Lok Sabha Question No. 3573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Women in Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3573

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA) WOMEN IN POLICE FORCE

3573.     SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of women police officers at each level of the force, State and UT-wise;

(b) the current progress of States towards achieving 33 percent reservation of police forces, State and UT-wise;

- (c)  the  reasons  due  to  which  the  police  departments  have  been  slow  in hiring more women;
- (d) whether the Government has monitored any benefits of having a larger number of women in the police, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the steps/measures being taken by the Government to encourage more hiring of women police officers;

(f)  whether  the  effectiveness  of  gender  sensitization  exercises  for  the police is being measured; and

(g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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  (BPR&D),  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  10.30%.    The  details  of women police officers at each level in the States/UTs is at Annexure.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3573 FOR 10.08.2021

(c) to (g): '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 male constables. The aim is that each police station should have at least 3 women Sub-Inspectors 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  and  medical  facilities  and restroom facilities for women police personnel in Police Stations to attract women to the Police Force.

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## ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3573 FOR 10.08.2021

## States/UTs wise details of women police officers at each level as 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               | 1           | 2     | 0     | 10                    | 14                     | 17                           | 22              | 207       | 221         | 384           | 2604          | 0               | 3483                        | 5.85%                                 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 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 and Nagar Haveli* | 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%                                 |
| 35.      | Ladakh                  |                 | 0           | 0     | 0     |                       |                        |                              | 3               |           |             |               | 260           |                 | 309                         | 18.47%                                |
|          |                         | 0               |             |       |       | 1                     | 0                      | 1                            |                 | 9         | 1           | 31            |               | 3               |                             |                                       |
| 36.      | Lakshadweep             | 0               | 0           | 0     | 0     | 0                     | 0                      | 0                            | 0               | 0         | 0           | 7             | 21            | 0 0             | 28 260                      | 10.49% 7.58%                          |
| 37.      | Puducherry              | 0               | 0           | 0     | 0     | 3                     | 0                      | 0                            | 0               | 11        | 0           | 43            | 203 All India | Total           | 215504                      | 10.30%                                |