Lok Sabha Question No. 2155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Women Constables in Police Stations
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Queen Oja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2155

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 23, 1944 (SAKA)

WOMEN CONSTABLES IN POLICE STATIONS

2155. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  women  constables  and  sub-inspectors  posted  in  police stations across the country with district-wise;
- (b)  whether there is any limit fixed for the number of women constables in the police station and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  there  has  been  different  limit  earmarked  in  each  State  in  this regard and, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has also set up some women police stations in each State and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and district-wise;
- (e) the number of women police station in-charges posted in police stations across  the  country  and  the  number  of  women  police  station  in-charges posted in the State of Assam; and
- (f) whether the Government is considering to increase the number of women police station in-charges and if so, the details thereof?

## 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 seventh schedule of the Constitution of India. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/UTs to increase the number of women personnel in police forces. The Central Government advises the States/UTs from time to time.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2155 FOR 14.03.2023

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued advisories from time to time 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/Sub-Inspectors  by  converting the vacant posts of Constables/Sub-Inspectors. 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.  The district-wise data relating to number  of women  constables  and  subinspectors  posted  in  police  stations  across  the  country  is  not  maintained centrally. However, as per the data compiled by Bureau of Police Research & Development  (BPR&D),  as  on  01.01.2022,  the  actual  strength  of  women police personnel is 11.75% at all India level.

(d)  to  (f)    'Police'  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  for  the  States/UTs  to  set  up women police stations in their respective State/UT and to post women police station in-charges. The district-wise and State-wise data of number of women police  station  in-charges  posted  in  police  stations  are  not  maintained centrally.  However,  as  per  data  compiled  by  BPR&D,  as  on  01.01.2022, State/UT-wise number of women police stations is given at Annexure.

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## State/UT-wise number of women police station as on 01.01.2022

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                               | Number of women police stations   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 18                                |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 6                                 |
| 3.        | Assam                                    | 1                                 |
| 4.        | Bihar                                    | 40                                |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                             | 4                                 |
| 6.        | Goa                                      | 1                                 |
| 7.        | Gujarat                                  | 39                                |
| 8.        | Haryana                                  | 33                                |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 11                                |
| 10.       | Jharkhand                                | 33                                |
| 11.       | Karnataka                                | 36                                |
| 12.       | Kerala                                   | 14                                |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 52                                |
| 14.       | Maharashtra                              | NA                                |
| 15.       | Manipur                                  | 9                                 |
| 16.       | Meghalaya                                | 11                                |
| 17.       | Mizoram                                  | 1                                 |
| 18.       | Nagaland                                 | 11                                |
| 19.       | Odisha                                   | 6                                 |
| 20.       | Punjab                                   | 9                                 |
| 21.       | Rajasthan                                | 41                                |
| 22.       | Sikkim                                   | 2                                 |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu                               | 202                               |
| 24.       | Telangana                                | 16                                |
| 25.       | Tripura                                  | 7                                 |
| 26.       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 77                                |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand                              | 2                                 |
| 28.       | West Bengal                              | 48                                |
| 29.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 0                                 |
| 30.       | Chandigarh                               | 1                                 |
| 31.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0                                 |
| 32.       | Delhi                                    | 0                                 |
| 33.       | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 10                                |
| 34.       | Ladakh                                   | 1                                 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep                              | 0                                 |
| 36.       | Puducherry                               | 3                                 |
|           | Total                                    | 745                               |

Source: BPR&D