in india their are how many police officers
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i am not sure it can be more than lakhs
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States spent around Rs 2 lakh crore over the last five years for policing but still has a shortage of 0.5 million policemen
* Around 47,000 police personnel deployed to protect 14,842 special persons
* UP, Maharashtra and Gujarat have the highest difference between sanctioned policemen and actual policemen on duty
It’s a large country and thus must have lots of important people. But 14,842 VIPs might be a surprise, or maybe not. Considering that 47,000 policemen are deployed only to keep these VIPs safe and happy when there are 500,000 policemen short might seem a little stretched.
The shortage of police has often been blamed for rising crime in in India. From insurgency to rising crime against women, the blame is usually placed on a skewed police-people ratio and high vacancies in police forces.
IndiaSpend’s Sourjya Bhowmick attempts to delve deeper into the numbers by looking at the recently released documents of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), the New Delhi-based central research department of the police force.
Here are some key findings: India’s states spent around Rs 200,000 crore over the last five years on policing. There is a shortage of 0.5 million policemen. UP, Maharashtra and Gujarat have the highest difference between sanctioned policemen and actual policemen on duty.
India’s police force is divided into two categories: Civil Police and Armed Police. Civil Police is designated for maintaining law and order, prevention and detection of crime and law enforcement. They are the policemen with whom we have day-to-day contact. Armed Police, on the other hand, are seen during natural disasters or riots/civil unrest.