By
Ms Rina Mitra
Director, National Police Mission Division
Bureau of Police Research & Development
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India
New Delhi www.bprd.nic.in
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• Recognizing the significant contribution of women in police forces, BPR&D initiated the idea to organise National
Conference for women police personnel of all ranks.
• Springboard Programme
• 4 Regional Conferences – Calcutta,
Hyderabad, Phillaur, Bhopal
• 1 st National Conference – Delhi - 2002
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• 2002 – BPR&D invites 35 States & UTs to submit status papers on gender profile,
Recruitment, Personnel and professional development, perception and attitude.
• Theme – FORGING A NEW FUTURE.
• Participation by all ranks of Women in
Police.
• Home Minister addresses the participants at Vigyan Bhawan, New
Delhi.
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2 nd National Conference – Mussoorie,
Uttarakhand
• July 2005
• Theme – MAINSTREAMING OF WOMEN IN
POLICE.
– Increase their representation.
– Formulation of suitable recruitment procedures with suitably differentiated physical standards, common cadre, training needs analysis, focus on ongoing research and data collection.
– Gender audit and Gender budgeting.
– Issues relating to Sexual harassment at the work place.
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3 rd National Conference – Punchkula,
Haryana
• March 2009
• Theme – OPTIMISING THE CONTRIBUTION OF
WOMEN IN POLICE.
• Recommendations
– National Police Mission to include the subject Women in Police
– An annual State /CPO level conference
– Increase in Numbers, Interface with community, Creche – Posting at Police
Stations
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4 th National Conference – Bhubaneshwar,
Odisha
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– WOMEN POLICE AS CHANGE AGENT.
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for I. Organizational Response increasing the number.
II. Women Police as change agent
III. Career Planning
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4 th National Conference – Bhubaneshwar,
• Recommendations
Odisha
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Recruitment and Training
• 30% Reservation in civil police
• Combined Basic Training, Induction of Women Trainers and
Common Syllabus
• Gender Sensitization Modules in Basic and In-service Courses.
2. Mainstreaming
• Common Cadre for promotion for equal promotion opportunities
• Posting in Police Stations immediately after training
• Mainstream posting – SHO, SDPO, CID, CB
3. Service issues
• Implementation of Vishaka Guidelines
• Mentoring, Flexible working conditions
• Provision of appropriate equipment – e.g. Bullet proof jackets & helmets etc.
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4 th National Conference – Bhubaneshwar,
Odisha
• Recommendations – Contd..
• Grievance Redressal Mechanism
• Posting near / at the place of posting of spouse.
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Welfare measures
• Child Care Leave / Maternity Leave in the pattern of GOI in all
States
• Provision of Creche
• Relaxed Uniform Rules & Training curriculum
• Basic amenities – Toilets and Rest Rooms at work place
5. Miscellaneous
• Nodal Officer in every police organization.
• State Level Conferences – Financial Assistance from BPR&D.
• For CPOs / CAPFs – Family accommodation for mahila battalions in CRPF. More residential Schools.
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• Training in Computers, Disaster Management, Intelligence etc.
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Women officers to be inducted in SSB and ITBP

4 th National Conference – Bhubaneshwar,
Odisha
• Implementation
– MHA to monitor the recommendations
– Linking the release of MPF grants to implementation of the recommendations.
– MHA to setup a suitable mechanism for compliance by States
– Permanent Secretariat for women in police in
BPR&D for tracking implementation of the
Conferences and address women related issues.
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Year as on
STRENGTH OF WOMEN IN POLICE IN INDIA
Sanctioned Strength
(Civil + Armed) & %
Change
01.01.1996
01.01.2001
01.01.2002
01.01.2003
01.01.2004
01.01.2005
01.01.2006
01.01.2007
1,351,047 (18.71)
1,449,761 (7.31)
1,493,321 (3.00)
1,468,776 (-1.64)
1,496,276 (1.87)
1,530,389 (2.28)
1,573,539 (2.82)
1,632,651 (3.76)
01.01.2008
01.01.2009
01.01.2010
01.01.2011
1,746,215 (6.96)
2,056,041 (17.74)
2,069,918 (0.67)
2,064,370 (-0.27)
01.01.2012
2,124,596 ( 2.92)
Source : Data on Police Organizations
Women Police
(Civil + Armed) &
% Change
18,174 (51.37)
26,018 (43.16)
31,446 (20.86)
32,481 (3.29)
36,552 (12.53)
39,954 (9.31)
47,779 (19.59)
52,723 (10.35)
57,466 (9.00)
56,667 (-1.39)
66,153 (16.74)
71,756 (8.47)
84,479 (17.7%)
Male Police
(Civil + Armed) &
% Change
1,332,873 (18.36)
1,423,743 (6.82)
1,461,875 (2.68)
1,436,295 (-1.75)
1,459,724 (1.63)
1,490,435 (2.10)
1,525,760 (2.37)
1,579,928 (3.55)
1,688,749 (6.89)
1,999,374 (18.39)
2,003,765 (0.22)
1,992614 (-0.56)
1,693,541 (-15.00)
Ratio of Women
Police per 100
Policemen
1.35
1.79
2.11
2.21
2.44
2.61
3.04
3.23
3.29
2.76
3.20
3.48
4.99
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Theme---making a difference
Recommendations

