All India National Conference

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All India National Conference of Women Police

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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Origin of NCWP

• Recognizing the significant contribution of women
  in police forces, BPRD initiated the idea to
  organise National Conference for women police
  personnel of all ranks.
• Springboard Programme
• 4 Regional Conferences Calcutta, Hyderabad,
  Phillaur, Bhopal
• 1st National Conference Delhi - 2002

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Indo-British Initiative
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1st National Conference - Delhi

• 2002 BPRD 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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Indo-British initiative
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2nd 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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3rd 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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4th National Conference Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

• September 15-19, 2010
• Theme
• WOMEN POLICE AS CHANGE AGENT.
• Sub Themes
• Organizational Response for increasing the
  number.
• Women Police as change agent
• Career Planning

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4th National Conference Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

• Recommendations
• 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.
• Mainstreaming
• Common Cadre for promotion for equal promotion
  opportunities
• Posting in Police Stations immediately after
  training
• Mainstream posting SHO, SDPO, CID, CB
• 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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4th National Conference Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

• Recommendations Contd..
• Grievance Redressal Mechanism
• Posting near / at the place of posting of spouse.
• 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
• Miscellaneous
• Nodal Officer in every police organization.
• State Level Conferences Financial Assistance
  from BPRD.
• For CPOs / CAPFs Family accommodation for
  mahila battalions in CRPF. More residential
  Schools.
• Training in Computers, Disaster Management,
  Intelligence etc.
• Women officers to be inducted in SSB and ITBP

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4th 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
  BPRD for tracking implementation of the
  Conferences and address women related issues.

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STRENGTH OF WOMEN IN POLICE IN INDIA
Year as on Sanctioned Strength (Civil Armed) Change Women Police (Civil Armed) Change Male Police (Civil Armed) Change Ratio of Women Police per 100 Policemen
01.01.1996 1,351,047 (18.71) 18,174 (51.37) 1,332,873 (18.36) 1.35
01.01.2001 1,449,761 (7.31) 26,018 (43.16) 1,423,743 (6.82) 1.79
01.01.2002 1,493,321 (3.00) 31,446 (20.86) 1,461,875 (2.68) 2.11
01.01.2003 1,468,776 (-1.64) 32,481 (3.29) 1,436,295 (-1.75) 2.21
01.01.2004 1,496,276 (1.87) 36,552 (12.53) 1,459,724 (1.63) 2.44
01.01.2005 1,530,389 (2.28) 39,954 (9.31) 1,490,435 (2.10) 2.61
01.01.2006 1,573,539 (2.82) 47,779 (19.59) 1,525,760 (2.37) 3.04
01.01.2007 1,632,651 (3.76) 52,723 (10.35) 1,579,928 (3.55) 3.23
01.01.2008 1,746,215 (6.96) 57,466 (9.00) 1,688,749 (6.89) 3.29
01.01.2009 2,056,041 (17.74) 56,667 (-1.39) 1,999,374 (18.39) 2.76
01.01.2010 2,069,918 (0.67) 66,153 (16.74) 2,003,765 (0.22) 3.20
01.01.2011 2,064,370 (-0.27) 71,756 (8.47) 1,992614 (-0.56) 3.48
01.01.2012 2,124,596 ( 2.92) 84,479 (17.7) 1,693,541 (-15.00) 4.99
Source Data on Police Organizations Source Data on Police Organizations Source Data on Police Organizations Source Data on Police Organizations Source Data on Police Organizations Source Data on Police Organizations
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5TH National Conferencethrissur , Kerala-2012

• Theme---making a difference
• Recommendations

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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

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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

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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 HARRASMENT COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED
• HOUSING FACILITITIES AVAILABLE NEAR PLACE OF
  POSTING
• RELAXED UNIFORM RULES

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Sl. No. Name of the Course 2011-12 2011-12
Sl. No. Name of the Course Total No. of Officers Women Police Officers
1. Vertical Interaction Course 203 11
2. Management Leadership Courses 126 07
3. Self Development Conflict Management Course 58 ?
4. Human Rights and Crime Against Women 48 16
5 Juvenile Justice Human Rights 81 5
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Status of Research Proposals

• 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 BPRD

• 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
  BPRD.

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REST ROOM IN PS FOR WOMEN POLICE PERSONNEL

• BPRD 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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THANK YOU