Lok Sabha Question No. 1442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Setting up of Model Prisons
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Prathap Simha, Umesh G. Jadhav, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1442

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 04, 1944 (SAKA)

SETTING UP OF MODEL PRISONS

1442. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA: SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of prisons in the country, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has set up or is keen on setting up any model prison to ensure uniformity in structure and facilities in every prison in the country and if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  provides  financial  assistance  to  develop, redevelop and improvement in prisons and if so, the details thereof along with the funds provided during the last five years, State-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  setting  up  more  prisons, especially for police branches falling under the Government and if so, the details of the existing prisons and the additional prisons being considered?

ANSWER

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

(a):  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  prison  statistics reported to it by the States and Union Territories (UTs) and publishes the

same  in   its   annual   publication   'Prison  Statistics  India'.  The   latest

## L.S.USQ. NO.1442 FOR 26.07.2022

published  report  is  of  the  year  2020.  State/UT-wise  details  of  number  of prisons in the country as on 31 st  December, 2020 are given in Annexure-I.

(b)  to  (d):  'Prisons'/'persons  detained  therein'  is  a  'State  List'  subject under  Entry  4  of  List  II  of  the  Seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of India.  Administration  and  management  of  prisons  is  the  responsibility  of State Governments, who are competent to make appropriate provisions for setting up additional prisons in their jurisdictions as per local requirement. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had prepared a Model Prison Manual in 2016  and  had  circulated  it  to  all  States  and  UTs  for  adoption  in  their jurisdictions. The Model Prison Manual represents the best practices from across the country and strives to reflect the understanding behind various constitutional provisions, international instruments and directions of Supreme Court in the matter of prison administration. The Manual aims at ensuring uniformity in basic principles governing prisons and to serve as a useful tool for prison administration in India.

Modernisation of prisons is a continuous process. MHA has been providing financial assistance to States and UTs from time to time for modernisation of prisons and implementation of technological interventions like e-prisons suite, etc. State/UT-wise details of funds released by MHA for modernisation of prisons during the last five years are given in AnnexureII.

State/UT-wise number of prisons in the country as on 31.12.2020

| Sl. No   | State/UT          |   Number of Prisons |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                 106 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                   2 |
| 3        | Assam             |                  31 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                  59 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                  33 |
| 6        | Goa               |                   1 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                  30 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                  19 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                  14 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                  31 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                  57 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                  55 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                 131 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                  60 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                   5 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                   5 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                  10 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                  11 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                  92 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                  25 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                 145 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                   2 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                 142 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                  37 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                  13 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                  73 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                  11 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                  60 |
| 29       | A & N Islands     |                   4 |
| 30       | Chandigarh        |                   1 |
| 31       | D N H & Daman Diu |                   2 |
| 32       | Delhi             |                  16 |
| 33       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                  14 |
| 34       | Ladakh            |                   1 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |                   4 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |                   4 |
|          | Total             |                1306 |

-  Karnataka  reported  that  41  sub  jails  under  the  control  of  Revenue  Department  are  not included due to lack of information from them.  Further, 6 sub jails under Prison Department have been permanently closed.

## State/UT-wise details of funds released by MHA for modernisation of prisons during the last 5 Financial Years (Figures In crore)

| S.No.   | States/UTs        |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |
|---------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |         2    |         1.54 |         2.2  |            0 |            0 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |         0.25 |         0.32 |         0.5  |            0 |            3 |
| 3       | Assam             |         1.2  |         1.24 |         1.6  |            0 |            0 |
| 4       | Bihar             |         1.8  |         1.51 |         1.9  |            0 |            0 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |         1.2  |         1.4  |         0.85 |            0 |            0 |
| 6       | Goa               |         0    |         0.22 |         0.3  |            0 |            3 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |         0    |         1    |         0.75 |            0 |            0 |
| 8       | Haryana           |         0.8  |         0.77 |         0.75 |            0 |            0 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |         0.5  |         0.79 |         0.45 |            0 |            4 |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   |         0.8  |         0.88 |         0.85 |            0 |            0 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |         0    |         1.1  |         1.25 |            0 |            0 |
| 12      | Karnataka         |         2    |         1.72 |         1.85 |            0 |            9 |
| 13      | Kerala            |         1.3  |         1.23 |         0.65 |            0 |            7 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |         2.3  |         1.94 |         2.1  |            0 |            0 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |         2    |         1.46 |         0.88 |            0 |            0 |
| 16      | Manipur           |         0.3  |         0.21 |         0.3  |            0 |            3 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |         0.42 |         0.32 |         0.3  |            0 |            0 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |         0.5  |         0.32 |         0.5  |            0 |            3 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |         0.7  |         0.88 |         0.82 |            0 |            0 |
| 20      | Odisha            |         1.6  |         1.7  |         2.8  |            0 |            9 |
| 21      | Punjab            |         1.25 |         1.3  |         1.9  |            0 |            0 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |         2.3  |         1.46 |         1.7  |            0 |            0 |
| 23      | Sikkim            |         0    |         0.37 |         0.3  |            0 |            0 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |         2.2  |         1.69 |         2    |            0 |            0 |
| 25      | Telangana         |         1.7  |         1.38 |         1.3  |            0 |            6 |
| 26      | Tripura           |         0.75 |         0.61 |         0.3  |            0 |            3 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       |         1.1  |         0.47 |         0.3  |            0 |            0 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     |         1.02 |         1.84 |         2    |            0 |            0 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |         1.5  |         1.56 |         1.6  |            0 |            0 |
| 30      | A & N Islands     |         0    |         0.1  |         0    |            0 |            0 |
| 31      | Chandigarh        |         0    |         0.58 |         0    |            0 |            0 |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      |         0    |         0.1  |         0    |            0 |            0 |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       |         0    |         0.1  |         0    |            0 |            0 |
| 34      | Delhi             |         1    |         0.44 |         1    |            0 |            0 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       |         0    |         0    |         0    |            0 |            0 |
| 36      | Puducherry        |         0    |         0.45 |         0    |            0 |            0 |
|         | Total             |        32.49 |        33    |        34    |            0 |           50 |