Pillar: Prisons
Theme: Trends
IJRs: 1, 2, 3
Formula:
Inmates per prison officer = X
2016 | X1
2017 | X2 | ((X2/X1)-1)*100 = a
2018 | X3 | ((X3/X2)-1)*100 = b
2019 | X4 | ((X4/X3)-1)*100 = c
2020 | X5 | ((X5/X4)-1)*100 = d
2021 | X6 | ((X6/X5)-1)*100 = e
5-year average (a,b,c,d,e)
Benchmark: Not available
Scoring guide: Lower, the better
Latest period/date: Calendar year 2017 to 2021
Latest data source: Prison Statistics India
Notes: Officer comprises Superintendent + Deputy Superintendent + Assistant Superintendent + Jailor + Deputy Jailor + Assistant Jailor + Other Officers.
IJR 1: 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are not included as their 5-year data was not available separately. 2. PSI shows 0 prison officers/cadre staff in Dadra & Nagar Haveli for 3 of 5 years. 3. PSI shows 0 for all prison staff in Lakshadweep.
IJR 2: 1. PSI shows 0 actual prison officers for 2 of the 5 years for Dadra & Nagar Haveli. 2. PSI shows 0 actual officers for 1 of the 5 years considered for trends for Daman & Diu. 3. PSI shows 0 actual prison officers for all 5 years for Lakshadweep.
IJR 3: 1. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are not included as their 5-year data was not available separately. 2. PSI shows 0 sanctioned and actual total staff for all 5 years for Lakshadweep.
| Rank | State | Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Karnataka |
10.00
|
|
2
|
Tamil Nadu |
9.40
|
|
3
|
Gujarat |
9.01
|
|
4
|
Rajasthan |
7.92
|
|
5
|
Kerala |
7.04
|
|
6
|
Uttar Pradesh |
6.66
|
|
7
|
Punjab |
6.64
|
|
8
|
Andhra Pradesh |
6.63
|
|
9
|
Telangana |
6.44
|
|
10
|
West Bengal |
5.81
|
|
11
|
Chhattisgarh |
5.63
|
|
12
|
Maharashtra |
5.45
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh |
4.79
|
|
14
|
Jharkhand |
4.62
|
|
15
|
Haryana |
4.46
|
|
16
|
Odisha |
4.39
|
|
17
|
Bihar |
4.21
|
|
18
|
Uttarakhand |
1.00
|