Lok Sabha Question No. 2119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Increasing Strength of Women in Police
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2119

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

INCREASING STRENGTH OF WOMEN IN POLICE

2119.     SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether women in police force is abysmally low at 10.3 percent in the country;

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

(c) whether the Government has set a target of increasing the strength of women in the police force in the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the States in this regard; and

(e) the time by which the desired targets are likely to be achieved?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As  per  data  on  Police  Organisations  compiled  by  Bureau  of Police  Research  &  Development,  out  of  the  actual  strength  of  20,91,488 police  personnel  in  States/UTs  as  on  01.01.2020,  the  strength  of  women police personnel is 2,15,504 which is 10.3%. The details of women police officers at each level in the States/UTs is at Annexure.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2119 FOR 15.03.2022

(c) 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 recruit more women  police  personnel  including  improvement  of  gender  balance.  The Centre  also  issues  advisories  to  the  States  for  increasing  number  of women  in  the  police  forces.  The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  issued advisories dated 22.04.2013, 21.05.2014, 12.05.2015, 21.06.2019  and 22.06.2021 to all the State Governments to increase the representation of women police  to  33%  of  the  total  strength.    All  the  State  Governments have been requested to create additional posts of women Constables/SubInspectors by converting the vacant posts of Constables/ Sub-Inspectors. The  aim  is  that  each  police  station  should  have  at  least  3  women  SubInspectors and 10 women police Constables, so that a women help desk is manned round the clock.

States have also been advised to strengthen welfare measures for women police personnel and ensure their safety and a conducive work environment such as provision of housing, medical facilities and restroom facilities for women police personnel in Police Stations to attract women to join the Police Force.

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## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2119 for 15.03.2022

