(a) whether it is a fact that many police stations lack vehicles, phones and wireless, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(b) whether there is one policeman for 729 people on a national average and there is no family quarters for 75% of Police officers, if so, the details and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the corrective steps being taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)
(a) to (c): As per the data submitted by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D), the total number of police stations, functioning without telephones, VHF sets/wireless and without vehicles, as on 1.1.2017, are 267, 129 and 273 respectively. As per the data, there is one police-man for 663 people nationally on average.
Further, Police is a state subject under the VII Schedule of Constitution of India and the primary responsibility, including proper infrastructural facilities for the Police Stations, lies with the State Governments. However, the efforts of the State Governments are supplemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Modernisation of State Police Forces (MPF) Scheme. The major items of Police infrastructure for State Police supported under the Scheme are weapons, equipment, training infrastructure, communication, forensic science, police housing, mobility etc.
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