"The KHAKI Files: Women in Police - India"

#India #Police #Governance The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence, it is to act with yesterday’s logic" - Peter Drucker

Women in India entered the Police force as early as 1933, yet the progress in integrating them further has been awfully slow.

#Police #Governance

The #bijapurnaxalattack has once again reminded us about the problem of #Naxalism in India. It remains one of the biggest internal Security challenge for the world's largest democracy.

In this thread i'll try to create a timeline highlighting the rise of Naxals in India. 1946-1951 Telangana Struggle, an armed revolt of peasants under the leadership of the Communist Party against the autocratic rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad & the feudal regime that concentrated power and land in the hands of a few.

In India, We need to work on #PoliceReform asap, #Police being a key player to ensure #socialjustice

The population is rising rapidly, yet we are facing acute shorts of Police personnel in all states of India.

I'll try to summarize issues being faced by every state police here Shortage of Staff

The sanctioned strength of the police across states is around 2.8 million, but only 1.9 million police officers are employed

UN recommended standard is 222 police per lakh persons v/s 137 in India

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