More than 1700 Special Juvenile Police Units(SJPUs) have been established in the country. Each district and city in the country has atleast one SJPU. The Police officers of the Special Juvenile Police Unit are trained by their respective State Governments and State Police Academies. A module for training of Indian Police Services officers has been incorporated by National Police Academy. National level training programmes are also organized by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD). National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken up an exercise for preparing uniform Training Manuals.
State/UT- wise list of SJPUs (as reported by States/UTs) is as follows :
|
S. No |
State |
No. of SJPU Constituted |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
13 |
|
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
18 |
|
3 |
Assam |
27 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
44 |
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
27 |
|
6 |
Goa |
2 |
|
7 |
Gujarat |
33 |
|
8 |
Haryana |
21 |
|
9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
12 |
|
10 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
22 |
|
11 |
Jharkhand |
26 |
|
12 |
Karnataka |
40 |
|
13 |
Kerala |
14 |
|
14 |
Madhya Pradesh |
51 |
|
15 |
Maharashtra |
1076 |
|
16 |
Manipur |
9 |
|
17 |
Meghalaya |
11 |
|
18 |
Mizoram |
8 |
|
19 |
Nagaland |
11 |
|
20 |
Orissa |
34 |
|
21 |
Punjab |
26 |
|
22 |
Rajasthan |
41 |
|
23 |
Sikkim |
4 |
|
24 |
Tamil Nadu |
43 |
|
25 |
Telangana |
12 |
|
26 |
Tripura |
8 |
|
27 |
Uttar Pradesh |
81 |
|
28 |
Uttarakhand |
13 |
|
29 |
West Bengal |
20 |
|
30 |
A & N Island |
3 |
|
31 |
Chandigarh |
1 |
|
32 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
1 |
|
33 |
Daman & Diu |
2 |
|
34 |
Delhi |
13 |
|
35 |
Lakshadweep |
1 |
|
36 |
Puducherry |
2 |
This information was given by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr. Virendra Kumar in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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