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
• BSF
– WOMEN EMPLOYEES AT PAR , MINIMUM FIVE YEARS FIELD
SERVICE, FAMILY ACCOMMODATION, CHANGE IN UNIFORM
AND WOMEN SPECIFIC, COUNSELLING, COMPLAINTS
COMMITTEE , INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, WOMEN IN CIVIC
ACTION PROGRAMME, REPRESENTATION AT WAGAH
BORDER
• CRPF
– SIGNIFICANT WELFARE MEASURES INCLUDING CRECHE,
FLEXIBLE APPROACH DURING BASIC TRAINING , REGULAR
FEED BACK FROM FIELD FORMATIONS, FAMILY
ACCOMMODATION NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED, 3 CRPF
SCHOOLS

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
– CISF
• FIRST SIX YEARS OUT OF HOME ZONE POSTING AS PER POLICY
• FINAL TENURE IN HOME ZONE
• THERE IS A COMMON CADRE FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PROMOTION
• CRECHE FACILITY IS UNDER PROCESS
• ONE SET OF SALWAR KAMIZ, TC KHAKHI AND DUPATTA FOR ALL
FEMALE MEMBERS PROPOSED/ CONSIDERATION OF MHA
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTED AT ALL LEVELS
– ITBP
• POSTING OF FEMALE PERSONNEL TO FIELD FOR EXPERIENCE
AND CAREER
• CHILDCARE FACILITIES EXIST/GRIEVANCES CELL FUNCTIONAL
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTED

ACTION TAKEN REPORT (DELHI POLICE)
– OUT OF 83,762 TOTAL STRENGTH, 5319
WOMEN POLICE i.e. 6.3% RECRUITED
– TRAINING FACILITIES AT PAR WITH MALE
COUNTER PARTS
– SEXUAL
CONSTITUTED
HARRASMENT COMMITTEE
– HOUSING FACILITITIES AVAILABLE NEAR
PLACE OF POSTING
– RELAXED UNIFORM RULES

ACTION TAKEN REPORT (MIN OF RAILWAY)
• COMMON SYLLABUS AND COMBINED TRAINING
• INDUCTION OF WOMEN OUTDOOR TRAINERS
RECOMMENDED
• COMMON CADRE FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN RPF
• GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL FORUM COMPLAINTS
COMMITTEE AT ALL LEVELS EXIST
• VISHAKA GUIDELINES CIRCULATED FOR STRICT
COMPLIANCE
• COUNSELLING SYSTEM EXIST
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
• 10% RESERVATION KEPT FOR WOMEN
• COMMON SYLLABUS
• EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PROMOTIONS
• COMMON CADRE
• POSTED IN POLICE STATION ON THE BASIS OF CAPABILITIES AND
SUITABILITY
• FLEXIBLE UNIFORM RULES DURING PREGNANCY
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES SYSTEM DOES NOT EXIST

HIMACHAL PRADESH
• 8% WOMEN POLICE RECRUITED
• PROMOTION AT PAR
• WOMEN PERSONNEL POSTED TO FIELD AT INITIAL STAGE
• SPECIAL TRAINING IMPARTED
• UNIFORM PRESCRIBED BY PHQ, EXEMPTION ON REQUEST
ONLY
• GRIEVANCES REDRASSAL COMMITTEES/STATE LEVEL EXIST
• NO SPECIAL CAREER PLANNING FOR WOMEN
POLICE

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
(MAHARASHTRA)
• WOMEN POLICE CONSTABLES/OFFICERS ARE POSTED
IN POLICE STATIONS
• PROMOTION AT PAR
• FIELD POSTINGS AT ALL LEVELS OF WOMEN POLICE
EXIST
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES BEING FOLLOWED
• CAREER PLANNING UNDER CONSIDERATION
• 30% RESERVATION

ACTION TAKEN REPORT (MANIPUR)
• COMBINED TRAINING FACILITIES AVAILABLE
• WOMEN POLICE POSTED IN ALL WOMEN POLICE STATIONS
• COMMON CADRE AT GO LEVEL
• PROMOTION AT PAR
• CRECHE FACILITIES AVAILABLE
• COUNSELLING SYSTEM EXIST
• GRIEVANCES REDRESSAL CELL EXISTS AT DISTRICT LEVEL
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTED

ACTION TAKEN REPORT (RAJASTHAN)
• PROMOTION AT PAR
• WOMEN SUB INSPECTORS ARE POSTED AT POLICE STATION
• UNIFORM/EQUIPMENT WOMEN SPECIFIC
• COUNSELLING SYSTEM EXISTS
• GRIEVANCES REDRESSAL CELL AT VARIOUS COMMITTEES
INCLUDING STATE WOMEN COMMISSION
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES AT DISTRICT/STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE
MEETS EVERY 3 MONTHS
• 33% RESERVATION FOR WOMEN UNDER CONSIDERATION

