Lok Sabha Question No. 2682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Overcrowded Jail
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2682

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA) OVERCROWDED JAIL

2682. SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether many prisons across the country are overcrowded and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of schemes/ programmes along with the status of implementation thereof in regard to modernisation of prisons; and

(c)  the  measures  taken  by  Government  to  improve  and  expand  prison infrastructure in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per data compiled by National Crime Records Bureau at the end of year  2015,  a  total  of  419623  inmates  were  lodged  in  1401  jails  in  the country  against  the  available  capacity  of  366781  inmates,  indicating  an occupancy    rate  114.4.  State  and  UT  wise  details  of  the  capacity  & population of Jails is at Annex.

(b) & (c): Prisons is a State subject under Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and administration and management of prisons  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  respective  State  Governments. However, the Government of India has been providing support and guidance

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2682 FOR 1.8.2017

to  the  State  Governments in efficient prison management through various advisories  issued  from  time  to  time  and  also  through  the  Model  Prison Manual 2016 forwarded to all States and UTs in May 2016, which is intended to serve as guide for the States to draw from and adopt the best practices provided in the Manual.

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## Capacity in Jails, Population of Inmates and Occupancy Rate in States/UTs at the end of 2015

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Total no. of Jails   | Available Capacity   | Inmate Population   | Occupancy Rate# (2015)   | Occupancy Rate# (2014)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| (1)       | (2)               |                      | (3)                  | (4)                 | (5)                      | (6)                      |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 112                  | 8883                 | 7897                | 88.9                     | 94.8                     |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 2                    | 212                  | 184                 | 86.8                     | 226.8                    |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 31                   | 8292                 | 9097                | 109.7                    | 101.9                    |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 58                   | 37809                | 28418               | 75.2                     | 84.1                     |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 28                   | 7552                 | 17662               | 233.9                    | 258.9                    |
| 6         | GOA               | 2                    | 1095                 | 423                 | 38.6                     | 144.4                    |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 27                   | 12332                | 11778               | 95.5                     | 96.9                     |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 19                   | 16718                | 18269               | 109.3                    | 112.0                    |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 14                   | 1787                 | 1979                | 110.7                    | 122.4                    |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 14                   | 3001                 | 2338                | 77.9                     | 75.9                     |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 29                   | 15408                | 17613               | 114.3                    | 123.1                    |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 102                  | 14046                | 13473               | 95.9                     | 106.3                    |
| 13        | KERALA            | 54                   | 6190                 | 7325                | 118.3                    | 114.3                    |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 123                  | 27507                | 38458               | 139.8                    | 133.7                    |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 154                  | 26303                | 29657               | 112.8                    | 110.7                    |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 2                    | 970                  | 651                 | 67.1                     | 56.1                     |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 4                    | 530                  | 943                 | 177.9                    | 153.4                    |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 7                    | 1311                 | 1244                | 94.9                     | 81.0                     |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 11                   | 1450                 | 490                 | 33.8                     | 30.6                     |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 91                   | 18012                | 15965               | 88.6                     | 82.4                     |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 26                   | 20067                | 23645               | 117.8                    | 139.2                    |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 126                  | 19619                | 20086               | 102.4                    | 118.4                    |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 2                    | 253                  | 251                 | 99.2                     | 104.3                    |
| 24        | TAMILNADU         | 137                  | 22201                | 14122               | 63.6                     | 71.5                     |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | 50                   | 7065                 | 6201                | 87.8                     | 87.7                     |
| 26        | TRIPURA           | 13                   | 2173                 | 1039                | 47.8                     | 41.8                     |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 67                   | 52572                | 88747               | 168.8                    | 167.1                    |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 11                   | 3188                 | 4348                | 136.4                    | 127.2                    |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       | 58                   | 20916                | 21523               | 102.9                    | 96.0                     |
|           | TOTAL(STATES)     | 1374                 | 357462               | 403826              | 113.0                    | 115.9                    |
| 30        | A & N ISLANDS     | 5                    | 1249                 | 499                 | 40.0                     | 61.6                     |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH        | 1                    | 1120                 | 688                 | 61.4                     | 70.2                     |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI      | 1                    | 60                   | 166                 | 276.7                    | 331.7                    |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU       | 2                    | 160                  | 46                  | 28.8                     | 49.4                     |
| 34        | DELHI             | 10                   | 6250                 | 14183               | 226.9                    | 221.6                    |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 4                    | 64                   | 24                  | 37.5                     | 43.8                     |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        | 4                    | 416                  | 191                 | 45.9                     | 68.3                     |
|           | TOTAL(UTs)        | 27                   | 9319                 | 15797               | 169.5                    | 172.9                    |
| TOTAL     | (ALL-INDIA)       | 1401                 | 366781               | 419623              | 114.4                    | 117.4                    |

# Occupancy Rate =  Inmate population x 100 Total capacity Occupancy Rate <100 shows space available for inmates in prisons. Occupancy Rate >100 shows overcrowding in prisons.

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