(a) whether the Government has prepared new guidelines for the undertrial prisoners suffering from terminal diseases, being tried in different courts of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said guidelines are likely to be implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (c): Prisons “ is a State subject under List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and therefore Prison administration is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments.
However a comprehensive advisory dated 13th August 2010 has been issued by the Government on “Policy for the treatment of terminally ill prisoners/inmates (TIPS)-regarding†for all States/UTs for compliance.