Lok Sabha Question No. 1509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Status of Policing in India Report, 2019
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1509

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

STATUS OF POLICING IN INDIA REPORT, 2019

1509. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the Status of Policing in India Report, 2019, India has one of the weakest police forces in the world as it has inadequate staff, infrastructure and budget;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the magnitude of police vacancies pan-India and State-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to bridge the gap between the optimum and actual level of staff and infrastructure?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) : The organisational structure of the Police Forces varies from country to country depending upon the functions & tasks assigned to them.  The number of  policemen  required  is  dependent  on  several  variables  like  volume  of  crime, societal structures, use of technology and local problems. There are no universal standards to assess the optimal level of police force in a country.
- (c) :  As per data on Police Organisations compiled by Bureau of Police Research & Development, the States/UTs wise sanctioned and actual strength of police as on 01.01.2019, is annexed.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1509 FOR 11.02.2020

(d)  :  '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/UT Administrations to implement the police reforms measures. The Centre  also  issues  advisories  to  the  States  to  fill  up  the  vacancies  in  their respective  States  to  meet  the  expectations  of  the  people.  It  further  extends financial assistance to States for modernisation of police forces.

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## Annexure to Lok Sabha US Question No. 1509 for 11.02.2020

State/UT- wise- Sanctioned strength and Actual strength of Police- as on 1.1.2019

| Sl.No.          | States/UTs        | Sanctioned strength of Police Personnel   | Actual strength of Police Personnel   | Vacancies/Surplus   |
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh    | 73,366                                    | 61,168                                | 12,198              |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh | 14,553                                    | 11,624                                | 2,929               |
| 3               | Assam             | 78,898                                    | 64,998                                | 13,900              |
| 4               | Bihar             | 1,40,674                                  | 86,639                                | 54,035              |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh      | 75,125                                    | 62,641                                | 12,484              |
| 6               | Goa               | 9,797                                     | 7,624                                 | 2,173               |
| 7               | Gujarat           | 1,09,553                                  | 85,064                                | 24,489              |
| 8               | Haryana           | 64,405                                    | 46,649                                | 17,756              |
| 9               | Himachal Pradesh  | 18,694                                    | 16,715                                | 1,979               |
| 10              | Jammu & Kashmir   | 89,811                                    | 83,627                                | 6,184               |
| 11              | Jharkhand         | 76,660                                    | 62,904                                | 13,756              |
| 12              | Karnataka         | 1,16,230                                  | 89,009                                | 27,221              |
| 13              | Kerala            | 55,519                                    | 48,860                                | 6,659               |
| 14              | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,28,287                                  | 1,01,751                              | 26,536              |
| 15              | Maharashtra       | 2,41,813                                  | 2,13,382                              | 28,431              |
| 16              | Manipur           | 35,001                                    | 27,252                                | 7,749               |
| 17              | Meghalaya         | 15,999                                    | 15,014                                | 985                 |
| 18              | Mizoram           | 11,087                                    | 8,414                                 | 2,673               |
| 19              | Nagaland          | 31,248                                    | 32,356                                | (-)1,108            |
| 20              | Odisha            | 67,148                                    | 59,387                                | 7,761               |
| 21              | Punjab            | 88,679                                    | 81,545                                | 7,134               |
| 22              | Rajasthan         | 1,09,895                                  | 96,746                                | 13,149              |
| 23              | Sikkim            | 6,389                                     | 5,085                                 | 1,304               |
| 24              | Tamil Nadu        | 1,24,719                                  | 1,10,186                              | 14,533              |
| 25              | Telangana         | 81,647                                    | 53,115                                | 28,532              |
| 26              | Tripura           | 29,769                                    | 23,250                                | 6,519               |
| 27              | Uttar Pradesh     | 4,14,492                                  | 2,94,495                              | 1,19,997            |
| 28              | Uttarakhand       | 23,303                                    | 22,555                                | 748                 |
| 29              | West Bengal       | 1,51,211                                  | 96,187                                | 55,024              |
| 30              | A & N Islands     | 5,010                                     | 4,560                                 | 450                 |
| 31              | Chandigarh        | 8,800                                     | 7,848                                 | 952                 |
| 32              | D & N Haveli      | 354                                       | 327                                   | 27                  |
| 33              | Delhi             | 91,963                                    | 82,190                                | 9,773               |
| 34              | Daman & Diu       | 553                                       | 383                                   | 170                 |
| 35              | Lakshadweep       | 321                                       | 262                                   | 59                  |
| 36              | Puducherry        | 4,462                                     | 3,458                                 | 1,004               |
| All India Total | All India Total   | 25,95,435                                 | 20,67,270                             | 5,28,165            |