Lok Sabha Question No. 3519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Women Undertrials
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3519

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019/AGRAHAYANA 19, 1941 (SAKA) WOMEN UNDERTRIALS

3519. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number of women undertrials lodged in various prisons as on date, State-wise;
- (b) the total number of children of women inmates who reside within the prisons as on date, State-wise and prison-wise; and
- (c) the details of the various facilities like education, recreation etc. provided to these children and the authorities responsible for the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  :  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  prison  statistics  in  its publication 'Prison Statistics India'. Published reports are available till the year 2017.  State-wise  number  of  women  undertrials  lodged  in  prisons  across  the country as on 31.12.2017 are given in Annexure-I.

- (b)  :  State-wise  details  of  number  of  children  of  women  inmates  who  reside  in prisons  as  on  31.12.2017  are  given  in  Annexure-II.  Prison-wise  details  are  not maintained centrally.
- (c) : 'Prisons' and 'persons detained therein' are State subjects under List II of the Seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India.  Prison  Administration  is  the responsibility  of  State  Governments,  who  are  responsible  for  taking  appropriate action for the education, recreation etc. of the children of women prison inmates.

## LS.US.Q.NO.3519 FOR 10.12.2019

However, the Ministry of Home Affairs has  issued several advisories to States and Union Territories on Women inmates and their children, including the recommendations of the Ministry of Women and Child Development in their report on 'Women in Prisons' and the best practices adopted by various prison authorities in the matter of female prisoners and welfare of their children.

Besides the advisories issued from time to time, the Ministry of Home Affairs had also prepared a Model Prison Manual 2016 and has circulated it to all States and Union Territories. The Model Manual provides detailed guidance to States to adopt the best practices provided in the Manual. The Manual has a dedicated chapter on 'Women Prisoners'.

State/UT-wise Number of Women Undertrials as on 31 st December, 2017

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Number of Women Undertrials |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                           337 |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                             5 |
| 3         | ASSAM             |                           226 |
| 4         | BIHAR             |                          1249 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      |                           612 |
| 6         | GOA               |                            14 |
| 7         | GUJARAT           |                           327 |
| 8         | HARYANA           |                           395 |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                            46 |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                            88 |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         |                           614 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         |                           359 |
| 13        | KERALA            |                           130 |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    |                           731 |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       |                          1085 |
| 16        | MANIPUR           |                            28 |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         |                            17 |
| 18        | MIZORAM           |                            71 |
| 19        | NAGALAND          |                             4 |
| 20        | ODISHA            |                           437 |
| 21        | PUNJAB            |                           722 |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         |                           402 |
| 23        | SIKKIM            |                             5 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        |                           401 |
| 25        | TELANGANA         |                           252 |
| 26        | TRIPURA           |                            14 |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     |                          2637 |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       |                            86 |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       |                           911 |
|           | TOTAL (STATES)    |                         12205 |
| 30        | A & N ISLANDS     |                             7 |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH        |                            20 |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI      |                             1 |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU       |                             1 |
| 34        | DELHI             |                           447 |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       |                             0 |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        |                           479 |
|           | TOTAL (UTs)       |                           479 |
|           | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) |                         12684 |

Source: Prison Statistics India

State/UT-wise Number of Children residing inside prisons as on 31 st  December 2017

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Number of Children residing inside prisons |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                           31 |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                            0 |
| 3         | ASSAM             |                                           28 |
| 4         | BIHAR             |                                          166 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      |                                          104 |
| 6         | GOA               |                                            0 |
| 7         | GUJARAT           |                                           32 |
| 8         | HARYANA           |                                           42 |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                            3 |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                                           16 |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         |                                          109 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         |                                           26 |
| 13        | KERALA            |                                            0 |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                          159 |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       |                                          101 |
| 16        | MANIPUR           |                                            0 |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         |                                            6 |
| 18        | MIZORAM           |                                            7 |
| 19        | NAGALAND          |                                            0 |
| 20        | ODISHA            |                                           43 |
| 21        | PUNJAB            |                                           52 |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         |                                           52 |
| 23        | SIKKIM            |                                            0 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        |                                            7 |
| 25        | TELANGANA         |                                           29 |
| 26        | TRIPURA           |                                            4 |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                          416 |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       |                                           16 |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       |                                          192 |
|           | TOTAL (STATES)    |                                         1641 |
| 30        | A & N ISLANDS     |                                            2 |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH        |                                            3 |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI      |                                            0 |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU       |                                            0 |
| 34        | DELHI             |                                           35 |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       |                                            0 |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        |                                            0 |
|           | TOTAL (UTs)       |                                           40 |
|           | TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) |                                         1681 |

Source:  Prison Statistics India