## States/UTs wise details of women police officers at each levelas on 01.01.2020

| Sl.No.                     | States/UTs        | DGP/ Spl. DGP   | Addl. DGP IGP   | DIG   | AIGP/ SSP/SP/ Comdt.   | Addl. SP/ Dy. Comdt .   | ASP/ Dy. SP/ Asstt. Comdt   | Inspector/ RI   | SI/ RSI   | ASI/ ARSI   | Head Const.   | Const.   | Others if any   | Total No. of women police   | %of women police in the States/ UTs   |
|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| (1)                        | (2)               | (3) (4)         | (5)             | (6)   | (7)                    | (8)                     | . (9) (10)                  |                 | (11)      | (12)        | (13)          | (14)     | (15)            | (16)                        | (17)                                  |
| 1.                         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1               | 2               | 0     | 10                     | 14                      | 17                          | 22              | 207       | 221         | 384           | 2604     | 0               | 3483                        | 5.85%                                 |
| 2.                         | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 0             | 0 0             | 0     | 0                      | 3                       | 3                           | 11              | 32        | 15          | 37            | 946      | 40              | 1087                        | 8.66%                                 |
| 3.                         | Assam             | 0               | 0 0             | 1     | 10                     | 12                      | 45                          | 33              | 138       | 33          | 89            | 5053     | 20              | 5434                        | 7.59%                                 |
| 4.                         | Bihar             | 0 0             | 1               | 3     | 10                     | 3                       | 27                          | 50              | 900       | 223         | 380           | 21643    | 5               | 23245                       | 25.30%                                |
| 5.                         | Chhattisgarh      | 0               | 0 0             | 1     | 9                      | 23                      | 59                          | 86              | 214       | 237         | 275           | 3596     | 10              | 4510                        | 7.06%                                 |
| 6.                         | Goa               | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 0                      | 0                       | 4                           | 5               | 45        | 36          | 201           | 456      | 89              | 836                         | 10.57%                                |
| 7.                         | Gujarat           | 0 1             | 1               | 1     | 10                     | 0                       | 34                          | 87              | 432       | 717         | 937           | 7627     | 0               | 9847                        | 11.71%                                |
| 8. Haryana                 |                   | 0               | 0 4             | 0     | 0                      | 3                       | 18                          | 71              | 219       | 500         | 682           | 2847     | 0               | 4344                        | 8.34%                                 |
| 9.                         | Himachal Pradesh  | 0               | 0 2             | 1     | 13                     | 0                       | 8                           | 17              | 27        | 41          | 130           | 3136     | 0               | 3375                        | 19.15%                                |
| 10. Jharkhand              |                   | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 1                      | 0                       | 8                           | 28              | 188       | 234         | 397           | 3632     | 147             | 4635                        | 7.14%                                 |
| 11.                        | Karnataka         | 1               | 1 1             | 0     | 49                     | 0                       | 23                          | 53              | 381       | 303         | 1131          | 4952     | 0               | 6895                        | 8.28%                                 |
| 12.                        | Kerala            | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 1                      | 0                       | 0                           | 20              | 99        | 0           | 80            | 3684     | 0               | 3884                        | 7.23%                                 |
| 13. Madhya                 | Pradesh           | 0               | 5 2             | 4     | 12                     | 45                      | 150                         | 181             | 996       | 221         | 432           | 3953     | 0               | 6001                        | 6.03%                                 |
| 14.                        | Maharashtra       | 0               | 4 1             | 2     | 53                     | 0                       | 64                          | 425             | 965       | 185         | 6538          | 18653    | 0               | 26890                       | 12.52%                                |
| 15. Manipur                |                   | 0               | 0 1             | 1     | 10                     | 13                      | 8                           | 19              | 74        | 126         | 334           | 2090     | 0               | 2676                        | 9.10%                                 |
| 16. Meghalaya              |                   | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 4                      | 0                       | 7                           | 12              | 88        | 10          | 32            | 544      | 3               | 851                         | 5.77%                                 |
| 17. Mizoram                |                   | 0 0             | 0               | 0     | 2                      | 0                       | 10                          | 65              | 126       | 67          | 163           | 147      | 0               | 580                         | 7.18%                                 |
| 18. Nagaland               |                   | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 4                      | 9                       | 8                           | 238             | 79        | 35          | 496           | 1834     | 36              | 2739                        | 9.74%                                 |
| 19. Odisha                 |                   | 0               | 0 3             | 1     | 5                      | 8                       | 19                          | 286             | 491       | 159         | 66            | 4816     | 0               | 5854                        | 10.01%                                |
| 20. Punjab                 |                   | 0               | 2 3             | 0     | 15                     | 8                       | 45                          | 61              | 393       | 70          | 458           | 5717     | 565             | 7337                        | 8.54%                                 |
| 21. Rajasthan              |                   | 0               | 4 1             | 2     | 18                     | 39                      | 46                          | 69              | 235       | 92          | 439           | 8394     | 0               | 9339                        | 9.80%                                 |
| 22. Sikkim                 |                   | 0               | 0 0             | 1     | 4                      | 5                       | 9                           | 9               | 11        | 7           | 51            | 358      | 3               | 458                         | 8.07%                                 |
| 23. Tamil Nadu             |                   | 1               | 1 3             | 12    | 31                     | 10                      | 25                          | 1055            | 1546      | 0           | 3806          | 14371    | 0               | 20861                       | 18.50%                                |
| 24. Telangana              |                   | 1               | 3 7             | 0     | 17                     | 22                      | 7                           | 24              | 91        | 162         | 257           | 1909     | 0               | 2500                        | 5.11%                                 |
| 25. Tripura                | 0                 |                 | 0 0             | 0     | 4                      | 0                       | 7                           | 5               | 70        | 26          | 53            | 988      | 16              | 1169                        | 5.13%                                 |
| 26. Uttar Pradesh          |                   | 0               | 4 2             | 3     | 21                     | 3                       | 5                           | 261             | 825       | 0           | 625           | 27363    | 0               | 29112                       | 9.59%                                 |
| 27. Uttarakhand            |                   | 0               | 0 0             | 3     | 3                      | 7                       | 9                           | 6               | 292       | 0           | 74            | 2184     | 0               | 2578                        | 12.21%                                |
| 28. West Bengal            | 1                 | 0               | 3               | 8     | 18                     | 9                       | 48                          | 55              | 470       | 447         | 0             | 8432     | 0               | 9491                        | 9.71%                                 |
| 29. A &NIslands            |                   | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 3                      | 0                       | 1                           | 13              | 17        | 11          | 44            | 434      | 30              | 553                         | 12.58%                                |
| 30. Chandigarh             | 0                 | 0               | 0               | 0     | 1                      | 0                       | 5                           | 14              | 10        | 7           | 59            | 1352     | 0               | 1448                        | 18.78%                                |
| 31. Dadra Haveli*          | and Nagar         | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 0                      | 0                       | 0                           | 0               | 5         | 0           | 8             | 36       | 0               | 49                          | 6.12%                                 |
| 32. Daman &Diu*            | 0                 | 0               | 0               | 0     | 0                      | 0                       | 0                           | 0               | 4         | 3           | 3             | 47       | 2               | 59                          | 13.92%                                |
| 33. Delhi                  |                   | 0               | 2 2             | 1     | 9                      | 2                       | 36                          | 103             | 962       | 649         | 712           | 7357     | 275             | 10110                       | 12.30%                                |
| 34. Jammu                  | &Kashmir          | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 0                      | 12                      | 36                          | 53              | 79        | 14          | 558           | 1499     | 426             | 2677                        | 3.31% 18.47%                          |
| 35. Ladakh 36. Lakshadweep |                   | 0 0             | 0 0             | 0     | 1                      | 0                       | 1                           | 3               | 9         | 1           | 31            | 260      | 3               | 309                         |                                       |
| 37. Puducherry             |                   |                 | 0 0             | 0     | 0                      | 0                       | 0                           | 0               | 0         | 0           | 7             | 21       | 0               | 28                          | 10.49%                                |
|                            |                   | 0               | 0 0             | 0     | 3                      | 0                       | 0                           | 0               | 11        | 0           | 43            | 203      | 0               | 260                         | 7.58%                                 |

* Data of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has been given separately. Sources: BPR&D