Lok Sabha Question No. 803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Prisoners in Jails
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.803

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11, 1937 (SAKA)

PRISONERS IN JAILS

803.  SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of inmates in various prisons in the country vis-a-vis the capacity of the prisons, State-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of reported  incidents of violence leading  to deaths in prisons during each of the last three years and the current year, Statewise;
- (c) whether the Government has issued any advisory to the States on any prisoner reform programmes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response received in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a):    As per data compiled by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) at  the  end  2014,  a  State/UT  wise  statement  showing  capacity  of prisons of the country and the number of inmates lodged in the prisons is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(b):    As per data compiled by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) at the end of 2012, 2013 and 2014, a State/UT wise statement showing number  of  unnatural  deaths  such  as  suicide,  execution,  murder  by inmates,  deaths  due  to  assault  by  outside  elements,  death  due  to firing,  deaths  due  to  negligence/excess  by  jail  personnel,  others  of inmates in various jails of country is enclosed at Annexure-II.

## LS.US.Q.NO.803 FOR 01.03.2016

(c) to (d):  '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.  However,  the  following advisories  have  been  issued  by  the  Government  of  India  to  the States/UTs in this regard:

- (i) Comprehensive advisory dated 17 th  July 2009, which is available at the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs at the link: http://mha1.nic.in/PrisonReforms/pdf/PrisonAdmin17072009.pdf
- (ii) Advisory  on  Best  Prison  Practices  dated  8 th   November  2010, which is available at the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs at the link:

http://mha1.nic.in/PrisonReforms/pdf/BestPrisonPractice08112010.pdf

- (iii) Advisory  regarding  guidelines  for  educational  programme  for prison  inmates  dated  15 th   June  2011,  which  is  available  at  the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs at the link: http://mha1.nic.in/PrisonReforms/pdf/AdvEducationProg15062011.pdf

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## ANNEXURE-I

## Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## No. 803 for answer on 1.3.2016

| S.No           | States/UTs        | Capacity of the jails   |   Inmate population |
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh    | 8405                    |                7964 |
| 2              | Arunachal Pradesh | 56                      |                 127 |
| 3              | Assam             | 8192                    |                8346 |
| 4              | Bihar             | 37205                   |               31295 |
| 5              | Chhattisgarh      | 6382                    |               16525 |
| 6              | Goa               | 365                     |                 527 |
| 7              | Gujarat           | 12332                   |               11948 |
| 8              | Haryana           | 16647                   |               18642 |
| 9 Himachal     | Pradesh           | 1732                    |                2120 |
| 10             | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3011                    |                2284 |
| 11 Jharkhand   | 14363             |                         |               17688 |
| 12             | Karnataka         | 13381                   |               14221 |
| 13             |                   | 6190                    |                7078 |
| 14 Madhya      | Kerala Pradesh    | 27247                   |               36433 |
| 15 Maharashtra |                   | 25181                   |               27868 |
| 16 Manipur     | 1147              |                         |                 644 |
| 17 Meghalaya   |                   | 530                     |                 813 |
| 18 Mizoram     |                   | 1302                    |                1054 |
| 19 Nagaland    |                   | 1450                    |                 443 |
| 20 Odisha      |                   | 18012                   |               14840 |
| 21 Punjab      |                   | 18679                   |               26007 |
| 22 Rajasthan   |                   | 17191                   |               20359 |
| 23 Sikkim      |                   | 253                     |                 264 |
| 24 Tamil       | Nadu              | 22201                   |               15874 |
| 25             | Telangana         | 6848                    |                6005 |
| 26 Tripura     |                   | 2173                    |                 909 |
| 27 Uttar       | Pradesh           | 52780                   |               88221 |
| 28             | Uttarakhand       | 3188                    |                4055 |
| 29             | West Bengal       | 20916                   |               20069 |
| 30 A & N       | Islands           | 1249                    |                 769 |
| 31             | Chandigarh        | 1000                    |                 702 |
| 32             | D & N Haveli      | 60                      |                 199 |
| 33             | Daman & Diu       | 160                     |                  79 |
| 34             | Delhi             | 6250                    |               13850 |
| 35 Lakshadweep | 64                |                         |                  28 |
| 36             | Puducherry        | 419                     |                 286 |
| Total          |                   | 356561                  |              418536 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 803 for answer on 1.3.2016

| S.No   | States/UTs        | Unnatural Deaths of inmates in 2012   | Unnatural Deaths of inmates in 2013   |   Unnatural Deaths of inmates in 2014 |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 12                                    | 1                                     |                                     3 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 3      | Assam             | 4                                     | 5                                     |                                     1 |
| 4      | Bihar             | 13                                    | 3                                     |                                     6 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 2                                     | 4                                     |                                     3 |
| 6      | Goa               | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 2                                     | 5                                     |                                     4 |
| 8      | Haryana           | 6                                     | 9                                     |                                    10 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                     | 0                                     |                                     1 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0                                     | 2                                     |                                     2 |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 2                                     | 3                                     |                                     3 |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 7                                     | 4                                     |                                    15 |
| 13     | Kerala            | 2                                     | 3                                     |                                     5 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 3                                     | 9                                     |                                     6 |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 3                                     | 4                                     |                                     6 |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     1 |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     1 |
| 20     | Odisha            | 7                                     | 2                                     |                                    44 |
| 21     | Punjab            | 17                                    | 9                                     |                                    12 |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 15                                    | 11                                    |                                    12 |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 8                                     | 10                                    |                                     5 |
| 25     | Telangana         | --                                    | --                                    |                                     0 |
| 26     | Tripura           | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 12                                    | 18                                    |                                    23 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     2 |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 7                                     | 5                                     |                                    21 |
| 30     | A & N Islands     | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 34     | Delhi             | 3                                     | 8                                     |                                     9 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 0                                     | 0                                     |                                     0 |
|        | Total             | 126                                   | 115                                   |                                   195 |

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