Lok Sabha Question No. 2119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Pathetic Condition of Prisons
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2119

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA)

PATHETIC CONDITION OF PRISONS

2119.

SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the condition of most of the prisons in the country is pathetic and the number of prisoners lodged therein is more than the capacity of the prisons;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  allocated,  released  and utilized  for  the  modernisation of prisons in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  construction  of  more prisons in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  various  State Governments for the modernisation of prisons; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise including Chhattisgarh along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  information  provided  by  the  National  Crime  Records Bureau, as against the total capacity of 380876 inmates in 1412 jails of the country,  433003  inmates  are  lodged.    State/UT  wise  details  of  the  prison capacity and inmates in prisons, as on 31.12.2016, are given in Annexure-I. The Central Government is not implementing any scheme for construction of prisons  in  the  country.  'Prisons'  and  'persons  detained  therein'  is  a  State subject as per entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution

## LS.US.Q.NO.2119 FOR 31.07.2018

of India. The administration and management of prisons is the responsibility of  respective  State  Governments.  The  State  Governments  are  therefore competent  for  modernization  of  their prisons as per their  need  and requirement.

(d) & (e): There is a scheme for E-prison under which funds are provided to States and UTs for digitization of prison records and automation of prison operations.    Details  of  proposals  received  from  the  States  and  UTs, including the Government of Chhattisgarh, are given in Annexure-II.

Annexure-I Capacity, Inmate Population and Occupancy Rate in Indian Jails as on 31.12.2016 (Provisional)

| Sl.   | State/UT              | Total No. of Jails   | Available Capacity   | Available Capacity   | Available Capacity   | Inmate Population   | Inmate Population   | Inmate Population   | Occupancy Rate (in %)   | Occupancy Rate (in %)   | Occupancy Rate (in %)   |
|-------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl.   | State/UT              | Total No. of Jails   | Male                 | Female               | Total                | Male                | Female              | Total               | Male                    | Female                  | Total                   |
| (1)   | (2)                   | (3)                  | (4)                  | (5)                  | (6)                  | (7)                 | (8)                 | (9)                 | (10)                    | (11)                    | (12)                    |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH        | 112                  | 7984                 | 899                  | 8883                 | 6851                | 416                 | 7267                | 85.8                    | 46.3                    | 81.8                    |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     | 2                    | 188                  | 24                   | 212                  | 208                 | 6                   | 214                 | 110.6                   | 25.0                    | 100.9                   |
| 3     | ASSAM                 | 31                   | 7903                 | 684                  | 8587                 | 8313                | 298                 | 8611                | 105.2                   | 43.6                    | 100.3                   |
| 4     | BIHAR                 | 58                   | 36449                | 1360                 | 37809                | 31974               | 1128                | 33102               | 87.7                    | 82.9                    | 87.6                    |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH          | 30                   | 9285                 | 528                  | 9813                 | 17649               | 982                 | 18631               | 190.1                   | 186.0                   | 189.9                   |
| 6     | GOA                   | 2                    | 1170                 | 25                   | 1195                 | 418                 | 30                  | 448                 | 35.7                    | 120.0                   | 37.5                    |
| 7     | GUJARAT               | 27                   | 11419                | 973                  | 12392                | 11781               | 657                 | 12438               | 103.2                   | 67.5                    | 100.4                   |
| 8     | HARYANA               | 19                   | 16596                | 1500                 | 18096                | 16999               | 655                 | 17654               | 102.4                   | 43.7                    | 97.6                    |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH      | 14                   | 1736                 | 144                  | 1880                 | 2119                | 73                  | 2192                | 122.1                   | 50.7                    | 116.6                   |
| 10    | JAMMU & KASHMIR       | 14                   | 2800                 | 201                  | 3001                 | 2597                | 91                  | 2688                | 92.8                    | 45.3                    | 89.6                    |
| 11    | JHARKHAND             | 29                   | 14680                | 793                  | 15473                | 16385               | 788                 | 17173               | 111.6                   | 99.4                    | 111.0                   |
| 12    | KARNATAKA             | 102                  | 12663                | 1096                 | 13759                | 14268               | 575                 | 14843               | 112.7                   | 52.5                    | 107.9                   |
| 13    | KERALA                | 54                   | 5773                 | 417                  | 6190                 | 6854                | 219                 | 7073                | 118.7                   | 52.5                    | 114.3                   |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH        | 123                  | 26027                | 1650                 | 27677                | 36340               | 1309                | 37649               | 139.6                   | 79.3                    | 136.0                   |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA           | 154                  | 24484                | 1819                 | 26303                | 30010               | 1428                | 31438               | 122.6                   | 78.5                    | 119.5                   |
| 16    | MANIPUR               | 5                    | 1037                 | 110                  | 1147                 | 602                 | 22                  | 624                 | 58.1                    | 20.0                    | 54.4                    |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA             | 5                    | 575                  | 55                   | 630                  | 821                 | 12                  | 833                 | 142.8                   | 21.8                    | 132.2                   |
| 18    | MIZORAM               | 7                    | 1126                 | 185                  | 1311                 | 1076                | 85                  | 1161                | 95.6                    | 45.9                    | 88.6                    |
| 19    | NAGALAND              | 11                   | 1290                 | 160                  | 1450                 | 407                 | 6                   | 413                 | 31.6                    | 3.8                     | 28.5                    |
| 20    | ODISHA                | 91                   | 16371                | 1641                 | 18012                | 14765               | 538                 | 15303               | 90.2                    | 32.8                    | 85.0                    |
| 21    | PUNJAB                | 26                   | 20774                | 1765                 | 22539                | 21421               | 1177                | 22598               | 103.1                   | 66.7                    | 100.3                   |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN             | 126                  | 18656                | 1223                 | 19879                | 19699               | 664                 | 20363               | 105.6                   | 54.3                    | 102.4                   |
| 23    | SIKKIM                | 2                    | 206                  | 40                   | 246                  | 320                 | 4                   | 324                 | 155.3                   | 10.0                    | 131.7                   |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU            | 138                  | 20084                | 2548                 | 22632                | 14257               | 616                 | 14873               | 71.0                    | 24.2                    | 65.7                    |
| 25    | TELANGANA             | 49                   | 6388                 | 677                  | 7065                 | 5834                | 385                 | 6219                | 91.3                    | 56.9                    | 88.0                    |
| 26    | TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH | 13                   | 2051                 | 122                  | 2173                 | 894                 | 35                  | 929                 | 43.6 166.8              | 28.7 117.3              | 42.8                    |
| 27    |                       | 70                   | 54883                | 3228                 | 58111                | 91551               | 3785                | 95336               |                         |                         | 164.1                   |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND           | 11                   | 3255                 | 123                  | 3378                 | 4026                | 174                 | 4200                | 123.7                   | 141.5                   | 124.3                   |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL           | 59                   | 19523                | 1423                 | 20946                | 21247               | 1722                | 22969               | 108.8                   | 121.0                   | 109.7                   |
|       | TOTAL (STATES)        | 1384                 | 345376               | 25413                | 370789               | 399686              | 17880               | 417566              | 115.7                   | 70.4                    | 112.6                   |
| 30    | A & N ISLANDS         | 4                    | 409                  | 40                   | 449                  | 174                 | 9                   | 183                 | 42.5                    | 22.5                    | 40.8                    |
| 31    | CHANDIGARH            | 1                    | 1000                 | 120                  | 1120                 | 722                 | 46                  | 768                 | 72.2                    |                         | 68.6                    |
| 32    | D & N HAVELI DAMAN &  | 1                    | 50                   | 10                   | 60                   |                     |                     | 120                 | 238.0                   | 38.3                    | 36.9                    |
| 33    |                       |                      |                      |                      |                      | 119                 | 1                   | 59                  |                         | 10.0                    | 200.0                   |
| 35    | DIU LAKSHADWEEP       | 2 4                  | 120 64               | 40 0                 | 160 64               | 56 6                | 3 1                 | 7                   | 46.7 9.4                | 7.5 0.0                 | 179.8 10.9              |
| 34    | DELHI                 | 12                   | 7418                 | 400                  | 7818                 | 13506               | 552                 | 14058               | 182.1                   | 138.0                   |                         |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY            | 4                    | 371                  | 45                   | 416                  | 236                 | 6                   | 242                 | 63.6                    | 13.3                    | 58.2                    |
|       | TOTAL (UTs)           | 28                   | 9432                 | 655                  | 10087                | 14819               | 618                 | 15437               | 157.1                   | 94.4                    | 153.0                   |
|       | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA)     | 1412                 | 354808               | 26068                | 380876               | 414505              | 18498               | 433003              | 116.8                   | 71.0                    | 113.7                   |

