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| Only 973 Females Joined J&K Police during last 10 years | | Khaki fails to catch fancy of fairer sex | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 6: Women in Jammu and Kashmir constitute only 3.42 percent of total strength of the State Police despite rising graph of crime against and involving women.
As compared to national level representation of females (5.33 percent) in the Police department, the record of the state police is discouraging. The data received by RTI Activist Raman Sharma under his Right to information Application from the Police Headquarter reveals that during last ten year only 973 females joined Jammu and Kashmir Police whereas the total number of appointments were more than 27,832. In his RTI plea dated 18 July, 2013, RTI activist has asked the Public Information Officer of the Police department to divulge information related to representation of women on different posts of the police department.
Uttam Chand, IPS (AIG CIV), Public Information Officer for the Police Headquarters' vide his letter no. PHQ/RTI/113/2013/805 dated 20/Aug/2013 has informed the applicant that total strength of the J&K Police as on date is 73363 and the number of female police personnel is 2512. There are only 36 female police personnel presently serving on gazetted posts (Dy. SP and above), 154 on Non Gazetted Posts (ASI to Inspector). Out of 2512 total strength of female cops, 2066 are enrolled in constabulary (Constable to Head Constable) and 256 ladies are on class IV posts. 48 other female police personnel serving on other posts like clerk/nurse/ teacher and others. The reply also states that even in the temporary posts the women are not given any preference and out of total 24730 Special Police officers (SPOs) working in the state police the percentage of female cops is just 829 which is also less than 4 percent of the total temporary staff in the department. While giving his reaction over the RTI reply which shows clear discrimination with the women in appointment in police services, the activist Raman Sharma said it is unfortunate that though the crime against women is increasing day by day but here in our state we are not giving them due representation in the police services which is nothing short of injustice to half of the population. He said Maharashtra has almost 15 % Ladies Cops, Chandigarh 13.48% Tamil Nadu has 10.57 % and Delhi has 7.13%) Policewomen then why Jammu and Kashmir is ignoring them despite the fact that even the literacy rate amongst state women is over 58 percent. He demanded special recruitment drive in police department for ladies to bridge the gap between male and females.
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