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Cabinet clears 33% quota for women in Delhi Police, all UTs

The Cabinet also approved that suitable enabling provisions should be made in the Recruitment Rules by police forces of all UTs.

Delhi Police, Women quota The move aims at making the police more gender sensitive. (Source: Express archive)

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved 33 per cent reservation for women in police forces of all union territories, including the Delhi Police, through direct recruitment in non-gazetted posts. The move aims at increasing representation of women in police and to make the force gender sensitive.

This reservation for women will be applicable “horizontally and in each category (SC/ST/OBC and others) through direct recruitment in non-gazetted posts — from constables to sub-inspectors.”

The Cabinet also approved that suitable enabling provisions should be made in the Recruitment Rules by police forces of all UTs. “The reservation will be available to women against all such vacancies existing on the date of issue of order and vacancies arising thereafter,” the order said.

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The decision is essentially aimed at instilling confidence among women to enable them to approach  police without hesitation as and when required, the government said.

Based on the recommendations of the Justice Verma Report, following the December 16 gangrape case, the MHA has enacted the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013. The Act has made significant changes in the provisions relating to women in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act.

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One of the amendments, that relates specifically to women, is in sections 154 and 161 of the CrPC. A provision has been inserted, making it mandatory that reports of crimes against women as well as statements are recorded by women police officers only.

First uploaded on: 21-03-2015 at 03:56 IST
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