1. What is the vision of the Prisons Department?

To provide for the safe and secure detention of the prisoners committed to Prison
custody.
To provide for the reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners.
To provide for Basic Minimum facilities to prisoners to maintain human dignity.
2. What is the Mission of Prisons Department?

To provide minimum standard of living/treatment to the prisoners remanded to judicial

custody and at the same time to reform /rehabilitate them by involving them in various
vocational, spiritual, educational activities so that they become useful citizen of the
country after their release.
3. What is the organization set up of Prisons Department?

The Director General of Prisons, Delhi is the Head of the Prison Department and is
assisted by Addl.I.G.(P) and Deputy Inspector General of Prisons. A Jail
Superintendent heads each jails and Deputy Superintendents, Assistant
Superintendents, Head Warders and Warders assist him.
The custodial duties of the prisoners are performed by the Jail Staff where as the
external security, Patrolling, search etc. are taken care by Tamil Nadu Special Police,
ITBP and Central Reserve Police Force.
A Battalion of Delhi Armed Police handles the escorting of the prisoners to the
courts/hospitals etc.
A Resident Medical Officer heads the Medical Administration of all Jails. Senior
Medical Officers head the Medical administration of each jail assisted by Medical
Officers and other para-medical staff.
DIRECTOR GENERAL
(PRISONS)
ADDL. I.G. (PRISONS)
DIG (PRISONS)
SUPERINTENDENT RESIDENT
DEPUTY
CHIEF
JAIL
MEDICAL COMMANDANT COMMISSIONER PROBATION
OFFICER
OF POLICE
OFFICER
DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT
GRADE-I & II,
ASSTT. SUPDTS.,
HEAD WARDERS,
AND OTHER
CLASS IV STAFF

SENIOR
TAMIL NADU
MEDICAL
SPECIAL
OFFICER,
POLICE
MEDICAL
+
OFFICER
CENTRAL
DELHI
AND
RESERVE
ARMED POLICE
OTHER POLICE FORCE
PARA
+
MEDICAL INDO TIBETAN
STAFF
BORDER
POLICE

WELFARE
OFFICER

4. What is the Postal address of the main office, attached/subordinate office/ field
units etc.?

Office of the Director General of Prisons, Prisons Headquarters, Near Lajwanti Garden
Chowk. Tihar, New Delhi-110064.
Office of Superintendent, Central Jail No.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 8 Tihar, New Delhi-110064.
Office of Superintendent, District Jail, Sector-16, Rohini, Delhi-110085.
5. What are the working hours for office and public ?

Working hours in PHQ

9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday
Working hours for Mulakat with Prisoners
9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (Mulakat by relatives & friends)
3:00 PM to 3.30 PM (Mulakat with Advocate/counsels & Embassy officials).
No public meeting on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
6. What type of services are being provided?

Safe detention and release of prisoners;

Wholesome and hygienic food to prisoners,
Arranging interviews of prisoners with their relatives/friends;
Visitor management system/tele-booking of interviews
Education, spiritual, vocational and recreational activities for the prisoners in
association with reputed NGOs;
Specialty and super specialty medical care to prisoners lodged in jails,
Creche facilities to the children staying with female prisoners,
Free Legal Aid to Prisoners
Holding of Special Courts for the confessing undertrials in petty offences
Video Conferencing between courts and jails for extension of judicial remand.
7. What is the Mechanism for redressal of grievances ?

General Public can meet concerned jail Supdt., DIG(P) and DG(Prisons) in connection
with any of their grievances on all working days
DG (Prisons) petition box is circulated in all jails through the Petitions officer for
speedy redressal.
DIG(P) is the Vigilance officer all complaints can be addressed to DG/DIG.
Sampark Sabha by DG and Superintendents
Panchayats of prisoners in each jail by Supdt Jail and Mahapanchayat with DG
(Prisons).
Visit of official and non-official visitors.
Monthly visit by designated Addl. Sessions Judges who have their own petition boxes

also.
Fortnight visits by District Magistrates/Addl. District Magistrates.
Grievance Redressal Committee U/S 57 of the Delhi Prisons Act, 2000 has been
constituted in each jail Appeal lies to DIG (P)
Petitions to trial courts prisoners can petition about their grievances.
8. How Right to Information Act is implemented in Delhi Prisons?
For Right to Information Act, 2005 each Jail Supdt. is Public Information Officer for the
concerned Jail and Superintendent(PHQ-I) is Public Information Officer for Prisons Head
Quarters and RMO is Public Information Officer for Medical Deptt.The 1st Appellant Authority is
the Dy. Inspector General (Prisons) for all Public Information Officers.
All the Deputy Superintendents are Assistant PIO of their respective jails and Sh. Jorawar
Singh, Welfare Officer, Legal Branch, PHQ is the Assistant PIO for Prison Headquarters.
9. What is the Official & Community Participation in jails?

