GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 23 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21ST JULY, 2015/ASHADHA 30, 1937 (SAKA) VACANCIES IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS 23. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the number of posts lying vacant in the police departments of various States along with the reasons therefor, rank and State-wise; (b) whether the Government has issued any advisory to the States and police departments in this regard; (c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the States and police departments thereto; and (d) the other steps taken by the Government to fill all the vacancies in a time-bound manner particularly in those States affected by communal violence, insurgency and naxalism? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY) (a): As on 1.1.2014, against a total sanctioned strength of 22,83,646 posts of police personnel in different grades, only 17,22,786 Police personnel were in position leading to a shortfall of 5,60,860 personnel. The State-wise details are at Annexure. (b) to (d): Ministry of Home Affairs vide its advisory dated 9th September, 2014 has advised all the States/Union Territories to initiate a time bound action plan to fill up the existing vacancies in the State Police and review the existing sanctioned strength of Police personnel at all levels. As ‘police’ and ‘public order’ are State subjects, as per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, it is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments to ensure adequate provision of police personnel ….2/ -2- L.S.US.Q.NO.23 FOR 21.07.2015 in respective States. The Central Government has been advising the States to fill up the vacancies with a view to meet expectations of the people. Besides, the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Scheme for Modernisation of State Police Forces (MPF Scheme) is providing assistance to supplement the efforts and resources of the State Governments in modernizing their police infrastructure and enhance their operational capability, especially for tackling the emerging challenges of internal security. ******** Page 1 of 1 of Annexure L.S.US.Q.NO.23 FOR 21.07.2015 The State-wise details of sanctioned posts and vacancies in police force S. State/UTs Total No. Sanctioned Actual Vacancy (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Andhra Pradesh 129585 106635 22950 2. Arunachal Pradesh 12764 11247 1517 3. Assam 64386 55033 9353 4. Bihar 104387 68819 35568 5. Chhattisgarh 67821 54693 13128 6. Goa 7118 5924 1194 7. Gujarat 116893 74023 42870 8. Haryana 61681 41112 20569 9. Himachal Pradesh 16209 14024 2185 10. J&K 78351 72196 6155 11. Jharkhand 73707 56439 17268 12. Karnataka 106785 72011 34774 13. Kerala 51701 47782 3919 14. M.P. 101638 86946 14692 15. Maharashtra 184856 171359 13497 16. Manipur 32071 24832 7239 17. Meghalaya 13287 11453 1834 18. Mizoram 11265 9895 1370 19. Nagaland 24284 24030 254 20.. Odisha 58413 51396 7017 21. Punjab 80064 73872 6192 22. Rajasthan 118833 92330 26503 23. Sikkim 5390 4281 1109 24. Tamil Nadu 135683 111448 24235 25. Tripura 27433 23619 3814 26. U.P. 368271 168851 199420 27. Uttarakhand 21030 18187 2843 28. West Bengal 110107 79476 30631 29. A&N Islands 4468 3947 521 30. Chandigarh 7873 7181 692 31. D&N Haveli 328 261 67 32. Daman & Diu 422 373 49 33. Delhi 82242 75704 6538 34. Lakshadweep 349 264 85 35. Puducherry 3951 3143 808 All India 2283646 1722786 560860 ****** .