Gujarat Police No. 1 in bullying, barely 50% score against other state police

Gandhinagar, 16 April 2021

Gujarat has been pushed to the 8th position in the police department among the 18 important states of the country. Gujarat Police gets a score of 5.14 out of 10 compared to other states in the country. Thus, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who is in charge of the Gujarat Home Department, and his assistant Minister of State for Home Pradeep Jadeja get a 50 per cent score of the police. Gujarat is being pushed back in the practice of police. Both leaders have failed to modernize the police.

BudgetsState valueState score (out of 10)Worst valueBest ValueState rank
Modernisation fund used (%, 2019-20)273.4101298
Spend on police per person (Rs, 2017-18)7012.415001,78611
Spend on training per personnel (Rs, 2019-20)52323.99015,74513
Human Resources
Constables, vacancy (%, Jan 2020)20.85.3340.12.912
Officers, vacancy (%, Jan 2020)22.65.8348.88.69
Officers in civil police (%, Jan 2020)18.15.349.727.15
Diversity
Share of women in police (%, Jan 2020)11.73.945.125.35
Share of women in officers (%, Jan 2020)93.642.424.87
SC officers, actual to reserved ratio (%, Jan 2020)16310391631
SC constables, actual to reserved ratio (%, Jan 2020)12410561271
ST constables, actual to reserved ratio (%, Jan 2020)999.8802599
OBC officers, actual to reserved ratio (%, Jan 2020)665.583016412
OBC constables, actual to reserved ratio (%, Jan 2020)795.346021412
1 out of 5 police personnel are missing at both constable and officer level. Compared to last year (IJR 2019), the state has reduced its vacancy at both the levels.

ST officers, actual to reserved ratio (%, Jan 2020)919.2101865