Visit of Judges of Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court

Visit of Deputy Commissioners.
Visit of Additional Session Judges.
Visit of Board of Visitors.
Reformation activities by various NGOs.
Visit of Members of Parliament/Member of Legislative Assembly
Visit of DG/IG (Prisons) of various States.
Visit of Senior Government Officers From Center and Delhi State Government.
Visit of Members of National and Delhi Commission for women.
Visit of members from Visual and Print Media
Visit of ICRC team
Visit of UNDP team
Holding of Consular access for the Pakistani prisoners in the presence of Senior
Pakistani Embassy officials.
10. What is the Jail Wise Lodging and the days fixed for Mulakat?
LODGING OF PRISONERS

Jail
No.1:

All Prisoners who are facing trial in TIS HAZARI Courts whose name
startswith 'M' to 'Z' except alphabet 'V' & 'W'.& Dwarka Court M to U and
Except V & W.

Jail
No.2:

All Convicts.

Jail
No.3:

All Prisoner who are facing trial in TIS HAZARI Courts whose name starts with
'A' to 'L', 'V' & 'W' and sick Prisoners of all Prisons admitted in the Jail and

Hospital & Dwarka Court A to L and V & W Rohini Courts bearing alphabet 'S'.
Prisoners lodged in IGNOU ward and patient prisoners lodged in Hospital.
Jail
No.4:

All Patiala House Court and Saket Court Prisoners.

Jail
No.5:

All convicts whose conviction period upto 10 years.

Jail
No.6:

Female Prisoners.

Jail
No.7:

All adolescent prisoners.

Jail
All Prisoners who are facing trial in KARKARDOOMA Courts and All
No.8/9: Prisoners sent to Jail under Code Criminal Procedure 107-151.
Rohini: All Rohini Courts Prisoners except 'S' alphabet.
11. INTERVIEW WITH PRISONERS

JAILWISE ALPHABETS (RASHI CHART)

Telebooking Number 28520202, 28526971 & 1800110810 (Toll-free) for
Jail No.1 to 9
Telebooking Number- for District Jail Rohini.27291501/27857367,68,69,70
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12. DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS
Designation

E-Mail Address

Phone No./Mobile No.

Director General of Prisons

dgtihar@nic.in

28520001

Deputy Inspector General of

Prisons

dig-tihar@nic.in

28520398

Superintendent PHQ

tihar@nic.in

28520049

Superintendent Jail No.1

scj1tihar@nic.in

28520056

Superintendent Jail No.2

scj2tihar@nic.in

28522120

Superintendent Jail No.3

scj3tihar@nic.in

28522460

Superintendent Jail No.4

scj4tihar@nic.in

28522446

Superintendent Jail No.5

scj5tihar@nic.in

28520139

Superintendent Jail No.6

scj6tihar@nic.in

28522506

Superintendent Jail No.7

scj7tihar@nic.in

28522109

Superintendent Jail No.8&9

scj8tihar@nic.in

28520719

Superintendent District Jail Rohini sdjr-tihar@nic.in

CPRO 01
CPRO 03
CPRO 04

27857294
28526971
28520913
28520695

Control Room (Central Jail Tihar)

28520012/ 28520455/ 28520684

/28520695/28520895/28520896

Control Room (Rohini)

27857369/ 27857370

TOTAL ADMISSION AND RELEASE OF PRISONERS - YEAR -2013

During the year 45030 prisoners of different categories were admitted in the Prisons and
45420 prisoners were released as per the following details.

