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10 Conclusion
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Standards for
Modern Police Station Buildings
August, 2016
1.
Background
In India, today, many police station buildings are not suitable as far as
optimum functional requirement is concerned. There is a need to provide
functional spaces as per present requirement for smooth working of police
personnel. The police station buildings are public places, where people visit in
distress, expecting the police to help them. They find the police station buildings
ambience wise pathetic, space wise inadequate and cleanliness wise extremely
poor. While there is a requirement to refurbish and to augment the existing police
stations, it is also important that all the new police station buildings which are
being constructed should be so designed that people feel at ease and comfortable in
terms of space, cleanliness, functionality and privacy and the Police personnel can
perform their duties smoothly.
1.1 The Police Station is a key functional unit from where the police
discharge its tasks of maintenance of law & order, investigation of cases etc.
The Police Station is also the primary point of interaction between the
citizens and the police. During the 49th DsG/IsG Annual Conference on
29/11/2014 Honble Prime Minister introduced the concepts of SMART
Police. The first step towards Smart Policing is to design & construct Smart
Police Stations which can become the foundation towards Smart Policing. A
Smart Police Station should be citizen friendly & clean. It should also meet
the operational & welfare needs of the police personnel posted there.
1.2 Now-a-days increasingly more functions are being entrusted to the
police stations by states. Police stations are under the constant watch of
media, mostly the electronic media, besides Police station always remains a
legal entity. Considering all these aspects and the most important fact that
the police stations create an image of the police, it is desirable and expedient
that the new police stations should be planned, constructed and furnished
appropriately as per the need of time.
1.3 In the recent times, some police stations in several parts of the
country have been constructed with a lot of imagination and they have come
up well with encouraging response from within police and visitors.
1.4 Needless to say, there should be some standard norms for
construction of police station buildings. However, these norms can always
This Bureau had formulated the standards for various types of Police
Buildings in association with CPWD, School of Planning & Architecture, Delhi
and Karnataka Police Housing Corporation, Bangalore in the year 2005 and
circulated to all States/UTs. Accordingly, Police Station Buildings in India had
been graded into following six grades:2.1
Type
Plinth Area
(Sqm)
Architectural Design
Grade I
Grade II
Grade III
Grade IV
Grade V
Grade VI
135
176 to 210
210 to 359
300 to 600
660 to 730
1140
Up to 10
10 to 20
20 to 40
40 to 60
60 to 100
Up to 150
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D& D-1
Appendix E&E-1
Appendix F&F-1
3.
However, to bring uniformity in design of construction of Police Station
Buildings, taken up by different States, to provide citizen-centric approach, to
improve working condition and image of Police in public, to make sound
infrastructure for the police station buildings, to house and integrate the latest
technology and to give them a modern look, a need has been felt to review the
norms and the grading system of Model Police Stations by changing the existing
norms.
4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
4.2 The revised standardization would help in future expansion plans of the
Police Station Buildings.
4.3 The architectural design and the Elevations of all the proposed revised
categories of Police Station Buildings would be similar to maintain the uniformity.
The Plinth Area & number of floors shall be as per the requirement and location of
the Police Station.
4.4
b)
MPS for
Metro City
MPS for
City
MPS for
Semi-urban
MPS for
Rural
2000 SQM
1850 SQM
1200 SQM
1100 SQM
7.30 Crore
6.74 Crore
4.56 Crore
4.02 Crore
Ground +
Two Floors
Up to 200
Ground +
Two Floors
100 to 150
Ground + One
Floor
60 to 100
Ground +
One Floor
Up to 60
60
50
40
30
120
100
75
50
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Working Capacity
Barrack/Living Capacity
Capacity/Space for
organizing conference/public
meetings
Gender Sensitivity norms
5.
PLINTH
AREA
(SQM)
NO.
POLICE
PERS.
CAPACITY OF REST
ROOMS + BARRACKS
(Female & Male Staff)
Metro City
Major City
Semi Urban
Rural
3300
2800
2075
1300
Up to 250
Up to 200
Up to 150
Up to 100
15+(7+120) = 142
11+(7+106) = 124
10+(7+76) = 93
8+(Nil+28) = 36
Note: - (1) The Cost of Construction of the Police Station Building (civil & electrical) shall be as per the latest Plinth
Area Rates of CPWD. The cost of furniture & equipment shall be separate, based on the requirement of specific
Police Station.
