |
| 13.       | Kerala                     | 49,437                                               | 3,023                                           |                                 |
|           |                            |                                                      |                                                 | 6.11                            |
| 14. 15.   | Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra | 90,628 1,79,676                                      | 4,782 19,690                                    | 5.28 10.96                      |
| 16.       |                            |                                                      | 2,039                                           | 8.18                            |
|           | Manipur                    | 24,939                                               |                                                 | 3.94                            |
| 17. 18.   | Meghalaya Mizoram          | 12,418 9,515                                         | 489 560                                         | 5.89                            |
| 19.       | Nagaland                   | 21,863                                               | 275                                             | 1.26                            |
| 20.       | Orissa                     | 49,992                                               | 4,292                                           | 8.59                            |
| 21.       | Punjab                     | 75,671                                               | 5,210                                           | 6.89                            |
| 22.       | Rajasthan                  | 95,225                                               | 6,853                                           | 7.20                            |
| 23.       | Sikkim                     | 4,801                                                | 353                                             | 7.35                            |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu                 | 1,12,649                                             | 14,224                                          | 12.63                           |
| 25.       | Telangana                  | 48,475                                               | 1,402                                           | 2.89                            |
| 26.       | Tripura                    | 23,852                                               | 1,077                                           | 4.52                            |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh              |                                                      |                                                 |                                 |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand                | 1,65,040 18,850                                      | 7,220 1,521                                     | 4.37 8.07                       |
| 29.       | West Bengal                | 65,746                                               | 4,713                                           | 7.17                            |
| 30.       | A&N Islands                |                                                      |                                                 | 11.51                           |
|           |                            | 3,865                                                | 445                                             |                                 |
| 31. 32.   | Chandigarh D&N Haveli      | 5,991 253                                            | 1,018 24                                        | 16.99 9.49                      |
| 33.       | &Diu                       |                                                      | 34                                              | 9.69                            |
|           | Daman                      | 351                                                  |                                                 |                                 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep                | 305                                                  | 32                                              | 10.49                           |
| 36.       | Puducherry                 | 3,272                                                | 164                                             | 5.01                            |
|           | All India                  | 17,21,101                                            | 1,10,872                                        | 6.44                            |

## ANNEXURE-II L.S.US.Q.NO.2524 FOR 02.01.2018

## STATE/UT-WISE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF WOMEN POLICE & PERCENTAGE TOTAL STRENGTH AS ON 01.01.2016

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Actual Strength of State/UTs (Civil +Armed) Police   | Actual Strength of women in States/UTs Police   | Percentage of women in Police   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | 01-01-2016                                           | 01-01-2016                                      | 01-01-2017                      |
| (1)       | (2)               | (3)                                                  | (4)                                             | (5)                             |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 49,587                                               | 2101                                            | 4.24%                           |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 10,923                                               | 793                                             | 7.26%                           |
| 3.        | Assam             | 45,484                                               | 1770                                            | 3.89%                           |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 93,798                                               | 6710                                            | 7.15%                           |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 55,330                                               | 2742                                            | 4.96%                           |
| 6.        | Goa               | 6,745                                                | 378                                             | 5.60%                           |
| 7.        | Gujarat           | 70,491                                               | 2850                                            | 4.04%                           |
| 8.        | Haryana           | 42,386                                               | 2694                                            | 6.36%                           |
| 9.        | Himanchal Pradesh | 14,178                                               | 1707                                            | 12.04%                          |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 69,978                                               | 2266                                            | 3.24%                           |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         | 56,189                                               | 3024                                            | 5.38%                           |
| 12.       | Karnataka         | 70,934                                               | 4354                                            | 6.14%                           |
| 13.       | Kerala            | 53,881                                               | 2924                                            | 5.43%                           |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 86,759                                               | 4294                                            | 4.95%                           |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       | 176,044                                              | 21249                                           | 12.07%                          |
| 16.       | Manipur           | 25,146                                               | 2040                                            | 8.11%                           |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         | 12,548                                               | 528                                             | 4.21%                           |
| 18.       | Mizoram           | 8,435                                                | 573                                             | 6.79%                           |
| 19.       | Nagaland          | 22,264                                               | 1463                                            | 6.57%                           |
| 20.       | Orissa            | 55,441                                               | 4882                                            | 8.81%                           |
| 21.       | Punjab            | 69,751                                               | 4057                                            | 5.82%                           |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         | 89,346                                               | 7692                                            | 8.61%                           |
| 23.       | Sikkim            | 4,565                                                | 367                                             | 8.04%                           |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu        | 109,948                                              | 14280                                           | 12.99%                          |
| 25.       | Telangana         | 47,428                                               | 1484                                            | 3.13%                           |
| 26.       | Tripura           | 24,018                                               | 1066                                            | 4.44%                           |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 181,827                                              | 7589                                            | 4.17%                           |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand       | 19,991                                               | 1519                                            | 7.60%                           |
| 29.       | West Bengal       | 67,852                                               | 6768                                            | 9.97%                           |
| 30.       | A&N Islands       | 3,912                                                | 451                                             | 11.53%                          |
| 31.       | Chandigarh        | 5,869                                                | 919                                             | 15.66%                          |
| 32.       | D&N Haveli        | 334                                                  | 46                                              | 13.77%                          |
| 33.       | Daman &Diu        | 390                                                  | 43                                              | 11.03%                          |
| 34.       | Delhi             | 76,348                                               | 7004                                            | 9.17%                           |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep       | 369                                                  | 32                                              | 8.67%                           |
| 36.       | Pondicherry       | 3,177                                                | 253                                             | 7.96%                           |

