Lok Sabha Question No. 3140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Vacancies in Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH, M. K. RAGHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3140

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA)

VACANCIES IN POLICE FORCE

3140.

DR. A. SAMPATH:

SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  existing  strength,  vacant  posts  and  requirement  of  State police  personnel  and  IPS  officers  in  the  country,  State-wise  including  Delhi Police personnel;
- (b) whether there is shortage of IPS officers, State police personnel and Delhi Police personnel and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the time by which such vacant posts are likely to be filled;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the strength of IPS officers, State  police  personnel  and  Delhi  Police  personnel  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government  has  any  proposal to launch any special recruitment drive to fill the vacant posts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  all  the  vacant  posts along with the details of advisories issued to States and police department in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): The details of existing strength, vacant posts and requirement of State  police  personnel  and  IPS  officers  in  the  country,  State-wise  including Delhi Police personnel and shortage thereupon are  annexed. (Annexure-I & II)

As  'Police'  is  State  subject  falling  in  List-II  of  seventh  schedule  of  the Constitution   of   India,   it  is  primarily    the   responsibility   of   the   State

Governments to ensure adequate provision and launch a special recruitment drive to fill the vacant posts in Police Force.  The Centre advises the States from time to time for taking necessary action in this regard.

So far as, shortage of IPS officers is concerned, the vacancies in the service are  caused  due  to  factors  such  as  retirement,  resignation,  death,  removal from service etc. All these factors are recurring in nature and relative with the rate of recruitment. Approximately 150 IPS officers are recruited every year. Further,  as  the  vacancies  and  the  recruitment  are  relative  and  continuous process, it is not possible to indicate the exact year upto which the gap can be filled.

As per rule 4 (2) of IPS Cadre Rules, 1954, 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 Government(s) concerned and revises the authorized strength of the IPS for each Cadre. Since 2014, Cadre Review of 11 Cadres has already been notified by the Central Government.

To  fill  up  the  vacancies  of  IPS  Officers,  the  batch-size  of  IPS  (direct recruitment) has been increased from 88 to 103 from Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2005; to 130 from CSE, 2008 and to 150 from CSE, 2009. Besides the above, the process of appointments to the Indian Police Service (IPS) by promotion from State Police Service has been accelerated.

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| States/UTs wise sanctioned & Actual strength with Vacancy of Total (Civil+Armed) Police Force- As on 1.12.016   | States/UTs        | Total      | Total   | Total   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|---------|---------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                         |                   | Sanctioned | Actual  | Vacancy |
| 1.                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh    | 59,174     | 49,587  | 9,587   |
| 2.                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh | 12,764     | 10,923  | 1,841   |
| 3.                                                                                                              | Assam             | 53,400     | 45,484  | 7,916   |
| 4.                                                                                                              | Bihar             | 123,277    | 93,798  | 29,479  |
| 5.                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh      | 65,749     | 55,330  | 10,419  |
| 6.                                                                                                              | Goa               | 8,313      | 6,745   | 1,568   |
| 7.                                                                                                              | Gujarat           | 103,047    | 70,491  | 32,556  |
| 8.                                                                                                              | Haryana           | 61,691     | 42,386  | 19,305  |
| 9.                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh  | 16,637     | 14,178  | 2,459   |
| 10.                                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir   | 80,110     | 69,978  | 10,132  |
| 11.                                                                                                             | Jharkhand         | 76,692     | 56,189  | 20,503  |
| 12.                                                                                                             | Karnataka         | 110,210    | 70,934  | 39,276  |
| 13.                                                                                                             | Kerala            | 60,502     | 53,881  | 6,621   |
| 14.                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh    | 109,495    | 86,759  | 22,736  |
| 15.                                                                                                             | Maharashtra       | 191,143    | 176,044 | 15,099  |
| 16.                                                                                                             | Manipur           | 32,078     | 25,146  | 6,932   |
| 17.                                                                                                             | Meghalaya         | 15,020     | 12,548  | 2,472   |
| 18.                                                                                                             | Mizoram           | 11,263     | 8,435   | 2,828   |
| 19.                                                                                                             | Nagaland          | 21,574     | 22,264  | (690)   |
| 20.                                                                                                             | Odisha            | 66,184     | 55,441  | 10,743  |
| 21.                                                                                                             | Punjab            | 78,967     | 69,751  | 9,216   |
| 22.                                                                                                             | Rajasthan         | 104,209    | 89,346  | 14,863  |
| 23.                                                                                                             | Sikkim            | 6,081      | 4,565   | 1,516   |
| 24.                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu        | 136,002    | 109,948 | 26,054  |
| 25.                                                                                                             | Telangana         | 64,489     | 47,428  | 17,061  |
| 26.                                                                                                             | Tripura           | 27,448     | 24,018  | 3,430   |
| 27.                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh     | 363,785    | 181,827 | 181,958 |
| 28.                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand       | 21,155     | 19,991  | 1,164   |
| 29.                                                                                                             | West Bengal       | 101,482    | 67,852  | 33,630  |
| 30.                                                                                                             | A & N Islands     | 4,468      | 3,912   | 556     |
| 31.                                                                                                             | Chandigarh        | 6,721      | 5,869   | 852     |
| 32.                                                                                                             | D & N Haveli      | 310        | 334     | (24)    |
| 33.                                                                                                             | Daman & Diu       | 535        | 390     | 145     |
| 34.                                                                                                             | Delhi             | 82,242     | 76,348  | 5,894   |
| 35.                                                                                                             | Laksha deep       | 435        | 369     | 66      |
| 36.                                                                                                             | Puducherry        | 4,039      | 3,177   | 862     |
| All India Total                                                                                                 | All India Total   | 2280691    | 1731666 | 549025  |

STATEWISE STRENGTH OF IPS OFFICERS AS ON 01.01.2016.

| Sl. No.   | State                          | Sanctioned strength   |   In position |   Posts vacant |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                 | 144                   |           122 |             22 |
| 2.        | AGMUT                          | 295                   |           245 |             50 |
| 3.        | Assam -Meghalaya               | 188                   |           149 |             39 |
| 4.        | Bihar                          | 231                   |           188 |             43 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                   | 103                   |            89 |             14 |
| 6.        | Gujarat                        | 195                   |           160 |             35 |
| 7.        | Haryana                        | 137                   |           105 |             32 |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh               | 89                    |            71 |             18 |
| 9.        | Jammu & Kashmir                | 147                   |            91 |             56 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand                      | 149                   |           111 |             38 |
| 11.       | Karnataka                      | 215                   |           143 |             72 |
| 12.       | Kerala                         | 163                   |           122 |             41 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 305                   |           249 |             56 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra                    | 302                   |           239 |             63 |
| 15.       | Manipur                        | 89                    |            59 |             30 |
| 16.       | Nagaland                       | 70                    |            49 |             21 |
| 17.       | Odisha                         | 188                   |           109 |             79 |
| 18.       | Punjab                         | 172                   |           144 |             28 |
| 19.       | Rajasthan                      | 215                   |           188 |             27 |
| 20.       | Sikkim                         | 32                    |            26 |             06 |
| 21.       | Tamil Nadu                     | 263                   |           223 |             40 |
| 22.       | Telangana                      | 112                   |            96 |             16 |
| 23.       | Tripura                        | 65                    |            54 |             11 |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh                  | 517                   |           403 |            114 |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand                    | 69                    |            60 |             09 |
| 26.       | West Bengal                    | 347                   |           259 |             88 |
|           | 2015 batch of IPS probationers |                       |           140 |           -140 |
|           |                                | 4802                  |          3894 |            908 |

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