(2) The Plinth Area includes of an additional third floor for (additional barracks) in police stations of Metro City &
Major City and additional second floor in Police Station of Semi-Urban Area. This additional Plinth Area/Floor shall
be provided as per the requirement of the barracks in the particular Police Station Building.
5.4
PLINTH AREA /MAN POWER/ OFFICE SPACE/ REST ROOM/BARRACK DETAILS OF POLICE STATION
BUILDINGS
Revised Plinth
Area
No. of Floor
S.
No
Man
METRO CITY
MAJOR CITY
SEMI-URBAN
RURAL
3300 SQM
2800 SQM
2075 SQM
1300 SQM
(G+3)
Office
Space
provided
for
(G+3)
Office
Space
provided
for
SHO
Rest
Room/
Barrack
& living
capacity
(F+M)
1
Inspector
SubInspector
13
ASI
HeadConstable
70
Power
Man
Rest
Room/
Barrack
& living
capacity
(F+M)
1
13
12
24
40
power
Constable
160
Total
250
Large size
room
7+80
130
142
(55-60%)
200
power
Man
power
(G+1)
Office Space
provided for
Rest Room/
Barrack &
living capacity
19
30
15
30
10
10
Large size
room
18 (M)
55
6
Man
(G+2)
Office
Rest Room/
Space
Barrack &
provided
living
for
capacity
(F+M)
45
Large size
room
7+76
93
124
(60-65%)
150
30
Large size
room
7+46
60
93
(60-65%)
100
Notes
(1) The top floor shall be provided as per the requirement of Barracks of the specific Police Station.
(2) The office space has been provided for Police personnel considering some on outdoor duty and 28% of Police Personnel on leave/ training.
36
(36%)
5.5
Revised Drawings & Component wise Space of Modern Police Station
Buildings of the four categories have been attached.
Category
Modern Police Station Buildings at Metropolitan
Cities
Modern Police Station Buildings at Major Cities
Modern Police Stations at Semi-Urban Area
Modern Police Station Buildings at Rural Area
6.
Appendices
G, G-1,G-2,G-3,G-4 &
G-5
H, H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4
& H-5
J, J-1, J-2, J-3 & J-4
K, K-1,K-2 & K-3
6.1 Considering the present day functional domain of the police stations and the
number of functions entrusted, the following common facilities have been
provided in all the categories of the revised drawings of the Modern Police Station
Buildings:a) Disable Friendly Entry: A low gradient ramp with railing at the
entrance of Police Station Building for convenience of movement of
disable personnel.
b) Reception area with a reception counter: having facilities for
visitors to wait, for photographing the visitors. (Computer/Camera
for recording the details of the visitor.) Issuance of visitor cards,
Directions to the visitors to meet the concerned according to the
requirement. This counter should be manned all the time by
policemen and policewomen together except between 10 pm to 6 am
when the women can be removed and male staff can man the counter.
There should be enclosed waiting area near reception in each police
station where the visitors can sit comfortably and wait.
c) Visitor & Disable Friendly Toilet: A separate toilet for male, female
& disable visitors near the Reception.
d) Women Help Desk : A room at the entrance near the reception as
women help desk to help & listen to the complaints of the female
visitors.
e) SHO Room : A large SHO Room near the Reception on Ground
Floor for overall command & control of the Police Station Building.
The SHO room to accommodate to 25-30 persons in Police Station of
Metro City, 20-25 persons in Major City, 15-20 persons in SemiUrban Area & 10-15 persons in Rural Area.
f) Rest Room & Toilet : An attached individual rest room with SHO
office and Inspectors office, due to long duty hours. A common rest
room for 2 Nos. Sub-Inspectors. Each rest room with an attached
toilet, with bathing facility.
g) Room for officers in a Police Station : Each Inspector is provided
an individual room. One room shall accommodate 2 Nos. of subinspectors and one room shall accommodate 4 Nos. Assistant SubInspectors/Head Constables. Each ASI/Head Constable has work
space and space to accommodate 2 No. visitors. A large room is
provided for Constables also.
h) Ladies Room A Separate office room for lady police official on
duty with an attached toilet.
i) Community Policing Room : A large room for community policing
where persons from the local community can come and resolve their
matters with the help of the police personnel
j) Malkhana A Malkhana for case property and a Malkhana for
Government property with modern storage system developed by
companies like Godrej, (as implemented in CBI, NIA and Police
Stations of some State Police). A workstation for Malkhana officer
adjacent to the Malkhana. The seized explosives shall not be kept in
Malkhana. They shall be kept in magazines, away from the police
station.
