The Indian police machinery is fraught with issues which are so glaring from the exhaustive recommendations of many high powered committees.
The Indian police machinery is fraught with issues which are so glaring from the exhaustive recommendations of many high powered committees.
- From various police reform committees like the Ribeiro committee, Padmanabiah committee, Malimath committee and Administrative Reforms Commission recommendations, our police system is haunted by the following major issues.
Prevailing Issues:
- Lack of accountability due to unwarranted arrests, unlawful searches, torture and custodial rapes.
- Overburdened police force because of the high percentage of vacancies.
- Mismatch in constabulary’s skill set and responsibilities
- Poor service conditions like high working hours, inadequate insurance coverage, lack of welfare measures etc. erodes their morale and motivation
- Police-People relationship is in an unsatisfactory state because people view the police as corrupt, inefficient, politically partisan and unresponsive.
- Police force is ill-equipped to tackle newer threats in the form of cyber-attacks, bank frauds, organised crimes etc.
- Lack of women representation in the police force acts as an impediment in the effective implementation of the legislations on crimes against women.
- CAG audits have found shortages in weaponry with state police forces. For example, Rajasthan and West Bengal had shortages of 75% and 71% respectively.
Way Forward:
- Hence India desperately needs a thoroughly reformed police force to ensure its very security and integrity.
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