Rs 5 Crore Earmarked For Assistance To Poor Prisoners
New Delhi: The Centre has earmarked Rs 5 crore in the 2025-26 budget for providing financial assistance to the prisoners who languish in jail because they could not afford their bail money. Under the ‘Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act’ 2023, State Legal Services Authorities have established Legal Service Clinics in jails to provide free … Read more