137 police personnel for every 1 lakh people in India: Govt
The country has about 137 police personnel to secure every one lakh people, the government told Parliament on Tuesday. As on January 1, 2016, this figure stood at 180 police personnel for every one lakh people. A total of 298 VIPs and VVIPs are being provided central security cover under various categories, the government added.
India has about 137 police personnel to secure every one lakh people, the government has told Parliament. A total of 298 VIPs and VVIPs are also being provided central security cover under various categories, it added in a statement. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Hansraj G Ahir told the Lok Sabha that as the data on police organisations published by the Bureau of Police Research and Development, the police-public ratio (per 1 lakh of the population) in the country as on January 1, 2016 was 180.59. 