ADMISSIONS
UNDERTRIALS CONVICTS
DETENUES
CIVIL PRISONERS
MALE FEMALE MALE
FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE
46147
1710
8782
233
25
1
12
0
RELEASES
44939 1651 6629 217 24 01 10 0
2. CAPACITY AND POPULATION OF JAILS AS ON 31.12.2013
JAIL NUMBER
CAPACITY POPULATION
OCCUPANCY %
OF TOTAL INMATES
Central Jail No.1
565
1863
330
Central Jail No.2
455
827
182
Central Jail No.3
740
1999
270
Central Jail No.4
740
2471
334
Central Jail No.5
750
860
115
Central Jail No.6 (Woman Jail)
400
615
154

Central Jail No.7

Central Jail No.8+9
Distt. Jail (Rohini)
Total
TOTAL POPULATION :
AS ON 31.12.2013

350
1200
1050
6250

MALE FEMALE
12937 615
3. TRENDS OF OVERCROWDING

862
2155
1900
13552

TOTAL
13552

246
180
181
217

MALE
95.46

% AGE
FEMALE
4.54

The prisoner population as on 31.12.2013 has marginally declined by 11.88% in comparison to the
population on 31.12.2012. The increase in this year population is because of increase in undertrial
population by 14.26% and increase in convict population by 5.25% in comparison to the last year
population. In year 2012, occupancy of prison vis-vis sanctioned capacity was 194% whereas in the
year 2013 it was 17%. The trend of overcrowding of Delhi Prisons during the preceding 10 years is
depicted in the table below:-

Total
12610 12317 13400 11605 11553 11246 110856 12124 12113 13552
population
of
prisoners
as on 31
December
of each
year
YEAR
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
4. PRISONERS PROFILE
PRISON POPULATION CATEGORY WISE AS ON 31.12.2013.
As on 31.12.2013 there were 10154(74.93%) undertrials, 3388(25%) convicts and detenus
& other 10(0.07%) as compare to 8887 (73.37%) undertrials, 3219(26.57%) convicts,
7(0.06%) detenus & others respectively. Category wise prison population as on 31.12.2014
in shown in table below:%AGE
MALE
FEMALE
MALE
FEMALE
UNDERTRIALS
9680
474
74.82
77.07
CONVICTS
3247
141
25.10
22.93
DETENUES
06
0
0.05
0.00
OTHERS
04
0
0.03
0.00
TOTAL
12937
615
100.00
100.00
The figure includes 366 foreign prisoners majority of whom were from Nigeria (135),
Nepal (60), Bangladesh (51), Afghanistan (23) and Pakistan (21) etc. The national average
of undertrial prisoners in Indian jails was 66.2* and in Delhi the percentage of undertrial
population was 74.93%, much above the national average. The national average of convicts
in Indian jails was around 33.2% whereas in Delhi Jails it was 25% , thus below the
national average (* source data NCRB-2012) .

5. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF PRISONERS

The Prison administration compiles the demographic details of the prisoners on the basis of
information supplied by them at the time of their admission into the jail.
A. Marital Status :As per figures available with prison Administration the married people constitute 50.50% of
total male population whereas unmarried form 49.50%. In the female prisoner 89.92% of
female population were married and 10.08% were unmarried. The population wise marital
status is shown below:Table A.
Percentage
Male
Female
A.1 Married
50.50
89.92
A.2 Un-married
49.50
10.08
B. Educational Standard:As per data compiled the majority of the prison population (around 65%) has education below
class X, thus proving the linkage between the education standard and criminality. Lesser the
literacy more the crime to be the trend. The illiterates population constitute only 20.68% of the
total population because of literacy programme being vigorously carried out in jails. Most of
the prisoners in this category are new comers.
The Prison administration is taking every possible step to increase the literacy rate of the
prisoners. There are centers of National Institutes of Open School and Indira Gandhi National
Open University to impart education to the prisoners. More emphasis on Academic education
is given in the adolescent and female prison. The Adult education classes are organized in each
jail. Table B reflect the education standards of the prisoners at the time of their admission in
jail.
Table B.
Male%
Female %
1. Illiterate
19.91
36.75
2 Below class X
44.92
36.63
3 Class X & above but below graduation
27.85
18.37
4 Graduation
5.13
6.18
5 Post-graduation
1.28
3.09
6 Holding Technical
0.91
0.98
Degree/Diploma etc.
C. Domicile :Delhi being a cosmopolitan city, there is mixture of prisoners from Delhi and outside Delhi.
The following were the salient features on the domicile of prisoners:
Around 70% of Prison population belongs to Delhi which is almost the same as compared to
last year -2012 population and 27% of belongs to outside States like UP,Haryana,Bihar and
Rajasthan etc. and remaining 3% are foreigners.
Table C.
Male
Female
1.
Belong to Delhi
70.21
75.45
2.
Belong to others states
27.25
18.37
3.
Belong to other country
2.54
6.18
D. Income status of the prisoners :-

