Section 14(1) in The Delhi Police (Appointment & Recruitment) Rules, 1980
(1)Direct recruitment of women Police shall be made in the rank of Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub- Inspector only. Wives and daughters of subordinate ranks, who die in service and whose families are left in indigent circumstances may, however, be considered by the Commissioner of Police for appointment as lady constables against vacancies of male constables subject to their possessing the requisite age and educational standards as prescribed for male constables and medical fitness, in exceptional circumstances.
