Lok Sabha Question No. 2549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Jail Inmates
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2549 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 24,1937 (SAKA)

JAIL INMATES

†2549. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  inmates  and  convicted  prisoners  who  have  completed their  term  and  are  still  lodged  in  jails  along  with  the  reasons  therefor, State-wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  release  convicted  prisoners having serious health problems; and

(c) if so, the policy guidelines being framed in this regard?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a): As per data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) at the end  of  2014,  there  were  1326  convicts  in  the  jails  of  the  country  due  to  nonpayment  of  fine  amount  after  completion  of  their  sentence.  A  State/UT  wise statement is at Annexure.

(b)to(c): 'Prisons'  is  a  State  subject  as  per  Entry  4  of  List  II  of  the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Therefore, the administration and  management  of  prisons  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  State Governments.  Accordingly,  the  matter  regarding  premature  release  of  the prisoners is to be dealt by the respective States/UTs as per their rules.

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## PAGE 1 OF 1 OF  ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2549 for answer on 15.12.2015

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Below 6 months |   6 months & above - below 1 years |   1 year & above - below 2 years |   2 year & above - below 3 years |   3 year & above - below 5 years |   5 year & above |   Total |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                2 |                                  1 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       3 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 3        | Assam             |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 4        | Bihar             |               10 |                                  1 |                                3 |                                5 |                                0 |                0 |      19 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                4 |                                  1 |                                4 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       9 |
| 6        | Goa               |                3 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       3 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                5 |                                  6 |                               10 |                                3 |                                0 |                0 |      24 |
| 9        | Himachal          |                3 |                                  6 |                                1 |                                1 |                                2 |                1 |      14 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                4 |                                  3 |                                3 |                                0 |                                2 |                0 |      12 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                0 |                                  3 |                                0 |                                1 |                                0 |                0 |       4 |
| 13       | Kerala            |               22 |                                  3 |                                8 |                                2 |                                4 |                3 |      42 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |               29 |                                 10 |                                1 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |      40 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |               30 |                                 10 |                                3 |                                0 |                                2 |                0 |      45 |
| 16       | Manipur           |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 20       | Odisha            |               11 |                                  3 |                                2 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |      16 |
| 21       | Punjab            |               27 |                                 11 |                                3 |                                2 |                                0 |                0 |      43 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |               15 |                                  6 |                                3 |                                2 |                                0 |                1 |      27 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |                4 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       4 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |                1 |                                  1 |                                4 |                                0 |                                0 |                6 |      12 |
| 25       | Telangana         |                3 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                2 |                                0 |                0 |       5 |
| 26       | Tripura           |                7 |                                  6 |                                4 |                                4 |                                4 |               28 |      53 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |              207 |                                 32 |                               46 |                               33 |                               19 |               35 |     372 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                1 |       1 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |               80 |                                 10 |                                1 |                                1 |                                0 |                0 |      92 |
| 30       | A & N Islands     |                2 |                                345 |                               64 |                               13 |                                0 |                0 |     424 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |                1 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       1 |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 34       | Delhi             |               48 |                                  5 |                                2 |                                4 |                                1 |                1 |      61 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |                0 |                                  0 |                                0 |                                0 |                                0 |                0 |       0 |
|          | Total             |              518 |                                463 |                              162 |                               73 |                               34 |               76 |    1326 |

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