Lok Sabha Question No. 2784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Facilities for Jail Inmates
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2784

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH, 2018 /PHALGUNA 22, 1939 (SAKA)

FACILITIES FOR JAIL INMATES

2784. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the total number of jails including central jails in the country, Statewise;

(b)  whether  there  is  any  central  jail/  jail  exclusively  for  women  in  the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  some  central  jails/jails  lack  basic  facilities  for  the  inmates and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  infrastructure  and  other facilities for inmates of these jails periodically;

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  when  such  review  was conducted; and

(f) whether the Government has any proposal to review the conditions of all  central  jails  and  to  provide  minimum  basic  facilities  to  inmates  of those jails which lack basic infrastructure facilities and if so the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a):  Details of State/UT wise number of jails, including central jails, as on

31.12.2016,  as  per  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau,  are  given  in Annexure I.

(b):  There are 20 jails which are exclusively for  women  in the country. State/UT wise details of such jails are given in Annexure II.

(c) to (f):  'Prisons' is a State subject as per entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The administration and management of prisons is primarily the responsibility of respective State Governments. However, the Government of India has been providing regular guidance to States and Union Territories on various aspects of prison reforms including facilities to inmates and the requisite infrastructure in prisons.  A detailed advisory has been issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to all States and UTs on best practices to bring improvement in prison administration.

The Government of India had also circulated a Model Prison Manual to all States and UTs in May 2016 for their guidance.  The States and UTs have been  requested  to  seek  guidance  from  the  Model  Manual  which  aims  at bringing uniformity in rules and regulations governing the administration of prisons  and  management  of  prisoners  all  over  the  country.  The  Manual contains a dedicated chapter on 'Institutional Framework' which provides guidance  to  States  on  prison  architecture,  living  accommodation  for inmates, minimum ground area, ventilation, air space etc. for the barracks and cells of prison inmates.  It also provides guidance on arrangements for adequate sanitation facilities, bathing places, kitchen, hospital, work

## L.S.US.Q NO. 2784 FOR 13.03.2018

sheds, and recreational facilities etc. for prison inmates.  Besides this, the Manual  also  provides  detailed  guidance  on  maintenance  of  prisoners, medical  care,  education,  legal  aid,  welfare  of  prisoners,  Emergencies, contact with outside world etc.  'Prisons' being a State subject, it is  for respective States to make best use of the guidance provided to them on providing basic facilities to inmates and improving the living condition of inmates through improvement in infrastructure etc.

Recently,  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  had  also  convened  meetings  of DG/IG  Prisons  of  all  States  and  UTs  and  had  discussed  various  issues relating to Prison Reforms for bringing improvement in the living condition of prison inmates.

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| Annexure-I   | Annexure-I        | Annexure-I         | Annexure-I    |
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
| Sl.          | State/UT          | Total No. of Jails | Central Jails |
| (1)          | (2)               | (3)                | (4)           |
| 1            | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 112                | 4             |
| 2            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 2                  | 0             |
| 3            | ASSAM             | 31                 | 6             |
| 4            | BIHAR             | 58                 | 7             |
| 5            | CHHATTISGARH      | 30                 | 5             |
| 6            | GOA               | 2                  | 1             |
| 7            | GUJARAT           | 27                 | 4             |
| 8            | HARYANA           | 19                 | 3             |
| 9            | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 14                 | 2             |
| 10           | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 14                 | 2             |
| 11           | JHARKHAND         | 29                 | 5             |
| 12           | KARNATAKA         | 102                | 8             |
| 13           | KERALA            | 54                 | 3             |
| 14           | MADHYA PRADESH    | 123                | 11            |
| 15           | MAHARASHTRA       | 154                | 9             |
| 16           | MANIPUR           | 5                  | 2             |
| 17           | MEGHALAYA         | 5                  | 0             |
| 18           | MIZORAM           | 7                  | 1             |
| 19           | NAGALAND          | 11                 | 1             |
| 20           | ODISHA            | 91                 | 5             |
| 21           | PUNJAB            | 26                 | 9             |
| 22           | RAJASTHAN         | 126                | 9             |
| 23           | SIKKIM            | 2                  | 1             |
| 24           | TAMIL NADU        | 138                | 9             |
| 25           | TELANGANA         | 49                 | 3             |
| 26           | TRIPURA           | 13                 | 1             |
| 27           | UTTAR PRADESH     | 70                 | 5             |
| 28           | UTTARAKHAND       | 11                 | 1             |
| 29           | WEST BENGAL       | 59                 | 7             |
|              | TOTAL (STATES)    | 1384               | 124           |
| 30           | A & N ISLANDS     | 4                  | 0             |
| 31           | CHANDIGARH        | 1                  | 1             |
| 32           | D & N HAVELI      | 1                  | 0             |
| 33           | DAMAN & DIU       | 2                  | 0             |
| 34           | DELHI             | 12                 | 11            |
| 35           | LAKSHADWEEP       | 4                  | 0             |
| 36           | PUDUCHERRY        | 4                  | 1             |
|              | TOTAL (UTs)       | 28                 | 13            |
|              | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) | 1412               | 137           |

