NEW DELHI: Taking a huge step towards gender-sensitive policing, Delhi and six other Union territories will now have 33% reservation for women in the police force at the constable to sub-inspector levels.
The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi on Friday gave its nod to the proposal for women's quota in direct recruitment at the non-gazetted level in these forces and also approved "suitable enabling provisions in the recruitment rules" relating to all Union territories.
In Delhi Police, the move immediately opens up avenues for recruitment of nearly 8,000-9,000 women, given that there is an existing backlog of 26,000-27,000 vacancies in the force. Once this backlog is filled up, more than 800 women will be added to the force each year as a 33% component of the 2,500-2600 yearly vacancies.
