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The India Justice Report 2025 revealed that no State/UT has met its own reserved quotas for women in the police force.
About India Justice Report 2025:
iWhat it is?
A national ranking assessing capacity of States/UTs to deliver justice across four pillars.
iiReleased by
Tata Trusts in collaboration with partners like CHRI, DAKSH, Vidhi Centre, TISS-Prayas etc.
iiiAim
To promote data-driven reforms by evaluating states on justice delivery using official government data.
ivCriteria
Ranks states on Police, Judiciary, Prisons, Legal Aid, and Human Rights Commissions, based on 5 filters: Human Resources, Budgets, Infrastructure, Workload, Diversity
Positives Highlighted in IJR 2025:
iSouthern states dominate
iiIncreased gender representation
iiiImproved case clearance
ivTech adoption in judiciary
vPrison Management Excellence
viWomen Quota Unmet
viiInfrastructure Gaps in Police
viiiLow Legal Aid Spending
ixSevere Judicial Backlog
xPrison Overcrowding & Undertrial Crisis
Suggested Reforms:
iGender-Inclusive Recruitment
iiUpgrade Police Infrastructure
iiiJudicial Staffing and AIJS
ivRevamp Legal Aid Delivery
vPrison Decongestion
viPerformance-linked Justice Budgets