Lok Sabha Question No. 4055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Women in Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4055

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 29, 1939 (SAKA)

WOMEN IN POLICE FORCE

4055. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that the number of women in police force is very low in various States in the country as well as in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs);

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/ Force/percentage-wise;

- (c) whether the Government has issued any direction to the States or fixed any target to induct/increase women personnel in police forces;
- (d) if so, the action taken by the States thereon along with the achievements in this regard; and
- (e) the other measures taken by the Government to increase the number of women personnel in the police forces of the States and CAPFs?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per data submitted by Bureau of Police Research & Development  (BPR&D),  as  on  01.01.2017,  the  actual  strength  of  women police personnel is 7.28% at the all India level. The percentage of women police personnel in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) is 2.80%, as on 31.12.2017.The  State/UT  wise  and  Force-wise  percentage  of  women  in police is given at Annexure-I & II, respectively.

(c) to (e): As,  'Police'  is  a  State  subject  falling  in  List-II  of  seventh schedule of the Constitution of India,it is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/UTs to increase women personnel in police forces. The Central Government advises the States/UTs from time to time.

The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued  advisories  dated  22.4.2013, 21.5.2014  and  12.5.2015  to  all  the  State  Governments  to  increase  the representation of women police to 33% of the total strength. All the State Governments  have  been  requested  to  create  additional  posts  of  women Constables/SubInspectors by converting the vacant posts of  male constables.  The  aim  is  that  each  police  station  should  have  at  least  3 women Sub-Inspectors and 10 women police Constables, so that a women help desk is manned round the clock.

Further,    as  far  as  CAPFs  are  concerned,  vide  order  dated  05.01.2016,  it has been decided to reserve 33% posts at constables level for being filled up  by  women  in  CRPF  and  CISF  to  begin  with  and  14-15%  posts  at Constable level in border guarding foces i.e. BSF, SSB & ITBP.

In CRPF, 02 GD Male Battalions have been converted into Mahila Battalions during 2015-16 and 2016-17. In CISF vacancies are notified separately for the woman candidates in the recruitment of SI/Exe, ASI/Exe & constable/GD and women personnel are recruited in ASI/Steno & HC/Min. etc.

The details of the steps taken to encourage women to join CAPFs and to improve the facilities for women personnel in CAPFs are enclosed as per Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE -I

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4055 FOR 20.3.2018

## State/UT wise percentage of Women in Police

(as on 1.1.2017)

| Sl.No.           | States/Uts        |   Percentage of women police personnel |
|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.               | 2.                |                                   3    |
| 1.               | Andhra Pradesh    |                                   4.17 |
| 2.               | Arunachal Pradesh |                                   6.77 |
| 3.               | Assam             |                                   5.47 |
| 4.               | Bihar             |                                   8.84 |
| 5.               | Chhattisgarh      |                                   4.68 |
| 6.               | Goa               |                                  10.8  |
| 7.               | Gujarat           |                                   7.23 |
| 8.               | Haryana           |                                   9.12 |
| 9.               | Himachal Pradesh  |                                  12.25 |
| 10.              | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                   3.05 |
| 11.              | Jharkhand         |                                   5.49 |
| 12.              | Karnataka         |                                   5.38 |
| 13.              | Kerala            |                                   6.32 |
| 14.              | Madhya Pradesh    |                                   4.42 |
| 15.              | Maharashtra       |                                  11.62 |
| 16.              | Manipur           |                                   8.11 |
| 17.              | Meghalaya         |                                   4.34 |
| 18.              | Mizoram           |                                   7.72 |
| 19.              | Nagaland          |                                   6.33 |
| 20.              | Odisha            |                                   9.07 |
| 21.              | Punjab            |                                   5.26 |
| 22.              | Rajasthan         |                                   9.28 |
| 23.              | Sikkim            |                                   6.89 |
| 24.              | Tamil Nadu        |                                  15.97 |
| 25.              | Telangana         |                                   2.47 |
| 26.              | Tripura           |                                   5.03 |
| 27.              | Uttar Pradesh     |                                   3.81 |
| 28.              | Uttarakhand       |                                   7.67 |
| 29.              | West Bengal       |                                   7.64 |
| 30.              | A &NIslands       |                                  12.18 |
| 31.              | Chandigarh        |                                  18.05 |
| 32. Dadra &Nagar | Haveli            |                                  14.79 |
| 33.              | Delhi             |                                   8.64 |
| 34.              | Daman &Diu        |                                  11.98 |
| 35.              | Lakshadweep       |                                   7.92 |
| 36.              | Puducherry        |                                   7.19 |
| All India        | Total             |                                   7.28 |

## ANNEXURE -II

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4055 FOR 20.3.2018

## Force-wise Percentage of Women in Police

(as on 31.12.2017)

| Sl.No.   | Name of Central Armed Police Force       |   Percentage of women police personnel |
|----------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2.                                       |                                   3    |
| 1.       | Assam Rifles (AR)                        |                                   1.23 |
| 2.       | Border Security Force (BSF)              |                                   2.09 |
| 3.       | Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) |                                   5.84 |
| 4.       | Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)      |                                   2.55 |
| 5.       | Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)        |                                   2.3  |
| 6.       | Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)                |                                   2.36 |
|          | Total                                    |                                   2.8  |

## ANNEXURE -III L.S.US.Q.NO.4055 FOR 20.3.2018

## Steps  taken  to  encourage  women  to  join  CAPFs  and  to  improve  the facilities for women personnel in CAPFs

1. All  female  candidates  have  been  exempted  from  payment  of  application fee. 2. There are relaxation in Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET) for all female candidates for recruitment in CAPFs in comparison to male candidates. 3. Creches and day care centre have been provided by the CAPFs to women employees. 4. Separate accommodation for women personnel with basic amenities have been provided. 5. Vehicles fitted with mobile toilets for women personnel during movement from one place to another and during picketing duties are provided. 6. Facilities  already  available  under  the  Central  Government  like  Maternity Leave, Child Care Leave are also applicable to CAPFs women personnel. 7. Medical facilities with special care for the pregnant women. Lady Doctors are available to provide medical coverage. 8. One  female  member  is  detailed  as  member  of  the  board  for  making recruitment of women personnel. 9. Committees have been constituted at all levels to check sexual harassment and  to  expeditiously  deal  with  the  complaints  of  women  personnel.  All CAPFs  have  included  members  of  the  Non  Government  Organizations (NGOs)  in  the  complaint  committee  to  enquire  into  complaints  of  sexual harassment. Women personnel are given equal opportunity in their career progression
10. i.e. promotion/seniority as per the RRs at par with male counter parts.
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