Lok Sabha Question No. 1237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Women Personnel in Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1237

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 12, 1946 (SAKA)

WOMEN PERSONNEL IN POLICE FORCE

1237.     DR. GUMMA THANUJA RANI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number of women personnel in police forces in the country; State-wise;

(b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to increase  the  representation  of women in police forces, particularly in leadership positions; and

(c) whether any special recruitment drives have been launched to encourage women to join police forces and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  As per the data on police organisations compiled by the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Affairs the details of actual  strength  of  women  police  personnel  in  the  police  forces  of  each State/UT is at Annexure.

(b)  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. 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,  22.06.2021,  13.04.2022, 27.04.2023 and 05.12.2023 to all the State Governments/UT Administrations to increase the representation of women 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/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.

'Police'  being  a  State  subject,  the  details  of  recruitment  of  women police personnel in the States/UTs is not maintained centrally.

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## States/UTs wise details of actual strength of women police personnel in the police forces as on 01.01.2023 .

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                               | Actual Strength of Women Police (Civil + District Armed Reserve + Armed + IRB)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)       | (2) (3)                                  | (2) (3)                                                                          |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 18,913                                                                           |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 1,345                                                                            |
| 3.        | Assam                                    | 4,894                                                                            |
| 4.        | Bihar                                    | 24,295                                                                           |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                             | 4,903                                                                            |
| 6.        | Goa                                      | 842                                                                              |
| 7.        | Gujarat                                  | 14,745                                                                           |
| 8.        | Haryana                                  | 5,506                                                                            |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 2,593                                                                            |
| 10.       | Jharkhand                                | 4,611                                                                            |
| 11.       | Karnataka                                | 9,081                                                                            |
| 12.       | Kerala                                   | 4,472                                                                            |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 7,452                                                                            |
| 14.       | Maharashtra                              | 32,172                                                                           |
| 15.       | Manipur                                  | 1,957                                                                            |
| 16.       | Meghalaya                                | 818                                                                              |
| 17.       | Mizoram                                  | 602                                                                              |
| 18.       | Nagaland                                 | 2,588                                                                            |
| 19.       | Odisha                                   | 6,108                                                                            |
| 20.       | Punjab                                   | 8,167                                                                            |
| 21.       | Rajasthan                                | 10,361                                                                           |
| 22.       | Sikkim                                   | 470                                                                              |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu                               | 25,334                                                                           |
| 24.       | Telangana                                | 5,351                                                                            |
| 25.       | Tripura                                  | 1,306                                                                            |
| 26.       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 33,319                                                                           |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand                              | 2,609                                                                            |
| 28.       | West Bengal                              | 9,603                                                                            |
| 29.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 543                                                                              |
| 30.       | Chandigarh                               | 1,327                                                                            |
| 31.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 104                                                                              |
| 32.       | Delhi                                    | 11,930                                                                           |
| 33.       | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 4,370                                                                            |
| 34.       | Ladakh                                   | 777                                                                              |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep                              | 26                                                                               |
| 36.       | Puducherry                               | 268                                                                              |
| All India | All India                                | 2,63,762                                                                         |

Source:BPR&D

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