Lok Sabha Question No. 2239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Vacancies in Police Stations
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2239

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 th  MARCH, 2022/PHALGUNA 24,1943 (SAKA)

VACANCIES IN POLICE STATIONS

2239.  DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  around  5.3  lakh  posts  are  lying  vacant  in  various police stations in the country;

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

(c) the action taken by the Government to fill these vacancies; and

(d) the time by which all these vacant posts are likely to be filled?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (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 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.

As per data on Police Organisations compiled by Bureau of Police Research and Development, sanctioned strength of police is 26,23,225, actual  strength  is

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2239 FOR 15.03.2022

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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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              | Jharkhand         | 82,277                                    | 64,938                                | 17,339              |
| 11              | Karnataka         | 1,04,599                                  | 83,259                                | 21,340              |
| 12              | Kerala            | 62,571                                    | 53,723                                | 8,848               |
| 13              | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,30,984                                  | 99,496                                | 31,488              |
| 14              | Maharashtra       | 2,43,326                                  | 2,14,776                              | 28,550              |
| 15              | Manipur           | 35,044                                    | 29,410                                | 5,634               |
| 16              | Meghalaya         | 16,499                                    | 14,760                                | 1,739               |
| 17              | Mizoram           | 11,286                                    | 8,081                                 | 3,205               |
| 18              | Nagaland          | 26,738                                    | 28,113                                | (-) 1,375           |
| 19              | Odisha            | 66,161                                    | 58,455                                | 7,706               |
| 20              | Punjab            | 96,297                                    | 85,947                                | 10,350              |
| 21              | Rajasthan         | 1,10,661                                  | 95,262                                | 15,399              |
| 22              | Sikkim            | 6,488                                     | 5,678                                 | 810                 |
| 23              | Tamil Nadu        | 1,24,950                                  | 1,12,745                              | 12,205              |
| 24              | Telangana         | 78,369                                    | 48,877                                | 29,492              |
| 25              | Tripura           | 29,716                                    | 22,791                                | 6,925               |
| 26              | Uttar Pradesh     | 4,15,315                                  | 3,03,450                              | 1,11,865            |
| 27              | Uttarakhand       | 22,083                                    | 21,106                                | 977                 |
| 28              | West Bengal       | 1,53,069                                  | 97,775                                | 55,294              |
| 29              | A &NIslands       | 4,988                                     | 4,302                                 | 686                 |
| 30              | Chandigarh        | 8,902                                     | 7,711                                 | 1,191               |
| 31              | D &NHaveli*       | 928                                       | 801                                   | 127                 |
| 32              | Delhi             | 91,962                                    | 82,195                                | 9,767               |
| 33              | Jammu &Kashmir    | 91,213                                    | 80,938                                | 10,275              |
| 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