Lok Sabha Question No. 3425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Releasing of Prisoners
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3425

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 30, 1944 (SAKA)

RELEASING OF PRISONERS

3425.  SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOME  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to  state  the  number  of prisoners who have not been released from the jails even after completing their sentence in the country, State-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

As per the  information  provided  by  the  States  and  Union  Territories,  the number  of  convicts  in  jails  due  to  non-payment  of  fine  amount  after completion of their sentence as on 31.12.2022 are given in Annexure.

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## Convicts in jails due to non-payment of fine amount after completion of sentence as on 31.12.2022

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Number of convicts in jail due to non-payment of fine amount |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                                              2 |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                                              0 |
| 3         | ASSAM             |                                                             13 |
| 4         | BIHAR             |                                                             14 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      |                                                             13 |
| 6         | GOA               |                                                              3 |
| 7         | GUJARAT           |                                                              9 |
| 8         | HARYANA           |                                                             15 |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                                             10 |
| 10        | JHARKHAND         |                                                             16 |
| 11        | KARNATAKA         |                                                             33 |
| 12        | KERALA            |                                                             43 |
| 13        | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                                             68 |
| 14        | MAHARASHTRA       |                                                             75 |
| 15        | MANIPUR           |                                                             35 |
| 16        | MEGHALAYA         |                                                              1 |
| 17        | MIZORAM           |                                                              1 |
| 18        | NAGALAND          |                                                              0 |
| 19        | ODISHA            |                                                             13 |
| 20        | PUNJAB            |                                                             16 |
| 21        | RAJASTHAN         |                                                             32 |
| 22        | SIKKIM            |                                                              0 |
| 23        | TAMILNADU         |                                                              9 |
| 24        | TELANGANA         |                                                              0 |
| 25        | TRIPURA           |                                                              0 |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                                            172 |
| 27        | UTTARAKHAND       |                                                             41 |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL       |                                                             34 |
| 29        | A &NISLANDS       |                                                              0 |
| 30        | CHANDIGARH        |                                                              0 |
| 31        | DNH&DAMANDIU      |                                                              0 |
| 32        | DELHI             |                                                              9 |
| 33        | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                                              1 |
| 34        | LADAKH            |                                                              0 |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       |                                                              0 |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        |                                                              0 |
|           | TOTAL             |                                                            678 |