Lok Sabha Question No. 480 (STARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Quality of Police Service
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *480

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  APRIL, 2022/ CHAITRA 15, 1944 (SAKA)

QUALITY OF POLICE SERVICE

*480.      SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  improve  the  quality  of police service and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal for speedy and time bound investigation process in critical cases so as to avoid the slow investigation and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government has any proposal to improve the response of police in complaints and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  establish  an  efficient mechanism for addressing the concerns against the police and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  fix  a  time  limit  for  the investigation of cases and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has any proposal to check the involvement of police personnel in criminal activities and if so, the details thereof along with  the  number  of  police  personnel  involved  in  criminal  cases  and  the action taken against those personnel during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *480 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2022 REGARDING 'QUALITY OF POLICE SERVICE'

(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/UT  Administrations  to  make  the police  force  efficient  &  capable  and  its  functioning  more  effective  and transparent. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing funds for modernisation, issues advisories on various matters, formulates national standards & procedures.  Police reforms is an ongoing process.  Police  Forces  of  the  States  work  within  the  existing  legal  and institutional framework in the matter.

In  order  to  improve  the  functioning  of  the  police,  the  Union  Government has set up various Commissions/Committees on police reforms, including a Review  Committee  to  review  the  recommendations  of  the  previous Commissions  and  Committees.    The  Review  Committee  shortlisted  49 recommendations including  recommendations  relating  to  weeding  out  of corrupt police personnel, accountability of police to public and constitution  of  Police  Complaint  Board.  These  recommendations  have been sent to State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for taking appropriate action.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) circulated Model Police Act, 2006 to all State Governments which has a provision of constituting Police Accountability Commission & District Accountability Authority for ensuring accountability  of  the  police  including  display  of  good  behaviour  with members of public with due courtesy and decorum.

In  order to facilitate police in States/UTs with a common IT platform for filing  reports,  investigation, collecting and sharing information on crimes and  criminals  at  national  level,  the  MHA  has  implemented  Crime  and Criminal  Tracking  Network  and  Systems  (CCTNS)  in  all  police  stations. CCTNS  has  been  integrated through Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS)  to  facilitate  use  of  information  on  crime  and  criminals  in CCTNS with other databases on prisons, prosecution, forensics and courts in a holistic manner for administration of criminal justice.

(f) 'Police' being a State subject, the data relating to number of police personnel involved in criminal cases and the action taken against those personnel is not maintained at central level.

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