Centre Asks States, UTs To Provide Financial Assistance To Poor Prisoners

The Centre has asked all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) to give financial assistance from a Central fund to poor prisoners who are unable to secure bail or release from jails on account of their inability to pay the fine awarded to them by various courts due to their financial situation.

- Mukesh Ranjan @New Delhi

In an identical communication to the states and the UTs, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has asked them to avail the funds made available by it from where they can draw an appropriate amount to provide benefits to the eligible prisoners to secure bail.

It is to be noted here that the MHA provides funds to the states and the UTs through the Central Nodal Agency (CNA), which is administered by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).