7th National Conference on Women in Police

6th Jan, 2016

Women Recruitment in Police to be increased to 33 percent 

The theme of this Conference is “Capacity Building and Leadership” and the sub themes are Role of Women in Conflict Resolution; Work and Life Balance; Creating Gender-Sensitive Work Infrastructure and Equipment; and Strategies to handle human trafficking. 

The Home Minister said that women represent about 50% of the population and self sustained development of the country is not possible without the participation of 50% women population of the country. 

The Home Minister said that Kerala was the first Indian state to have women in the police force beginning with the first women inducted into the then Travancore Royal Police in 1933. 

Thereafter recruitment of women into the police in other states began only after independence. In 1981, women accounted for 0.4% of the total police in the country. But recently the number of women in Police increased gradually and it was 6.11% in 2014. 

Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) will set up a cell of research and development for increasing the representation of women in Police and CAPFs. 

The cell should attempt to underline the role of women in Police in India, to discuss and find solutions to improve their working conditions and organizational response to their increasing number in Police, to mainstream them as key players in leadership roles of the oganisation, to provide for their capacity building and plan for their career and to celebrate their contribution and achievements as agents of change in the Organisation.