The majority segment of prisoners which is around 88, comes from the lower strata of the
society where the Monthly income does not exceed Rs.8000/-p.m., thus establishing the
linkage between poverty and criminality. Around 63% of the prison population comprises the
people who earn an annual income below Rs.50,000/- at the time of their arrest. The income
wise detail of prisoners is shown below:Table-D
S.No. INCOME GRADE (ANNUAL
% AGE
MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE
1
Grade A(UPTO 10000)
2410
44
18.63
7.15
2
Grade B(10001-30000)
2179
144
16.84
23.41
3
Grade C(30001-50000)
3611
176
27.91
28.62
4
Grade D(50001-100000)
3186
153
24.63
24.88
5
Grade E(100001-200000)
1108
49
8.56
7.97
6
Grade F(200001-400000)
291
31
2.25
5.20
7
Grade G(400001-Above)
152
17
1.17
2.76
12937
615
100.00
100.00
OCCUPATION OF INMATES AS REPORTED BY THEM
S.No OCCUPATION
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1
AGRICULTURE (FARMING & LAND)
446
8
454
2
AGRICULTURAL LABOUR
2750
43
2793
3
BUSINESS
1152
15
1167
4
GOVT. SERVICES
234
3
237
5
PRIVATE SERVICES
2360
39
2399
6
OTHERS
5995
507
6502
TOTAL
12937
615
13552
E. AGEWISE POPULATION OF PRISONERS
Majority of the Prison population around 54% were in the age group of 21-30 years. Next
come the prisoners in the age group of 30-50 years which is around 32%. Around 0.92% of the
prisoners were more than 65 years of age. The figures further demonstrate that criminality in
male offender was dominant in the age group of 21-30 years while in the female offender it
was maximum in the age group of 30-50 years (because of dowry related offences). The Prison
administration regularly take up the cases of seriously sick and aged prisoner with the
concerned trial courts so that if the court consider it fit the prisoner can be released on bail. The
age-wise classification of undertrial and convicted prisoners is depicted in the table E1 & E2
below:E-1 UNDERTRIALS:S.NO. AGE GROUP
NO. OF PRISONERS
%AGE
MALE
FEMALE
MALE
FEMALE
1
18-21 Years
791
02
8.17
4.22
2
21-30 Years
5526
149
57.09
31.43
3
30-50 Years
2922
23
30.19
49.16
4
50-65 Years
402
64
4.15
13.50
5
65 Yrs & Above
39
08
0.40
1.69
9680
474
100.00100.00

E2 CONVICTS:S.NO. AGE GROUP

NO. OF PRISONERS
%AGE
MALE
FEMALE
MALE
FEMALE
1
18-21 Years
29
0
0.89
0.00
2
21-30 Years
1225
18
37.73
12.77
3
30-50 Years
1570
71
48.35
50.35
4
50-65 Years
335
39
10.32
27.66
5
65 Yrs & Above
88
13
2.71
9.22
3247
141
100.00100.00
F. RECIDIVISM DURING THE YEAR 2013
Around 29% of the both convict and undertrial population are repeater/habitual prisoners to the
crime. These prisoners are kept separate from first time offenders from the very first day of
their admission. They are not allowed to come in contact with other prisoners.Table F-1 and F2 show the recidivism rate in the convicts and undertrials.
Table F-1.
CONVICT
S.No
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1
No. of convicts admitted during the year
6782
233
7015
2
Out of which repeater convicts
1067
36
1103
Percentage
15.73%
15.45% 15.72%
Table F-2.
UNDERTRIAL
S.No
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1
No. of undertrials admitted during the year
46147
1710
47857
2
Out of which repeater undertrials
13404
21
13425
Percentage
29.05%
1.23% 28.05%
6. OFFENCE WISE POPULATION OF PRISONERS
A. UNDERTRIALS :The undertrial population is divided into two categories, one comprises undertrial who are
facing charges under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and others who are facing charges under Local
and Special Act Cases. (L & S A Cases).
Table G.
MALE
FEMALE TOTAL
IPC CASES
8272
359
8631
SPECIAL & LOCAL LAWS CASES
1408
115
1523
CIVIL & OTHER CASES
0
0
0
9680
474
10154
A change of 1.32% was observed in the percentage population of IPC cases and local law cases
as compared to previous years population.
The detailed offence wise analysis of undertrial prisoners is depicted in Table H below:Table H.
A. IPC CASES B. LOCAL AND SPECIAL ACT CASES
IPC CASES
%AGE
L & SA CASES %AGE