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
(UTTARAKHAND)
• 30% RESERVATION IS GIVEN TO WOMEN
• COMBINED TRAINING FACILITIES IMPLEMENTED
• GENDER SENSITISATION IS THE PART OF INSERVICE TRAINING
• WOMEN POLICE PERSONNEL POSTED IN POLICE STATION
• MATERNITY FACILITITY AS PER RULE AND CRECHE FACILITY
• NO CHILD SUPPORT IN POLICE TRAINING CENTRE
• SARI IS ISSUED AS ADDITIONAL UNIFORM ITEM/UNIFORM COMMON
• COUNSELLING SYSTEM DOES NOT EXIST IN PROFESSIONAL
MATTER. COMMISSION FOR WOMEN LOOKS AFTER GRIEVANCES
FOR ALL WOMEN
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTED

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
(CHANDIGARH)
• 30% RESERVATION IS GIVEN
• COMBINED TRAINING FACILITIES IMPLEMENTED
• GENDER SENSITISATION IS THE PART OF INSERVICE TRAINING
• WOMEN POLICE PERSONNEL POSTED IN POLICE STATION AS SHO
• PROMOTION AT PAR
• MATERNITY FACILITITY AS PER RULE AND CRECHE FACILITY
• NO CHILD SUPPORT IN POLICE TRAINING CENTRE
• SARI IS ISSUED AS ADDITIONAL UNIFORM ITEM/UNIFORM COMMON
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
(GOA)
• NO RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN RECRUITEMENT
• COMBINED TRAINING FACILITIES IMPLEMENTED
• GENDER SENSITISATION IS THE PART OF INSERVICE TRAINING
• WOMEN POLICE PERSONNEL POSTED IN POLICE STATION AS SHO
• PROMOTION AT PAR
• MATERNITY FACILITITY AS PER RULE AND CRECHE FACILITY
• NO CHILD SUPPORT IN POLICE TRAINING CENTRE
• COUNSELLING SYSTEM DOES NOT EXIST IN PROFESSIONAL
MATTER. COMMISSION FOR WOMEN LOOKS AFTER GRIEVANCES
FOR ALL WOMEN
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
(MEGHALAYA)
• NO RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN RECRUITEMENT. 2% WOMEN
POLICE STRENGTH AT PRESENT
• COMBINED TRAINING FACILITIES IMPLEMENTED
• GENDER SENSITISATION IS THE PART OF INSERVICE TRAINING
• WOMEN POLICE PERSONNEL POSTED IN POLICE STATION AS SHO
• PROMOTION AT PAR
• MATERNITY FACILITITY AS PER RULE AND CRECHE FACILITY
• COUNSELLING SYSTEM DOES NOT EXIST IN PROFESSIONAL
MATTER. COMMISSION FOR WOMEN LOOKS AFTER GRIEVANCES
FOR ALL WOMEN
• VISHAKHA GUIDELINES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED

ACTION TAKEN REPORT
(U.P)
• 20% HORIZONTAL RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN
RECRUITEMENT.
• COMBINED TRAINING FACILITIES IMPLEMENTED
• GENDER SENSITISATION IS THE PART OF INSERVICE
TRAINING
• NO DISCRIMINATION IN FIELD POSTING
• CHILD CARE LEAVE UPTO 730 DAYS AS PER STATE
GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 08.12.2008
• NO SPECIAL RELAXATION IN UNIFORM EXISTS
• BASIC AMENITIES LIKE TOILETS, REST ROOMS EXISTS IN
MOST POLICE STATION ALSO INCLUDED IN PROPOSALS

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DETAILS OF COURSES / TRAINING FOR WOMEN
POLICE OFFICERS
Name of the Course 2011-12
Total
No. of
Officers
Women
Police
Officers
203
126
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3.
4.
5
Vertical Interaction Course
Management & Leadership
Courses
Self Development Conflict
Management Course
Human Rights and Crime
Against Women
Juvenile Justice & Human
Rights
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48
81
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16
5
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• COMPLETED
– Influence of certain psychosocial variables on occupational stress and well-being among women police
– Induction of Women in CPF – Their impact on the
Forces, and their early retirement scheme
– Women policing in India : A Socialogical Study of their Status and Role in a Changing Urban Society
• ONGOING
− Women Empowerment and Future Vision in
CAPF
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ISSUES RELATED TO WOMEN POLICE MONITORED BY BPR&D
• All data relating to representation of Women in CAPFs, State Police UTs being compiled and circulated to MHA / Heads of CPOs /
States / UTs.
• Director (SU) a lady officer is in charge of collection, collation, compilation, monitoring in BPR&D.
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REST ROOM IN PS FOR WOMEN POLICE
PERSONNEL
• BPR&D Recommendation of basic facilities and living area specification approved .
• Women Rest Room facilities for women staff approved.
• Incorporated in the Model Plans for Police buildings in States throughout the country in the meeting at Bangalore on 18/07/2005 of CPWD, user departments and private architects

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