Telangana among top 3 States in justice capacity
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Hyderabad: Telangana stood at third position for the second consecutive time among the top 10 States in justice capacity in the country, India Justice Report (IJR), India’s only ranking of States on justice capacity in the country.
As per the latest data, total vacancies across police, prisons, and judiciary in Telangana stand at 20,759. Despite marked improvements between 2018 and 2021, persistent vacancies and low gender diversity in the Police emerge as pressing concerns for efficacious justice delivery. Telangana police records optimistic drop-in vacancy rate, sanctioned police strength increases marginally, says the report.
Securing a spot amongst the few States that have reduced vacancies in the police, the state successfully brought down its overall vacancy rate in the police from 35 per cent in 2018 to 24 per cent in 2021.