Murder
24.45(25.05)
Attempt to
5.46(5.96)
commit murder
C.H Not Amtg. to0.64(0.51)
Murder
Rape
13.72(9.89)
Kidnapping & 3.62(3.87)
Abduction
Dacoity
5.42(6.12)
Prep & Asmbly 0.65(1.13)
for Dacoity
Robbery
3.69(4.79)
Burglary

0.71(1.38)

Thefts

14.09(13.35)

Extortion

0.25(0.52)

Riots

0.08(0.34)

Criminal Breach 0.22(0.25)

of Trust
Arson
0.02(0.03)
Cheating
Counterfeiting
Dowry Deaths
Molestation
Eve-Teasing
Other IPC
Crimes

Arms
N.D.P.S.

3.19 (3.56)
6.65(7.62)

Excise

1.26(0.89)

EXPL Subst.
TADA

0.36(0.41)
0.00(0.00)

Gambling
Indian Railways

0.05(0.06)
0.75(0.68)

Dowry Prohibition1.26(1.15)
Act
Prevention of
0.29(0.26)
Corruption
Indian Official
0.04(0.20)
Secret Act
Regs. of Foreigner 0.07(0.14)
Act
Other L&SL
0.81(1.08)
Offence
Cfe & Psa Act
0.23(0.00)
Civil & other
cases

4.54(4.52)
0.34(0.34)
2.81(3.65)
0.99(0.15)
0.72(0.08)
2.25(1.74)

The figure in bracket () reflect the figures of year-2012

The analysis & comparison of this year male prisoners profile with that of year 2012 shows
that in IPC cases There is increase of 3.83% in rape cases and a decrease of 1.10% robbery
cases. In other cases there is negligible variation (less than 1%)
In Local and Special Law cases - there is negligible variation (less than 1%) in prisons
population in almost all cases.
A. CONVICTS
In the male prisoner population the convicts constituted 25.10% (3247) and in the female
convicts constituted 22.5%3 (141). The average convicts prisoners population in Delhi
Prisons in the year 2012 was 26.57% whereas in the year 2013 it has been 25.00%, thus
an decrease of 1.57% over the last year. The convict population is divided into two
categories, one comprising convicts who have been convicted under Indian Penal Code (IPC)
and others who are convicted under Local and Special Act Cases.

Table I.
MALE
FEMALE TOTAL
2829
106
2935
418
35
453
0
0
0
3247
141
3388

IPC CASES
SPECIAL & LOCAL LAWS CASES
CIVIL & OTHER CASES
TOTAL
Table J.
A. IPC CASES B. LOCAL AND SPECIAL ACT CASES
IPC CASES

%AGE

L & LS CASES

%AGE

Murder

33.91 (34.79)

Arms

1.09(2.25)

Attempt
to 8.06 (8.76)
commit murder
C.H
not 0.32 (0.59)
amounting
to
Murder
Rape
13.93 (13.17)

N.D.P.S.

6.64 (5.90)

Excise

0.18 (0.53)

EXPL Subst.

