Overview

• Director General Satish Golchha announced that 1,497 inmates received special remission of 15–25 days for good conduct during Independence Day ceremonies.
• The Delhi Government sanctioned ₹145.58 crore to construct a new prison in Narela, aiming to relieve pressure on the 18,000-inmate Tihar complex.
• Control of the Lampur Detention Centre has shifted to the prison department, which now houses about 273 foreign nationals there.
• Around 600 prisoners are enrolled in the Unnati cognitive-behavioural programme run by BPR&D and Osmania University, with additional vocational training under way.
• Administrative reforms include implementing Section 479 for video court appearances, establishing an intelligence cell, recruiting specialist doctors and launching new warder and assistant superintendent posts.