Rankings Methodology
Rankings Methodology
This page shows data for all IJR indicators, organized by pillar and theme. The visualisation below shows how the cluster of 18 large and mid-sized states fare on the chosen indicator. States ranked 1-6 for the indicator are shown in blue, those ranked 7-12 in light green and those ranked 13-18 in light brown. Mouseover on the map to see a state’s exact values for the indicator and the raw data used to calculate the indicator. To know more about the indicator, click on the ‘i’ button next to the indicator name. Use the side bar and indicator dropdown to navigate to other indicators across pillars and themes.

Improvement/decline in number of inmates per staff over 5 yrs
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Pillar: Prisons

Theme: Trends

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula:

Inmates per cadre staff = 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:

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 cadre staff for all 5 years for Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 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
Rajasthan
7.15
3
Uttarakhand
5.83
4
Jharkhand
5.63
5
Uttar Pradesh
5.57
6
Kerala
5.23
7
Madhya Pradesh
5.05
8
Tamil Nadu
4.18
9
West Bengal
4.08
10
Punjab
3.59
11
Chhattisgarh
3.56
12
Maharashtra
3.49
13
Andhra Pradesh
3.44
14
Gujarat
3.20
15
Telangana
3.14
16
Bihar
2.34
17
Odisha
1.00
18
Haryana
1.00
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