0.77(0.84)

Kidnapping
Abduction
Dacoity

TADA

0.50(0.53)

Gambling

0.06(0.09)

Indian Railways

0.06(0.28)

& 3.98(3.98)
8.68(8.70)

Prep & Asmbly 0.32 (0.37)

for Dacoity
Robbery
3.28(3.32)
Burglary

0.21(0.22)

Thefts

5.64(5.03)

Extortion

0.03(0.03)

Riots

0.06(0.12)

Criminal
of Trust
Arson

Breach 0.06(0.06)

Cheating

2.27(1.46)

Counterfeiting

0.44(0.31)

Dowry Deaths

2.51(3.14)

Molestation

0.35(0.00)

Eve-Teasing

0.09(0.09)

0.00(0.00)

Dowry
Prohibition0.56(1.27)
Act
Prevention
of1.53(1.77)
Corruption
Indian Official Secet0.03(0.19)
Act
Regs. of Foreigner0.03(0.03)
Act
Other L&SL Offence 1.83(1.40)
Cfe & Psa Act

0.0(0.00)

Civil & other cases

0.00(0.00)

Other IPC Crimes 2.48(0.50)

The figure in bracket () reflect the figures of year-2012.

Prison Statistics & Classification of Prison Population

(as on 30 September 2014)

Total Capacity

Prison Population

Male Female Total

Male Female Total

5850 400

13508 629

6250

14137

Male

Female

Convicts

3451

170

Undertrials

10051

459

Detenues

05

Others

01

Total

13508

629

TOTAL

14137

Age wise Classification of Prisoners

(as on 30 September 2014)
Male

Female

18 - 21 years

799

08

21 - 30 years

7163

168

30 - 50 years

4677

323

50 - 65 Years

704

103

65 and above

165

27

Total

13508

629

TOTAL

14137

Foreign Prisoners
(as on 30 September 2014)
Male

Female

Convict

88

10

Undertrials

253

24

Others (Civil & Detenues)

Total

341

34

TOTAL

375

Classification of Undertrials as per the Length of stay in Jail

(as on 30 September 2014 )

PERIOD

Male

Female

Upto 01 month

2099

70

01 - 03 months

1803

70

03 - 06 months

1669

49

06 - 12 months

1618

92

12 - 24 months

1469

80

24 - 36 months

654

56

36 - 48 months

412

23

48 - 60 months

192

10

Above 60 months

144

09

Total

10051

459

TOTAL

10510

Classification of Convict Prisoners as per term of imprisonment

(as on 30 September 2014)

PERIOD

Male

Female

Upto 01 month

13

01 - 03 months

40

02

03 - 06 months

69

06 - 12 months

70

02

01 - 02 years

207

07

02 - 05years

485

28

05 - 10 years

837

66

Above 10 years

308

01

Life sentence

1408

64

Death sentence

14

Total

3451

170

1. What is the vision of the Prisons Department?

To provide for the safe and secure detention of the prisoners committed to Prison
custody.
To provide for the reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners.
To provide for Basic Minimum facilities to prisoners to maintain human dignity.
2. What is the Mission of Prisons Department?

To provide minimum standard of living/treatment to the prisoners remanded to

judicial custody and at the same time to reform /rehabilitate them by involving
them in various vocational, spiritual, educational activities so that they become
useful citizen of the country after their release.
3. What is the organization set up of Prisons Department?

The Director General of Prisons, Delhi is the Head of the Prison Department and is

assisted by Addl.I.G.(P) and Deputy Inspector General of Prisons. A Jail

Superintendent heads each jails and Deputy Superintendents, Assistant
Superintendents, Head Warders and Warders assist him.
The custodial duties of the prisoners are performed by the Jail Staff where as the
external security, Patrolling, search etc. are taken care by Tamil Nadu Special
Police, ITBP and Central Reserve Police Force.
A Battalion of Delhi Armed Police handles the escorting of the prisoners to the
courts/hospitals etc.
A Resident Medical Officer heads the Medical Administration of all Jails. Senior
Medical Officers head the Medical administration of each jail assisted by Medical
Officers and other para-medical staff.
DIRECTOR GENERAL
(PRISONS)
ADDL. I.G. (PRISONS)
DIG (PRISONS)
SUPERINTENDEN RESIDEN
DEPUTY
CHIEF
T JAIL
T
COMMANDAN
COMMISSIONE PROBATIO
MEDICAL
T
R OF POLICE N OFFICER
OFFICER
DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDEN
T GRADE-I & II,
ASSTT. SUPDTS.,
HEAD WARDERS,
AND OTHER
CLASS IV STAFF

SENIOR TAMIL NADU

MEDICAL
SPECIAL
OFFICER,
POLICE
MEDICAL
+
OFFICER
CENTRAL
DELHI
WELFARE
AND
RESERVE
ARMED POLICE OFFICER
OTHER POLICE FORCE
PARA
+
MEDICAL INDO TIBETAN
STAFF
BORDER
POLICE

4. What is the Postal address of the main office, attached/subordinate office/

field units etc.?