k) Armoury/ Kote(Bell of Arms) : Armoury for safe upkeep of the
arms & ammunition issued to the police. It shall be specially
constructed giving greater strength to the walls. A small extension to
Armoury shall be there, where cleaning of arms can take place.
l) Suspect/Witness Examination Room : A room is provided for
witness examination, where the witnesses coming to the police
stations can be examined. This can also be used for talking to the
complainant. For women witnesses a separate enclosure should be
provided, which can also be used for examination of sexual assault
victims.
m) Conference/Briefing Room: Each Police Station Building shall have
conference/Briefing room where important meetings/operations can
be discussed. It shall have a latest facilities such as TVs, maps/
digital maps, projection system and video conferencing.
n) Lockup: Each Police Station shall have lockups as per the NHRC
guidelines for men and women separately. The lockups shall be
provided an internal toilet with low walls. The edges of the wall shall
be rounded and there shall be no sharp element in the lockups with
which the person in the lockup can harm himself. All the Lockups
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7.
The Guidelines on Planning & Technical Aspects elaborate major issues
related to the planning of various spaces of Modern Police Station and its
construction. It extends flexibility to States/UTs to incorporate required changes in
planning the Modern Police Station as per site conditions, availability of land &
local bye laws.
7.1.
Planning Aspects
Citizen Centric & Public Friendly
The Police Station Building shall be Barrier free (in peace area) &
Disable friendly.
The Public shall enter through a Reception to the Police Station.
The Women Help Desk, reporting room and SI room shall be
accessible from Reception for the public.
Other spaces of Police Station shall be inaccessible/restricted for
public movement.
A visitor toilet for male, female & physically challenged persons to
be provided.
A suitable room/hall to be provided for Community Policing
activities on Ground Floor. . This room shall have an entry from
outside the police Station Building for visitors and an internal
connection for police personnel.
A Counseling room to be provided on the ground floor.
Internal Space Planning
SHO, Reader, Duty Officer, CIPA/CCTNS, Malkhana (case
property), Record Room, I.O. Common Assembly Room and Ladies
Room for ladies on duty to be planned on Ground Floor.
Reader room, Duty Officer room & Deployment Officer room
(Chitha Munshi) to be on ground floor near to the SHO room.
A separate office room and a separate rest room with toilet & bathing
facility to be provided with SHOs office and the Inspectors office.
Each Sub-Insp. to have a separate office room. and 2 Sub-Insp. to
have a common Rest room with attached toilet & bathing facility.
The fans in the lock-ups to be located outside the cell and shall be
properly secured with grill.
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11
Technical Aspects
The Police Station Building shall be designed as
Earthquake
Resistant Structure for seismic zone applicable to the area, where the
building is constructed.
Active and Passive features of Green Building Norms (GRIHA
RATING) to be adopted to construct an eco-friendly building as far
as possible.
Arrangement of Rain Water Harvesting concept to be adopted at
planning stage only.
Latest IS Codes to be adopted for construction techniques and use of
material in the project.
Fire fighting arrangements i.e. provision of smoke detectors, fire
alarms etc to be provided as per the norms.
All rooms to have proper natural day light and ventilation.
Proper sewage/waste water disposal scheme to be adopted as per
latest techniques.
Advance planning to be done for layout of cables during construction
stage for Internet, CCTV, Lan enabling, Wi-fi connectivity,
computers and public address system etc.
The details and building materials used in construction to be Fire
proof, water proof and termite proof.
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13
9.
Conclusion
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BUILDING PLANS
AS PER
GUIDELINES/NORMS FOR
MODERN POLICE STATION
BUILDINGS (2005)
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
BUILDING PLANS
AS PER
GUIDELINES/NORMS FOR
MODERN POLICE STATION
BUILDINGS (2016)
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25
26
27
28
APPENDIX-G5
SPACE/ROOM
Ground Floor
SHO Office
SHO Rest Room
SHO Toilet
Inspector Room
Inspector Rest Room
Inspector Toilets
SI Room
SI Rest Room
SI Toilets
Community Policing
Sankarman Room
Chitta Munshi
Ladies Room
Reader
Interrogation Room
Lockups Room (M)
Lockups Room (F)
CCTNS
Case Property
Duty Officer
Women Help Desk
Office + Record
Canteen + Kitchen
Waiting Area
Toilets
First Floor
SI Room
SI Rest Room
SI Toilets
Ladies Barrack
Conference Room
Malkhana
Armory
ASI/HC Office
Control/Computer Room
Wireless Room
Rest Room Const.
