WOMEN POLICE: INDIA
The Numbers: Women in Police in India STATES/UTsTOTAL POLICE TOTAL WOMEN % OF WOMEN POLICE ALL INDIA15,85,17784, % MAHARASHTRA1,34,69620, % CHANDIGARH7, % NAGALAND24, %
TRENDS Out of 28 states, 18 states have less than 5% women police Government of India policy is get numbers to 33% women of total police strength in all states At least 5 states have reservation policies of 30% or more women in police: Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Sikkim Across ranks, highest numbers of women in constabulary - worst working conditions