Office of the Director General of Prisons, Prisons Headquarters, Near Lajwanti

Garden Chowk. Tihar, New Delhi-110064.
Office of Superintendent, Central Jail No.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 8 Tihar, New Delhi110064.
Office of Superintendent, District Jail, Sector-16, Rohini, Delhi-110085.
5. What are the working hours for office and public ?

Working hours in PHQ

9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday
Working hours for Mulakat with Prisoners
9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (Mulakat by relatives & friends)
3.30 PM to 5.30 PM (Mulakat with Advocate/counsels & Embassy officials).

No public meeting on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

6. What type of services are being provided?

Safe detention and release of prisoners;

Wholesome and hygienic food to prisoners,
Arranging interviews of prisoners with their relatives/friends;
Visitor management system/tele-booking of interviews
Education, spiritual, vocational and recreational activities for the prisoners in
association with reputed NGOs;
Specialty and super specialty medical care to prisoners lodged in jails,
Creche facilities to the children staying with female prisoners,
Free Legal Aid to Prisoners
Holding of Special Courts for the confessing undertrials in petty offences
Video Conferencing between courts and jails for extension of judicial remand.
7. What is the Mechanism for redressal of grievances ?

General Public can meet concerned jail Supdt., DIG(P) and DG(Prisons) in
connection with any of their grievances on all working days
DG (Prisons) petition box is circulated in all jails through the Petitions officer for
speedy redressal.
DIG(P) is the Vigilance officer all complaints can be addressed to DG/DIG.
Sampark Sabha by DG and Superintendents
Panchayats of prisoners in each jail by Supdt Jail and Mahapanchayat with DG
(Prisons).
Visit of official and non-official visitors.
Monthly visit by designated Addl. Sessions Judges who have their own petition
boxes also.
Fortnight visits by District Magistrates/Addl. District Magistrates.
Grievance Redressal Committee U/S 57 of the Delhi Prisons Act, 2000 has been
constituted in each jail Appeal lies to DIG (P)
Petitions to trial courts prisoners can petition about their grievances.
8. How Right to Information Act is implemented in Delhi Prisons?
For Right to Information Act, 2005 each Jail Supdt. is Public Information Officer for the
concerned Jail and Dy. Inspector General (prisons) is Public Information Officer for Prisons
Head Quarters. The 1st Appellant Authority is the Director General (Prisons) for all Public
Information Officers.
All the Deputy Superintendents are Assistant PIO of their respective jails and Law officer is
the Assistant PIO for Prison Headquarters.
9. What is the Official & Community Participation in jails?

Visit of Judges of Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court

Visit of Deputy Commissioners.
Visit of Additional Session Judges.

Visit of Board of Visitors.

Reformation activities by various NGOs.
Visit of Members of Parliament/Member of Legislative Assembly
Visit of DG/IG (Prisons) of various States.
Visit of Senior Government Officers From Center and Delhi State Government.
Visit of Members of National and Delhi Commission for women.
Visit of members from Visual and Print Media
Visit of ICRC team
Visit of UNDP team
Holding of Consular access for the Pakistani prisoners in the presence of Senior
Pakistani Embassy officials.
10. What is the Jail Wise Lodging and the days fixed for Mulakat?
LODGING OF PRISONERS

Jail
No.1:

All Prisoners who are facing trail in TIS HAZARI Courts whose name
startswith 'M' to 'Z' except alphabet 'V' & 'W'.& Dwarka Court M to U and
Except V & W.

Jail
No.2:

All Convicts of A to Z Only life impressments

Jail
No.3:

All Prisoner who are facing trail in TIS HAZARI Courts whose name starts
with 'A' to 'L', 'V' & 'W' and sick Prisoners of all Prisons admitted in the Jail
and Hospital & Dwarka Court A to L and V & W Rohini Courts A to Z.

Jail
No.4:

All Prisoner who are facing trail in Patiala House Court Prisoners A to Z

Jail
No.5:

All convicts of A to Z only under ten years impressments.

