Lok Sabha Question No. 1464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Gender Ratio in Police
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1464

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 17, 1937 (SAKA)

GENDER RATIO IN POLICE

1464. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is gender imbalance in Police force in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  State  Police  Personnel  in  the  country,  gender  and State-wise;
- (c)  whether  there  is  gender  imbalance  in  the  Central  Armed  Police  Forces also and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has a plan to improve gender balance in all the police forces in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  data  compiled  by  BPR&D,  the  actual  strength  of  Women Police personnel  in all States/UTs is 6.11% as on 1.1.2014. Relevant data of State Police personnel is annexed.(Annexure-I)
- (c): Yes Madam. The details are at Annexure-II.
- (d)  &  (e):  The  Centre  advises  the  States  from  time  to  time  to  introduce requisite reforms in  the police administration. Ministry of Home Affairs  has issued an advisory dated 04.09.2009 and 22.4.2013 to all State/UTs Governments to increase women police to 33% of the total strength. As per U.O. No. 45017/14/2010-Pers.I dated 31.5.2011, MHA has advised to bring the percentage of women in the police to 5% within three years in CAPFs.

## LS.US.Q.No.1464 FOR 08.12.2015

All the State Governments have been requested to create additional posts of women  constables/SIs  by  converting  the  vacant  posts  of  male  constables into  posts of women constables as required to achieve this. It has also been advised  that  each  police  station  should  have  at  least  3  women  subinspectors and 10 women police constables, so that a women help desk is manned round the clock.  The combined efforts of the Central and various State  Governments/UTs  are  encouraging  and  the  percentage  of  women police personnel is increasing gradually.

The Parliamentary 'Committee on Empowerment of Women' has stressed that presence of women police personnel should be made more visible vis-à-vis their male counterparts so that gender issues are addressed more effectively at  the  local  level.  Efforts  are  also  being  made  to  improve  the  working conditions  in  order  to  attract  more  women  to  join  the  police  forces.  An advisory  had  also  been  issued  on  21.5.2014  to  evolve  a  uniform  policy  for establishing facilities at the work place so as to mitigate the problems faced by Women during long working hours.

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## Annexure-I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1464 for 8.12.2015

TABLE 12.4-STATE/UT-WISE  ACTUAL STRENGTH OF WOMEN POLICE & %AGE-AS ON 1.1.2014.

|                 | States/Uts        | Actual Strength of State/Uts (Civil Armed Police)   | Actual Strength of Women Police of State/UTs   | %ageof Women Police to Total Police   |
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.         | States/Uts        | 1.1.2014                                            | 1.1.2014                                       | 1.1.2014                              |
| 1.              | 2.                | 3.                                                  | 4.                                             | 5.                                    |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh    | 106635                                              | 4622                                           | 4.33                                  |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh | 11247                                               | 582                                            | 5.17                                  |
| 3               | Assam             | 55033                                               | 510                                            | 0.93                                  |
| 4               | Bihar             | 68819                                               | 2341                                           | 3.40                                  |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh      | 54693                                               | 2348                                           | 4.29                                  |
| 6               | Goa               | 5924                                                | 366                                            | 6.18                                  |
| 7               | Gujarat           | 74023                                               | 2691                                           | 3.64                                  |
| 8               | Haryana           | 41112                                               | 2734                                           | 6.65                                  |
| 9               | Himachal Pradesh  | 14024                                               | 1552                                           | 11.07                                 |
| 10              | Jammu &Kashmir    | 72196                                               | 2252                                           | 3.12                                  |
| 11              | Jharkhand         | 56439                                               | 2906                                           | 5.15                                  |
| 12              | Karnataka         | 72011                                               | 3682                                           | 5.11                                  |
| 13              | Kerala            | 47782                                               | 3067                                           | 6.42                                  |
| 14              | Madhya Pradesh    | 86946                                               | 4190                                           | 4.82                                  |
| 15              | Maharashtra       | 171359                                              | 17957                                          | 10.48                                 |
| 16              | Manipur           | 24832                                               | 2040                                           | 8.22                                  |
| 17              | Meghalaya         | 11453                                               | 329                                            | 2.87                                  |
| 18              | Mizoram           | 9895                                                | 568                                            | 5.74                                  |
| 19              | Nagaland          | 24030                                               | 253                                            | 1.05                                  |
| 20              | Odisha            | 51396                                               | 4381                                           | 8.52                                  |
| 21              | Punjab            | 73872                                               | 4761                                           | 6.44                                  |
| 22              | Rajasthan         | 92330                                               | 6568                                           | 7.11                                  |
| 23              | Sikkim            | 4281                                                | 333                                            | 7.78                                  |
| 24              | Tamil Nadu        | 111448                                              | 13842                                          | 12.42                                 |
| 25              | Tripura           | 23619                                               | 777                                            | 3.29                                  |
| 26              | Uttar Pradesh     | 168851                                              | 7238                                           | 4.29                                  |
| 27              | Uttarakhand       | 18187                                               | 1528                                           | 8.40                                  |
| 28              | West Bengal       | 79476                                               | 3791                                           | 4.77                                  |
| 29              | A &NIslands       | 3947                                                | 445                                            | 11.27                                 |
| 30              | Chandigarh        | 7181                                                | 1017                                           | 14.16                                 |
| 31              | D &NHaveli        | 261                                                 | 26                                             | 9.96                                  |
| 32              | Daman& Diu        | 373                                                 | 34                                             | 9.12                                  |
| 33              | Delhi             | 75704                                               | 5413                                           | 7.15                                  |
| 34              | Lakshadweep       | 264                                                 | 16                                             | 6.06                                  |
| 35              | Puducherry        | 3143                                                | 165                                            | 5.25                                  |
| All India Total | All India Total   | 1722786                                             | 105325                                         | 6.11                                  |

Sources: BPR&D

## ANNEXURE-II to Lok Sabha unstarred Q. No. 1464 for 8.12.2015

## Santioned and actual strength of Central Armed Police Forces including Women (As on 1.1.2014)

| Sl No.   | Name of the Central Police Forces        |   Sanctioned strength |   Actual Strength |   Strength of Women |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Assam Riffles(AR)                        |                 65819 |             65327 |                 470 |
| 2.       | Border Security Force (BSF)              |                246963 |            239744 |                2640 |
| 3.       | Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) |                138557 |            123481 |                5896 |
| 4.       | Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)      |                298597 |            285990 |                5857 |
| 5.       | Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)        |                 84003 |             75066 |                1128 |
| 6.       | National Security Guard(NSG)             |                  9508 |              9143 |                  52 |
| 7.       | Railway Protection Force (RPSF & RPF)    |                 75725 |             55710 |                1177 |
| 8.       | Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)                |                 88458 |             72908 |                1174 |
| Total    | Total                                    |               1007630 |            927369 |               18394 |

Source: BPR&D