Lok Sabha Question No. 1509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: Strength of Policemen
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1509

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2016/ SHRAVANA 4, 1938 (SAKA)

## STRENGTH OF POLICEMEN

†1509.

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is shortage of Police personnel in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  existing  strength and requirement of Police officers separately, State-wise including Delhi Police;
- (d)  the  present  ratio  of  police  to  population  and  the  steps  taken  to increase  the  ratio  between  police  force  and  the  population  in  the country; and
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the strength of Police personnel in the country and if so, the details thereof alongwith the details of advisories issued to States and police department to fill all the vacant posts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GAGARAM AHIR)

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  data  compiled  by  the  Bureau  of  Police  Research  & Development (BPR&D), as on 1.1.2015 against total sanctioned strength of  22,63,222  Police  personnel  in  all  the  States  and  Union  Territories, 17,21,101 personnel were in position leading to a shortfall of 5,42,986 personnel. Details are at Annexure-I.

## LS.US.Q.No.1509 FOR 26.07.2016

As 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects, falling in List II (Entry 1 and 2) of Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments to ensure adequate provision of police  personnel  in  respective  States  and  improve  police-population ratio.  The  Centre  advises  the  States  from    time  to  time  to  bring  the requisite  reforms  in  Police  administration  to  meet  the  expectations  of people.

(d)&  (e):As  per  data  compiled  by  Bureau  of  Police  Research  and Development (BPR&D), the ratio between the police and general public is 1: 720 whereas the sanctioned ratio is  1: 547, in the country. To fill up the vacancies of IPS Officers, the batch-size of IPS (direct recruitment) has been increased from 88 to 103 from Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2005,  to  130  from  CSE,  2008  and  to  150  from  CSE,  2009.  Besides  the above,  the  process  of  appointments  to  the  Indian  Police  Service  by promotion from State Police Service has been accelerated.

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## STATES/UTS WISE SANCTIONED, ACTUAL & VACANCY POSITION IN POLICE FORCE (AS ON 01.01.2015)

| Sl. No.         | States/ UTs       | TOTAL             | TOTAL         | TOTAL          |
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|
| 1.              | Andhra Pradesh    | Sanctioned 69,796 | Actual 56,884 | Vacancy 12,912 |
| 2.              | Arunachal Pradesh | 12,764            | 11,305        | 1,459          |
| 3.              | Assam             | 64,343            | 51,915        | 12,428         |
| 4.              | Bihar             | 112,554           | 70,858        | 41,696         |
| 5.              | Chattisgarh       | 68,099            | 55,215        | 12,884         |
| 6.              | Goa               | 8,093             | 6,791         | 1,302          |
| 7.              | Gujarat           | 99,423            | 73,313        | 26,110         |
| 8.              | Haryana           | 61,681            | 41,690        | 19,991         |
| 9.              | Himachal Pradesh  | 16,490            | 13,784        | 2,706          |
| 10.             | Jammu & Kashmir   | 80,100            | 69,215        | 10,885         |
| 11.             | Jharkhand         | 73,713            | 56,488        | 17,225         |
| 12.             | Karnataka         | 107,053           | 73,746        | 33,307         |
| 13.             | Kerala            | 48,795            | 49,437        | -              |
| 14.             | Madhya Pradesh    | 101,648           | 90,628        | 11,020         |
| 15.             | Maharashtra       | 191,179           | 179,676       | 11,503         |
| 16.             | Manipur           | 32,080            | 24,939        | 7,141          |
| 17.             | Meghalaya         | 14,858            | 12,418        | 2,440          |
| 18.             | Mizoram           | 11,264            | 9,515         | 1,749          |
| 19.             | Nagaland          | 21,640            | 21,863        | -              |
| 20.             | Odisha            | 60,258            | 49,992        | 10,266         |
| 21.             | Punjab            | 78,455            | 75,671        | 2,784          |
| 22.             | Rajasthan         | 104,061           | 95,225        | 8,836          |
| 23.             | Sikkim            | 6,115             | 4,801         | 1,314          |
| 24.             | Tamil Nadu        | 35,830            | 112,649       | 23,181         |
| 25.             | Telangana         | 60,715            | 48,475        | 12,240         |
| 26.             | Tripura           | 27,513            | 23,852        | 3,661          |
| 27.             | Uttar Pradesh     | 364,200           | 165,040       | 199,160        |
| 28.             | Uttarakhand       | 20,836            | 18,850        | 1,986          |
| 29.             | West Bengal       | 111,176           | 65,746        | 45,430         |
| 30.             | A & N Islands     | 4,468             | 3,865         | 603            |
| 31.             | Chandigarh        | 6,721             | 5,991         | 730            |
| 32.             | D & N Haveli      | 330               | 253           | 77             |
| 33.             | Daman & Diu       | 410               | 351           | 59             |
| 34.             | Delhi             | 82,242            | 77,083        | 5,159          |
| 35.             | Lakshadweep       | 349               | 305           | 44             |
| 36.             | Puducherry        | 3,970             | 3,272         | 698            |
| All India Total | All India Total   | 22,63,222         | 17,21,101     | 542,986        |

Source: BPRD

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