Toilets
Second Floor
Barracks
2
3
4
TV Room
Gym
Toilets
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
AREA
(SQ M)
OCCUPANCY
31
12
04
(2x20) 40
(2x11) 22
(2x4.5) 09
(3x20) 60
(2x11) 22
(2x4.5) 09
21
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
21
12
15
(30+85) 115
51
123
82
Official
1
2
6
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
-
(4x20) 80
(4x11) 44
(4x4.5) 18
50
64
22
27
(51+34) 85
14
14
51
30
8
7
1
1
12
1
1
-
328
33
33
118
29
ASI/HC-20
Constable-40
-
30
31
32
33
34
APPENDIX-H5
SPACE/ROOMS
Ground Floor
Waiting Area
SHO Office
SHO Rest Room
SHO Toilet
Inspector Room
Inspector Rest Room
Inspector Toilets
SI Room
SI Rest Room
SI Toilet
Community Policing
Sankarman Room
Chitta Munshi
Ladies Room
Reader
Interrogation Room
Lockups Room (M)
Lockups Room (F)
CCTNS
Case Property
Women Help Desk
Duty Officer
Const. Rest Room
ASI/HC Office
Record Room
Canteen + Kitchen
Toilets
First Floor
SI Room
SI Rest Room
SI Toilets
Ladies Const. Barrack (F)
Conference Room
Malkhana
Armory
Computer/Control Room
Wireless Room
ASI/HC Office
Toilets
Second Floor
Barracks
2
3
4
TV Room
Gym
Toilets
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
AREA
(SQ M)
115
31
11
04
(2x20) 40
(2x11) 22
(2x4.5) 09
(3x20) 60
(2x11) 22
(2x4.5) 09
18
12
11
12
11
13
11
11
12
18.6
15
12
51
33
28
51
44
(2x20) 40
(2x11) 22
(2x4.5) 9
46
60
20
25
14
14
100
30
370
34
32
70
35
OCCUPANCY
Official
1
2
5
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
4
7
1
1
1
1
15
ASI/HC-15
Constable-38
-
36
37
38
39
APPENDIX-J4
SPACE/ROOM
1
2
3
4
5
Ground Floor
SHO Office
SHO Rest Room
SHO Toilet
Inspector Room
Inspector Toilet
SI Office
SI Rest Room
SI Toilet
Chitta Munshi
Ladies Room
Reader
Interrogation Room
Lockup (M)
Lockup (F)
Case Property
Wireless Room
ASI/HC Office
Record Room
Const. Rest Room
Canteen + Kitchen
Waiting Area
Toilets
First Floor
Barrack Const. (F)
Armory
TV Room
Malkhana
Barrack
Toilets
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
AREA
(SQ M)
28
11
03
28
03
(4x20) 80
(4x11) 44
(4x4.5) 18
11
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
70
13.5
13.50
37
77
47
29
29
64
15.50
181
50
40
OCCUPANCY
Official
1
1
8
1
3
1
1
1
1
10
1
1
7
1
1
ASI/HC-15
Constable-23
-
41
42
43
APPENDIX-K3
SPACE/ROOMS
Ground Floor
SHO Office
SHO Rest Room
SHO Toilet
Inspector Room
Inspector Toilet
SI Office
SI Rest Room
SI Toilet
Chitta Munshi
Ladies Room
Reader
Interrogation Room
Lockup (M)
Lockup (F)
Case Property
Wireless Room/Computer
Room
ASI/HC Office
Record Room
Const. Rest Room
Canteen + Kit
Waiting Area
Toilets
First Floor
Conference Room/TV
Malkhana
Armory
Barrack ASI/HC
Barrack Const.
Toilets
AREA
(SQ M)
28
11
03
28
03
(3x20) 60
(3x11) 44
(3x4.5) 13.5
11
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
44
OCCUPANCY
Official
1
1
6
1
3
1
1
1
1
70
13.5
13.50
37
77
47
10
1
-
64
25
25
45
80
50
1
1
10
18
-