Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to an question, said, as on November 30, 2025, the Delhi Police has 9,248 vacant posts against a total sanctioned strength of 92,044 — translating into an overall vacancy rate of about 10%.
Among gazetted ranks, the ACP cadre shows the maximum vacancies, with 125 posts lying vacant out of a sanctioned strength of 346 — around 36%. This is followed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP at Junior Administrative Grade, which has 15 vacancies against 54 sanctioned posts, or nearly 28%, and the DCP/Addl DCP rank with about 22% vacancies (13 out of 60) .
At the cutting edge of policing, the largest number of vacancies in absolute terms is at the Constable level. There are 4,591 vacant constable posts out of a sanctioned strength of 50,946, a shortfall of about 9%. Head constables account for 3,057 vacancies out of 23,724 posts, or close to 13%.
The Sub-Inspector rank has 1,039 vacancies against 8,087 sanctioned posts (nearly 13%), while inspectors show a comparatively lower vacancy rate of about 7%, with 108 posts vacant out of 1,453.
Senior-most positions, including Commissioner of Police, Special Commissioner, Joint Commissioner and Additional Commissioner, have no vacancies at present.
The minister said that the vacancies are a “dynamic process” arising from retirements, promotions and resignations, and are being filled on a continuous basis through recruitment examinations, physical tests and medical checks.
