Lok Sabha Question No. 4224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Women in Police Forces
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4224

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022/CHAITRA 8, 1944 (SAKA) WOMEN IN POLICE FORCES

4224. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any action has been taken by the Government to incentivise higher employment of women in the police force and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has any proposal to use discretionary grants as a mechanism  to  incentivize  higher  number  of  women  personnel  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any study has been undertaken by the Government to assess glassceilings faced by women personnel in terms of promotions to higher posts and if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  women  in  Police  Forces  at  all levels, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)   '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/Union Territory (UT) Administrations to recruit more women police  personnel  including  improvement  of  gender  balance.  The  Centre  also issues  advisories  to  the  States/UTs  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/UT   Administrations   to  increase  the  representation   of  women

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4224 FOR 29.03.2022

police to 33% of the total strength. All the State Governments/UTs Administrations  have  been  requested  to  create  additional  posts  of  women Constables/Sub-Inspectors  by  converting  the  vacant  posts  of  Constables/SubInspectors. 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,  medical  and  rest  room  facilities  for  women  police personnel in Police Stations to attract women to join the Police Force.  'Police' being  a    State  subject,  it  is  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations  to  ensure  promotions  of  women  police  personnel  in  various grades in terms of their extant rules.

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 10.3% of actual strength. The details of women police officers at each level in the States/UTs is at Annexure.

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## States/UTs wise details of women police personnel 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               | 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%                                 |
|           |                         | 0               | 0           | 0     | 0     |                        |                        |                              |                  |           |             | 31            | 260      | 3               | 309                         | 18.47%                                |
| 35. 36.   | Ladakh Lakshadweep      | 0               | 0           | 0     | 0     | 1 0                    | 0 0                    | 1 0                          | 3 0              | 9 0       | 1 0         | 7             | 21       | 0               | 28 260                      | 10.49% 7.58%                          |
| 37.       | Puducherry              | 0               | 0           | 0     | 0     | 3                      | 0                      | 0                            | 0                | 11        | 0           | 43            | 203      | 0               |                             |                                       |

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