Source: Prison Statistics India

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## Annexure-II

State/UT-wise  Capacity,  Inmate  Population  and  Occupancy  Rate  in  Women  Jails  as  on 31.12.2016 (Provisional)

| Sl.   | State/UT                   | Total No. of Women   | Available   | Available   | Available   | Capacity Inmate Population   | Capacity Inmate Population   | Capacity Inmate Population   | Occupancy Rate (in %)   | Occupancy Rate (in %)   | Occupancy Rate (in %)   |
|-------|----------------------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl.   | State/UT                   | Jails                | Male        | Female      | Total       | Male                         | Female                       | Total                        | Male                    | Female                  | Total                   |
| (1)   | (2)                        | (3)                  | (4)         | (5)         | (6)         | (7)                          | (8) 99                       | (9)                          | (10)                    | (11) 61.9               | (12) 61.9               |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH ARUNACHAL   | 1                    | 0           | 160         | 160         | 0                            |                              | 99                           | -                       |                         |                         |
| 2     | PRADESH                    | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 3     | ASSAM                      | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 4     | BIHAR                      | 1                    | 0           | 83          | 83          | 0                            | 110                          | 110                          | -                       | 132.5                   | 132.5                   |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH               | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 6     | GOA                        | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 7     | GUJARAT                    | 1                    | 0           | 210         | 210         | 0                            | 100                          | 100                          | -                       | 47.6                    | 47.6                    |
| 8     | HARYANA                    | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 10    | JAMMU & KASHMIR            | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 11    | JHARKHAND                  | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 12    | KARNATAKA                  | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 13    | KERALA                     | 3                    | 0           | 272         | 272         | 0                            | 142                          | 142                          | -                       | 52.2                    | 52.2                    |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH             | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA                | 1                    | 0           | 262         | 262         | 0                            | 307                          | 307                          | -                       | 117.2                   | 117.2                   |
| 16    | MANIPUR                    | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA                  | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 18    | MIZORAM                    | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 19    | NAGALAND                   | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 20    | ODISHA                     | 1                    | 0           | 52          | 52          | 0                            | 25                           | 25                           | -                       | 48.1                    | 48.1                    |
| 21    | PUNJAB                     | 1                    | 0           | 320         | 320         | 0                            | 165                          | 165                          | -                       | 51.6                    | 51.6                    |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN                  | 2                    | 0           | 450         | 450         | 0                            | 227                          | 227                          | -                       | 50.4                    | 50.4                    |
| 23    | SIKKIM                     | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU                 | 5                    | 0           | 2018        | 2018        | 0                            | 546                          | 546                          | -                       | 27.1                    | 27.1                    |
| 25    | TELANGANA                  | 1                    | 0           | 250         | 250         | 0                            | 218                          | 218 0                        | - -                     | 87.2 -                  | 87.2                    |
| 26    | TRIPURA                    | 0                    | 0           | 0 420       | 0           | 0                            | 0                            |                              |                         | 63.1                    | - 63.1                  |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH              | 1                    | 0           |             | 420         | 0                            | 265                          | 265                          | -                       |                         |                         |
| 28 29 | UTTARAKHAND                | 0 1                  | 0 0         | 0 300       | 0 300       | 0 0                          | 0 366                        | 0                            | -                       | - 122.0                 | - 122.0                 |
|       | WEST BENGAL TOTAL (STATES) | 19                   | 0           | 4797        | 4797        | 0                            | 2570                         | 366 2570                     | - -                     | 53.6                    | 53.6                    |
| 30    | A & N ISLANDS              | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | - -                     | -                       | - -                     |
| 31    | CHANDIGARH                 | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            |                         | -                       |                         |
| 32    | D & N HAVELI               | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 34    | DELHI                      | 1                    | 0           | 0           | 400         | 0                            | 552                          | 552                          | -                       | 138.0                   | 138.0                   |
| 33    | DAMAN & DIU                | 0                    | 0           |             | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
| 35    | LAKSHADWEEP                | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
|       |                            |                      |             | 400         |             |                              |                              |                              |                         |                         |                         |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY                 | 0                    | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | -                       | -                       | -                       |
|       | TOTAL (UTs)                | 1                    | 0           | 400         | 400         | 0                            | 552                          | 552                          | -                       | 138.0                   | 138.0                   |
|       | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA)          | 20                   | 0           | 5197        | 5197        | 0                            | 3122                         | 3122                         | -                       | 60.1                    | 60.1                    |

Source: Prison Statistics India