89,256 inmates against capacity of 76,475 in 76 UP jails: Minister Dara Singh Chauhan

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 89,256 inmates against capacity of 76,475 in 76 UP jails: Minister Dara Singh Chauhan
PTI News
Dated:- 28-2-2025
PTI
Lucknow, Feb 28 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh prisons currently house 89,256 inma .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... tes, exceeding their official capacity of 76,475, Jail Administration and Reform Minister Dara Singh Chauhan informed the state Assembly on Friday. Chauhan was responding to SP MLA Rajendra Prasad C .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... haudhary on the seventh day of the Budget Session. He said as of January 31, the state has 76 jails. The completion of eight under-construction jails will increase capacity by 9,165 inmates, while 1 .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 6 new jails in 15 districts will add 21,408 more spaces, he said. Additional barracks are also being built to expand capacity incrementally, the minister added. PTI AR KIS KSS KSS
News - Press r .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... elease - PIB .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X