Lok Sabha Question No. 3262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Vacancies in State Police Departments
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3262

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

VACANCIES IN STATE POLICE DEPARTMENTS

3262. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that around 5.31 lakh posts allotted under the State Police departments across the country are lying vacant;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  alongwith  the  reasons/  impediments  for  not filling up these vacant posts;

(c) whether the Union Government has any intention to fill these vacancies at the earliest;

(d) if so, the time by which these vacancies are likely to be filled; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  to  (e)  'Police'  is  a  State  subject  falling  in  List-II  (State  List)  of  the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments to fill up the vacancies in the police force  in  their  respective  States.   The  Centre  also  issues  advisories  to  the States  for  filling  up  these  vacancies  in  the  States  and  to  bring  in  the requisite  reforms  in  the  police  administration  to  meet the  expectations of the people.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3262 FOR 16.03.2021

As  per  data  on  Police  Organisations  compiled  by  Bureau  of  Police Research & Development, sanctioned strength of police is 26,23,225, actual strength  is  20,91,488  and  5,31,737  vacancies  are  there  as  on  01.01.2020. The States/UTs wise sanctioned and actual strength of police is annexed.

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## ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3262 FOR 16.03.2020

State/UT- wise- Sanctioned strength and Actual strength of Police- as on 1.1.2020

| Sl.No.          | States/UTs        | Sanctioned strength of Police Personnel   | Actual strength of Police Personnel   | Vacancies/Surplus   |
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh    | 73,894                                    | 59,553                                | 14,341              |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh | 15,283                                    | 12,546                                | 2,737               |
| 3               | Assam             | 86,959                                    | 71,608                                | 15,351              |
| 4               | Bihar             | 1,38,961                                  | 91,862                                | 47,099              |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh      | 75,664                                    | 63,839                                | 11,825              |
| 6               | Goa               | 10,184                                    | 7,907                                 | 2,277               |
| 7               | Gujarat           | 1,11,427                                  | 84,078                                | 27,349              |
| 8               | Haryana           | 69,849                                    | 52,088                                | 17,761              |
| 9               | Himachal Pradesh  | 18,849                                    | 17,623                                | 1,226               |
| 10              | Jammu & Kashmir   | 91,213                                    | 80,938                                | 10,275              |
| 11              | Jharkhand         | 82,277                                    | 64,938                                | 17,339              |
| 12              | Karnataka         | 1,04,599                                  | 83,259                                | 21,340              |
| 13              | Kerala            | 62,571                                    | 53,723                                | 8,848               |
| 14              | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,30,984                                  | 99,496                                | 31,488              |
| 15              | Maharashtra       | 2,43,326                                  | 2,14,776                              | 28,550              |
| 16              | Manipur           | 35,044                                    | 29,410                                | 5,634               |
| 17              | Meghalaya         | 16,499                                    | 14,760                                | 1,739               |
| 18              | Mizoram           | 11,286                                    | 8,081                                 | 3,205               |
| 19              | Nagaland          | 26,738                                    | 28,113                                | (-) 1,375           |
| 20              | Odisha            | 66,161                                    | 58,455                                | 7,706               |
| 21              | Punjab            | 96,297                                    | 85,947                                | 10,350              |
| 22              | Rajasthan         | 1,10,661                                  | 95,262                                | 15,399              |
| 23              | Sikkim            | 6,488                                     | 5,678                                 | 810                 |
| 24              | Tamil Nadu        | 1,24,950                                  | 1,12,745                              | 12,205              |
| 25              | Telangana         | 78,369                                    | 48,877                                | 29,492              |
| 26              | Tripura           | 29,716                                    | 22,791                                | 6,925               |
| 27              | Uttar Pradesh     | 4,15,315                                  | 3,03,450                              | 1,11,865            |
| 28              | Uttarakhand       | 22,083                                    | 21,106                                | 977                 |
| 29              | West Bengal       | 1,53,069                                  | 97,775                                | 55,294              |
| 30              | A & N Islands     | 4,988                                     | 4,302                                 | 686                 |
| 31              | Chandigarh        | 8,902                                     | 7,711                                 | 1,191               |
| 32              | D & N Haveli      | 928                                       | 801                                   | 127                 |
| 33              | Delhi             | 91,962                                    | 82,195                                | 9,767               |
| 34              | Daman & Diu       | 553                                       | 424                                   | 129                 |
| 35              | Lakshadweep       | 321                                       | 267                                   | 54                  |
| 36              | Puducherry        | 4,462                                     | 3,431                                 | 1,031               |
| 37              | Ladakh            | 2,393                                     | 1,673                                 | 720                 |
| All India Total | All India Total   | 26,23,225                                 | 20,91,488                             | 5,31,737            |

Sources: BPR&D