Jail
No.6:

All Female Prisoners/Convicts/Under trails.

Jail
No.7:

All adolescent prisoners group 18-20 years.

All Prisoners who are facing trail in KARKARDOOMA Courts &

Jail
SHAHADARA Courts, A to Z and All Prisoners arrested under various
No.8/9:
provisions of Code Criminal Procedure 107-151, 109GRP-110 GRP.
Rohini: All under trails of the Rohini Courts A to Z except S
11. INTERVIEW WITH PRISONERS
The Days of interviews for various categories of prisoners basing on the first alphabet of
their names are as under
JAIL NO./ DAYS

8/9

Rohini

MONDAY

AR& ABCD
(Special) E F G H
IJKM
RZ&
(Special)

ABCD
EFTU
VWX
YZ&
(Special)

ABCD
EGHI
JKLM
UVW
XYZ &
(Special)

DEF
GHI
JKN
OP

TUESDAY

BDEF
JKLM
OPQS
UVW
YZ&
High
Risk
(B/R)

GHIJ GJM FNOP NO

K L M N LN O S Q R S T P Q
O P Q R U W X & High R S
& High
Y Z Risk(B/R) T U
Risk
(High
VW
(B/R)
Risk)
XY
(B/R)
Z

CFGJ FNOP
LMN QRST
P S Z & & (High
(High
Risk)
Risk)
(B/R)
(B/R)

ABC
LM
VW
&
(High
Risk)
(B/R)

WEDNESDAY A C G H A B C D A D S
INRT EFGH
IJKM
RZ

B C D E A B C D OFF B D E I A B C D
F H I P E G I V DAY K O Q E G I V
TV
RVW
X

EGH
IJQ
RST
UXY
ZN

THURSDAY

DEJL
MOPU
WYZ
&
(Special)

AGJK HJKL
OQU MUWX
WXYZ YZ&
&
(Special)
(Special)

HJKL
MUW
XYZ &
(Special)

ABC
DFT
VW
K&
(B/R)

FRIDAY

BCFG ABCD
HIKN EFGH
QSTV IJKM
& High R Z &
Risk
High
(B/R)
Risk
(B/R)

BCD FNOP
FGM QRST
N V W & (High
X&
Risk)
(High
(B/R)
Risk)
(B/R)

LM
OQR
STU
XYZ
&
(High
Risk)

LNOP
QSTU
VWY
& High
Risk
(B/R)

LNOP
QSTU
VWY
&
(Special)

BCEF
GHIJ
KLMN
OPQT
UVW
XYZ
(Special)

AE FH
IKPR
QT&
(Special)

ABCD
EGHIJ
KLMV
UWXY
Z&
(Special)

AB
CD
EF
GH
IJK
LM

AEHI
KOQ
RTU
Y&
(No
Special)

AB AHJL
CD PSTU
EF
YZ
GH
(No
I J K Special)
LM

RS& BCDL FNOP NO

High M N S V Q R S T P Q
Risk & (High & High R S
(B/R)
Risk)
Risk
TU
(B/R)
(B/R)
VW
XY
Z

Tele-booking Number 28520202 for Central Jail No. 1 to 9 and 27291501 / 27857367,
68, 69, 70 for District Jail Rohini.
12. DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS
Designation

E-Mail Address

Phone No./Mobile No.

Director General of Prisons

dgtihar@nic.in

28520001

Deputy Inspector General of

Prisons

dig-tihar@nic.in

28520398

Superintendent PHQ

tihar@nic.in

28520049

Superintendent Jail No.1

scj1tihar@nic.in

28520056

Superintendent Jail No.2

scj2tihar@nic.in

28522120

Superintendent Jail No.3

scj3tihar@nic.in

28522460

Superintendent Jail No.4

scj4tihar@nic.in

28522446

Superintendent Jail No.5

scj5tihar@nic.in

28522079

Superintendent Jail No.6

scj6tihar@nic.in

28522506

Superintendent Jail No.7

scj7tihar@nic.in

28520695

Superintendent Jail No.8&9

scj8tihar@nic.in

28520719

Superintendent District Jail Rohini sdjr-tihar@nic.in

27857294

Control Room (Central Jail Tihar)

28520012/ 28520455/ 28520684

/28520695/28520895/28520896

Control Room (Rohini)

27857369/ 27857370