Lok Sabha Question No. 2141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Police-Public Ratio
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2141

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

POLICE-PUBLIC RATIO

2141. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  regarding  the  present  police-public  ratio  in  the  country, State-wise;

(b) whether the said ratio is as per the recommendations of the UN;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  remedial steps  taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The details of present police-public ratio in the country is at Annexure-I.  As  per  the  recommendations  of  the  UN,  it  should  be  222 police  personnel  for  one  lakh  citizens.  In  the  country,  there  are  139 police personnel for one lakh citizens, as per data compiled by BPR&D.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2141 FOR 29.11.2016

As 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects,  falling  in  List  II (Entry  1  and  2)  of  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  it  is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments to ensure adequate provision  of  police  personnel  in  respective  States  and  improve  policepopulation ratio. The Central Government has been advising the States to fill up the vacancies in police force and to initiate a time bound action plan.

Further, 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  2008  and  to  150  with  effect  from CSE, 2009. Besides the above, the process of appointment to the Indian Police Service by promotion  from  State Police Service  has  been accelerated.

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## L.S.US.Q.No. 2141 FOR 29.11.2016

## TABLE 1.3-STATE/UT-WISE  POLICE PUBLIC RATIO

|         |                   | Population per Policeman as on 1.1.2015   | Population per Policeman as on 1.1.2015   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States/Uts        | Sanctioned                                | Actual                                    |
| 1.      | 2.                | 3.                                        | 4.                                        |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 740                                       | 908                                       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 101                                       | 114                                       |
| 3       | Assam             | 493                                       | 610                                       |
| 4       | Bihar             | 902                                       | 1,433                                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 371                                       | 457                                       |
| 6       | Goa               | 237                                       | 282                                       |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 617                                       | 837                                       |
| 8       | Haryana           | 432                                       | 640                                       |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 423                                       | 506                                       |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 152                                       | 176                                       |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 445                                       | 580                                       |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 572                                       | 830                                       |
| 13      | Kerala            | 723                                       | 713                                       |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 744                                       | 834                                       |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 613                                       | 652                                       |
| 16      | Manipur           | 79                                        | 102                                       |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 183                                       | 218                                       |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 92                                        | 109                                       |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 108                                       | 106                                       |
| 20      | Odisha            | 694                                       | 836                                       |
| 21      | Punjab            | 364                                       | 378                                       |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 682                                       | 745                                       |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 104                                       | 132                                       |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 505                                       | 609                                       |
| 25.     | Telangana         | 581                                       | 728                                       |
| 26      | Tripura           | 136                                       | 157                                       |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 580                                       | 1280                                      |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 497                                       | 550                                       |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 827                                       | 1398                                      |
| 30      | A &NIslands       | 119                                       | 138                                       |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 246                                       | 276                                       |
| 32      | D &NHaveli        | 1218                                      | 1589                                      |
| 33      | Daman &Diu        | 744                                       | 869                                       |
| 34      | Delhi             | 244                                       | 261                                       |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 223                                       | 256                                       |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 396                                       | 481                                       |
|         | All India Total   | 547                                       | 720                                       |

Sources: BPR&D