2012 - Bureau of Police Research and Development

CHAPTER 4SCs/STs & OBCs IN STATES POLICE FORCESate Wise Data on :• SCs/STs & OBCs in Police Forces• Percentage of SCs/STs & OBCs in PoliceForcessThe Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribesand other Backward Classes, the traditionalWeaker Sections, in India have been coveredby affirmative action to accelerate the processof their socio-economic upliftment.This chapter provides the informationabout State/UT wise data on rank wiserepresentation of Scheduled Castes (SCs),Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other BackwardClass (OBCs) in police force and their percentageshare to the total sanctioned strength of policeforce for individual states. Percentage ofreservation for scheduled castes, scheduledtribes and other Backward classes is differentfor each State. Consequently each figure for aparticular state should be looked against thispercentage to arrive at any conclusion.Strength of SCs, STs & OBCsAt national level, the total number ofmembers of scheduled caste in police forcewas 2,22,300 (from Deputy Superintendent ofPolice to Constable) accounting for 10.46% andthere were a total of 1,78,570 police personnelfrom scheduled tribes, constituting 8.40% ofthe total police force. At all India level therewere 3,51,837 number of police personnelfrom other Backward Class constituting 16.56%in the total police force as on 1.1.2012. Detailsare given in Tables No. – 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 (PageNo. 78,79 & 80)Representation of Scheduled CastesAt States/UTs level percentage wise thehighest representation of scheduled casteswere 25.69% in Punjab Police followed by20.44% in Himachal Pradesh and 19.37% inDaman & Diu Police.The maximum of 12.83% gap (%agedifference to reservation) between theactual percentage of scheduled castes policepersonnel in State Police Force as against theprescribed percentage of reservation approvedfor them by the State Governments wasobserved in Uttar Pradesh followed by 11.24%in Chhatisgarh and 8.91% in Puducherry Police,as shown below :76