MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) & (b): The Government of NCT of Delhi has intimated that the cases of
corruption and illegal activities reported are dealt with departmentally.
The details of such cases during the last three years and the current year
are as follows:
Year No. of Cases
2008 07
2009 08
2010 06
2011 (till date) 12
(c) The Authorities have taken a number of corrective steps so as to check
such activities inside the Prison which, interalia, include the following:
(i) The service records of all the staff have been scanned to single out
persons of doubtful integrity. It is emphasized on the Superintendents of
the jails to ensure the integrity and upright conduct of subordinate staff
under the conduct rules and to mount surveillance on those with doubtful
integrity.
(ii) The staff is frequently rotated at all levels in different jails so that
they do not develop vested interests on account of longer stay in any prison.
(iii) In-service training and refresher courses are conducted to sensitize
all levels of staff about the legal provisions of Delhi Prison Act and Delhi
Jail Manual, duties assigned to them under the Act/Manual, the level of
commitment, dedication to duties and integrity.
(iv) There is an elaborate mechanism for grievance redressal of inmates and
staff members and each jail has a grievance redressal committee.
(v) Director General(Prisons)’s petition boxes have been kept in the wards
of every jail and the petitions are received and investigated.
(vi) Each jail has a designated Visiting Judge, who visits the jail once
in two months. The petition box of the visiting judge, installed in each
ward of every jail, is opened by him and action is taken on the petitions
as per his orders.
(vii) In all areas of public interface, transparency has been introduced.
A Citizen Charter has been published and working Manuals have been put on
the Prison website.
(viii) Procedure for Mulakat(visits by relatives and friends) has been
streamlined.
(ix) Staff is sensitized about their obligations as public servants to
provide a corruption free administration.
(x) Tihar is on Face-Book in which the opinion of public is taken on
various reformative measures introduced in the Prison and their participation
in correctional activities. The public can also inform the authorities about
instances of corruption on the part of Prison staff.
