MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) to (e): âPrisonâ 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. It is for the State Governments to check influx of mobile phones in
prisons and take appropriate remedial measures in this regard.
Data relating to number of mobile phone and sim cards seized in various jails and the
State-wise cases reported are not maintained centrally. However, the number of mobile
phones and sim cards seized during the last three years and in current year in Tihar Jail,
Delhi is as under:
Year Mobile Phones Sized Sim cards seized
2007 Nil Nil
2008 Nil 2
2009 5 4
2010 4 5
(till date)
To check the use of mobile phones, following measures are being adopted particularly at
Tihar Jail, Delhi.
i. Terrorists are kept in High Security wards thereby restricting their interaction with
other ordinary category prisoners.
ii. Mobile phone jammers have been installed in jails.
iii. All possible precautionary measures like intensive searching of inmates at the entrance
of jail by way of DFMD, HHMD & X-ray scanners are being undertaken.
CCTV cameras are also installed to keep surveillance over the activities of the prisoners.