## STATE/UT-WISE ACTUAL STRENGTH OF WOMEN POLICE &THEIR PERCENTAGE IN STATE/UT POLICE AS ON 01.01.2017

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                       | Actual Strength of State/UTs (Civil +Armed) Police   | Actual Strength of women in States/UTs Police   | Percentage of women in State Police   | Percentage of women in Total Police   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|           | States/UTs                       | 01-01-2017                                           | 01-01-2017                                      | 01-01-2017                            | 01-01-2017                            |
| (1)       | (2)                              | (3)                                                  | (4)                                             | (5)                                   | (5)                                   |
| 1. 2.     | Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh | 49,452 11,612                                        | 2064 787                                        | 4.17% 6.77%                           | 1.47% 0.56%                           |
| 3.        | Assam                            | 55,403                                               | 3,033                                           | 5.47%                                 | 2.16%                                 |
| 4.        | Bihar                            | 78,203                                               | 6,912                                           | 8.84%                                 | 4.93%                                 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                     | 59,596                                               | 2,791                                           | 4.68%                                 | 1.99%                                 |
| 6.        |                                  |                                                      | 758                                             | 10.80%                                | 0.54%                                 |
|           | Goa                              | 7,017                                                |                                                 |                                       |                                       |
| 7.        | Gujarat                          | 76,036                                               | 5,496                                           | 7.23%                                 | 3.92%                                 |
|           |                                  |                                                      |                                                 |                                       | 1.40%                                 |
| 9.        | Himanchal Pradesh                | 16,067                                               | 1,968                                           | 12.25%                                |                                       |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 78,348                                               | 2,386                                           | 3.05%                                 | 1.70%                                 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                        | 59,341                                               | 3,258                                           | 5.49%                                 | 2.32%                                 |
| 12.       | Karnataka                        | 91,002                                               | 4,895                                           | 5.38%                                 | 3.49%                                 |
| 13.       | Kerala                           | 62,476                                               | 3,949                                           | 6.32%                                 | 2.82%                                 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh                   | 98,466                                               | 4,352                                           | 4.42%                                 | 3.10%                                 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra                      | 225,475                                              | 26,208                                          | 11.62%                                | 18.70%                                |
| 16.       | Manipur                          | 25,118                                               | 2,036                                           | 8.11% 4.34%                           | 1.45%                                 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                        | 12,360                                               | 537                                             | 7.72%                                 | 0.38% 0.41%                           |
| 18.       | Mizoram                          | 7,513                                                | 580 1,464                                       | 6.33%                                 |                                       |
| 19.       | Nagaland                         | 23,131                                               | 5,143                                           | 9.07%                                 | 1.04%                                 |
| 20. 21.   | Orissa Punjab                    | 56,709 80,486                                        | 4,233                                           | 5.26%                                 | 3.67% 3.02%                           |
| 22.       | Rajasthan                        | 89,500                                               | 8,308                                           | 9.28%                                 | 5.93%                                 |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu                       | 128,197                                              |                                                 |                                       | 11.81%                                |
|           |                                  |                                                      | 16,553                                          | 15.97%                                |                                       |
| 25.       | Telangana                        | 47,020                                               | 1,160                                           | 2.47%                                 | 0.83%                                 |
| 26.       | Tripura                          | 23,864                                               | 1,201                                           | 5.03%                                 | 0.86%                                 |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh                    | 198,919                                              | 7,583                                           | 3.81%                                 | 5.41%                                 |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand                      | 19,957                                               | 1,530                                           | 7.67%                                 | 1.09%                                 |
| 29.       | West Bengal                      | 96,287                                               | 7,356                                           | 7.64%                                 | 5.25%                                 |
| 30.       | A and N Islands                  | 3,925                                                | 478                                             | 12.18%                                | 0.34%                                 |
| 31.       | Chandigarh                       | 5,912                                                | 1,067                                           | 18.05%                                | 0.76%                                 |
| 32.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli           | 338                                                  | 50                                              | 14.79%                                | 0.04%                                 |
| 33.       | Delhi                            | 82,979                                               | 7,167                                           | 8.64%                                 | 5.11%                                 |
| 34.       | Daman &Diu                       | 384                                                  | 46                                              | 11.98%                                | 0.03%                                 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep                      | 404                                                  | 32                                              | 7.92%                                 | 0.02%                                 |
| 36.       | Puducherry                       | 3,728                                                | 268                                             | 7.19%                                 | 0.19%                                 |
|           | All India                        | 1,926,247                                            | 140,184                                         | 7.28%                                 |                                       |

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