Source: Prison Statistics India

| Annexure-II   | Annexure-II       | Annexure-II                                                      |
|---------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.        | Name of State/UT  | Funds requirement projected for Eprisons project (Rs. in crores) |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh    | 21.6                                                             |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.15                                                             |
| 3             | Assam             | 7.04                                                             |
| 4             | Bihar             | 9.21                                                             |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh      | 8.22                                                             |
| 6             | Goa               | *                                                                |
| 7             | Gujarat           | *                                                                |
| 8             | Haryana           | 9.77                                                             |
| 9             | Himachal Pradesh  | 3.45                                                             |
| 10            | Jammu & Kashmir   | 4.84                                                             |
| 11            | Jharkhand         | *                                                                |
| 12            | Karnataka         | 7.44                                                             |
| 13            | Kerala            | 26.91                                                            |
| 14            | Madhya Pradesh    | 8.77                                                             |
| 15            | Maharashtra       | 26.78                                                            |
| 16            | Manipur           | 1.15                                                             |
| 17            | Meghalaya         | 1.89                                                             |
| 18            | Mizoram           | 0.06                                                             |
| 19            | Nagaland          | 19.01                                                            |
| 20            | Odisha            | 4.06                                                             |
| 21            | Punjab            | 11.35                                                            |
| 22            | Rajasthan         | 28.9                                                             |
| 23            | Sikkim            | 1.26                                                             |
| 24            | Tamil Nadu        | 19.06                                                            |
| 25            | Telangana         | 26.26                                                            |
| 26            | Tripura           | 2.42                                                             |
| 27            | Uttarakhand       | 3.88                                                             |
| 28            | Uttar Pradesh     | 20.38                                                            |
| 29            | West Bengal       | 28.19                                                            |
| 30            | A & N Islands     | #                                                                |
| 31            | Chandigarh        | 0.74                                                             |
| 32            | D & N Haveli      | *                                                                |
| 33            | Daman & Diu       | *                                                                |
| 34            | Delhi             | 12.95                                                            |
| 35            | Lakshadweep       | *                                                                |
| 36            | Puducherry        | *                                                                |
|               | Total             | 316.74                                                           |