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Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Rajya Sabha

Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Rajya Sabha

GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1504

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15TH MARCH, 2017PHALGUNA 24, 1938 (SAKA)

AMOUNT INCURRED ON OF VARIOUS JAILS

†1504. SHRI PRABHAT JHA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state :

(a) whether it is a fact that there is ahuge difference between the amounts to beincurred on prisoners of various jails of thecountry due to absence of uniform nationalpolicy for expenditure on prisoners;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government has beenordered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court to carry out a probe in this context with thehelp of Comptroller and AuditorGeneral;and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): is a State Subject. Administration is therefore the responsibility of State Governments. However, as per data compiled by

National Crime Records Bureau, State/UT-wise details of expenses incurred on inmates during FY 2015-16 is at Annex-I.

(c) to (d) : The Supreme Court has issued an order on 22.2.2017 in Writ

Petition (Civil) 406/2013 titled “Inhuman Conditions prevailing in 1382 prisons in India”. The Court has observed that there is a huge discrepancy

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RS.US.Q.No.1504 FOR 15.03.2017 on the amount spent on prison inmates between the Jail of one State to another. The Court has noted that it may perhaps be necessary to have the accounts audited and have, inter-alia, directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to have the accounts of the prisons audited with the assistance of C&AG.

The C&AG has been apprised of the order of the Court.

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RS.US.Q.No.1504 FOR 15.03.2017

ANNEX- I Annexure referred to in part (b) of Unstarred Question No. 1504for answer on 15.3.2017 ___ State/UT wise details of expenses incurred on prison inmates during FY 2015-16

Inmate Population Total Expenses (in Expenditure Per SL STATE/UT as on 31.12.2015 Rs. )(in Lakh) Inmates (in Rs.)

1 7897 3350.9 42432.1

2 ARUNACHAL 184 53.4 29010.9 PRADESH

3 9097 1998.9 21973

4 28418 23783.4 83691.4

5 17662 5340 30234.2

6 423 87 20573.9

7 11778 2683.5 22784.1

8 18269 4664.1 25529.9

9 1979 446.3 22553.8

10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 2338 960.7 41090.7

11 17613 6114.4 34715.1

12 13473 3901.3 28956.1

13 7325 2716.4 37084.2

14 38458 12271 31907.6

15 29657 8476 28580

16 651 278.1 42715.3

17 943 349.6 37070.7

18 1244 280 22508

19 490 320.8 65468.6

20 15965 4750.3 29754.7

21 PUNJAB 23645 3941.5 16669.6 22 20086 604.1 3007.5

23 251 87.7 34958.2

24 14122 4426.7 31346

25 6201 1250.6 20167.8

26 TRIPURA 1039 247.2 23795.9

27 88747 19460.8 21928.4

28 UTTARAKHAND 4348 1212 27875.8

29 21523 7772.5 36112.6

TOTAL (STATES) 403826 121829.2 30168.7

30 A & N ISLANDS 499 134.7 26995.9

31 688 231.4 33633.6

32 D & N HAVELI 166 12 7228.9

33 DAMAN & DIU 46 27 58695.7

34 14183 10430.7 73543.9

35 LAKSHADW EEP 24 0.5 1933.5

36 PUDUCHERRY 191 68.6 35916.2

TOTAL (UTs) 15797 10904.9 69031.5

TOTAL (ALL-INDIA) 419623 132734.1 31631.7

Source: Prison Statistics India 2015

Note: Expenditure per inmates is calculated on the basis of total expenditures made during the financial year 2015-16 and total number of inmates lodged in jails as on 31.12.2015. The figures of inmates during the financial year may be changed.

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