Lok Sabha Question No. 1709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Police Reforms
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1709

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

POLICE REFORMS

1709. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has implemented all the directives issued by the Supreme  Court  regarding  functioning  of  police  and  police  reforms  in  the country;

- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  current  status  of  implimentaion,  State wise;
- (c)  the  reasons for non-implementation of police reforms in various States in the country;

(d)  whether  the  Model  Police  Act  drafted  by  a  Committee  headed  by  Soli Sorabjee has been enacted by various States in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor; and

(e)  whether a revised Model Police Act has been drafted by the Government and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):The Hon'ble Supreme Court pronounced seven directives in 2006 in a

Writ Petition filed by Prakash Singh & others, on police reforms. The first six directives were meant for the State Governments/UT Administrations and the

same were forwarded to them for implementation. As per information received from  various  States/UTs,  status  on  implementation  of  these  directives  is

annexed.

The  Seventh  directive  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  was  to  set  up  a  National Security  Commission.  Accordingly, the Union Government set up a Committee

## LS.US.Q.No.1709 FOR 06.03.2018

named 'National Security and Central Police Personnel Welfare' on 02.01.2007. Thereafter, Union Government filed an application on 12.02.2007, before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, stating the difficulties in the implementation of the direction and for modifications/clarifications in respect of  setting  up  a  National  Security  Commission. The Hon'ble Supreme Court is monitoring implementation of its judgement ibid.

A copy of draft Model Police Act as framed by the Expert Committee headed by Soli Sorabjee was forwarded to States/UTs for consideration and appropriate action. As per information received, 15 State Governments, viz., Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand have formulated their State Police Acts and 02 State Governments, viz., Gujarat and Karnataka have amended their existing Police Acts.

Further,  as  'Police'  is  a  State  subject  under  the  seventh  schedule  of  the Constitution  of  India,  it  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  States/UTs,  to implement police reforms measures as directed by Hon'ble Court and also to formulate new Police Act in their respective State.

(e) The Government has reviewed the Model Police Act, 2006 and accordingly, a  draft  Model  Police  Bill,  2015  has  been  prepared  and  the  same  has  been placed on the website of BPR&D on 15.10.2015.

## Compliance of Supreme Court Six directions in respect of the States/UTs.

|   Sl.No. | States/UTs        | 1. Constitute a State Security Commission on any of the models recommended by the National Human Right Commission, the Reberio Committee or the Sorabjee Committee 2.   | Selection of the Director General of Police of the State from amongst the three senior-most officers of the Department empanelled for promotion to the rank by the Union Public Service Commission and once selected, provide a minimum tenure of at least two years irrespective of date of   | 3. Prescribe a minimum tenure of two years to the police officers on operational duties 4. to                                                                                                                                   | Separate investigating police from law & order police, starting with towns/urban areas having population of ten lakhs or more, and gradually extend smaller towns/urban areas also. 5. Set Board level deciding transfers, promotions other related officers below   | up a Police Establishment at the State for, inter alia, all postings, and service matters of of and the rank of Deputy Superintendent of police. Police State level into   | 6.Constitute Complaints Authorities at the and District for looking complaints against police officers   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | No -                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | - -                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                       |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh | No ( core group on security exist in place of SSC)                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                       |
|        3 | Assam             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                      |
|        4 | Bihar             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes with some modification                                                                                                                                                 | Yes *                                                                                                    |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                      |
|        6 | Goa               | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes**                                                                                                    |
|        7 | Gujarat           | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | Yes with deviation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Yes with deviation                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Yes with deviation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes ***                                                                                                  |
|        8 | Haryana           | -                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                        |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh  | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                      |
|       10 | Jammu& Kashmir    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | a separate crime Detection Cells have been set up in the police Stations in twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                      |
|       11 | Jharkhand         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Working as State Human Rights Commission                                                                 |
|       12 | Karnataka         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                     | yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Sec 20 (F) of Karnataka Police (amendment) act 2013 provides for officers in charge of police stations, circles, sub- divisions, districts and range i.e. operational duties for a minimum of 1 year. Sec Police provides crime | 20(G) of Karnataka (Amendment) act 2012 for separation of investigation and Law and Order.                                                                                                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                      |

|   13 | Kerala         | Yes   | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | Yes      |
|------|----------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----------|
|   14 | Madhya Pradesh | Yes   | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | Yes      |
|   15 | Maharashtra    | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes   | Yes      |
|   16 | Manipur        | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes   | Yes      |
|   17 | Meghalaya      | Yes   | Yes Yes                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Implemented in Shillong and Tura town, though they are not having 10 lakhs population                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Yes   | Yes      |
|   18 | Mizoram        | Yes   | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | Yes **** |
|   19 | Nagaland       | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes   | Yes      |
|   20 | Odisha         | No    | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | Yes      |
|   21 | Punjab         | Yes   | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | No       |
|   22 | Rajasthan      | Yes   | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | Yes***** |
|   23 | Sikkim         | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes   | Yes      |
|   24 | Tamil Nadu     | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes   | Yes      |
|   25 | Telengana      | No    | -                                                                                                                                       | - -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | No    | No       |
|   26 | Tripura        | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | As per Tripura Police Act, 2007, there is a mechanism for minimum tenure for certain levels of officials                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -NA-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Yes   | Yes      |
|   27 | Uttar Pradesh  | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes   | Yes      |
|   28 | Uttarakhand    | No    | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | Yes      |
|   29 | West Bengal    | Yes   | -                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes   | Yes      |
|   30 | A&N Islands    | Yes   | Yes                                                                                                                                     | UT administration is ensuring minimum tenure of two years for SHO's. However, the Tsunami affected areas of the territory, the administration has been posting officials for tenure of one year, in view of prevailing hard living condition in these Islands this policy needed to be continued till the working conditions are improved. The the population However Supreme to towns/urban this investigation idle in been strength staion | Recommendation is for cities and town where the is over 10 lakhs. the Hon'ble Court has directed gradually extend in smaller areas also. In UT, total separation of from law and order is not required as the population is only in thousands in the Jurisdiction of many Police Stations. If separated, one wing may be for large period of time many PSs. As such, it has decided to enhance the of Central Crime at Port Blair. | Yes   | Yes      |
|   31 | Chandigarh     | Yes   | Appointment to the post of Chief of Chandigarh Police is Necessary provisions in this regard have been Necessary regard have section 36 | provisions in this been made in of the Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | provisions in this been made in of the Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Yes   | yes      |

|    |              |     | made by the GOI/MHA. Necessary provisions in this regard have been made in section 6 of the Punjab Police Act, 2007 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh of   | made in section 15 the Punjab Police Act, 2007 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh.   | Police Act, 2007 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh.                                                                              |     |     |
|----|--------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
| 32 | D&N Haveli   | No  | No post of DGP sanctioned to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.                                                                                             | Pertaining toMHA                                                                                 | Population of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is recently 04 lakhs (approx.) Thus, not required.                                                       | Yes | Yes |
| 33 | Daman& Diu   | Yes | In UT of DD&DNH the senior most police officer is of the rank of IGP/DIGP who is posted by MHA and normal tenure is of two years.                                       | No comments                                                                                      | No comments                                                                                                                                   | yes | Yes |
| 34 | Delhi        | Yes | yes                                                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                              | Delhi Police on the subject matter has informed that Delhi Police has specialized cells for investigation such as EOW, CAW, Special Cell etc. | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | Lakshadwee p | Yes |                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                               | Yes | Yes |
| 36 | Puducherry   | Yes | Being UT, it is done by MHA.                                                                                                                                            | yes                                                                                              | yes                                                                                                                                           | yes | Yes |

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