Maharashtra launches scheme to offer personal loans for prisoners

Mar 30, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 30 : Maharashtra government on Tuesday launched a scheme to provide personal loans for prisoners with the aim to improve...

MHA issues new directives to strengthen 'Support to Poor Prisoners' scheme

Dec 23, 2025

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has reviewed and revised over two-year-old guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the implementation of the "Support...

Centre to launch special scheme to provide financial support to poor prisoners: Home Ministry

Apr 07, 2023

he Centre on Friday said that it has decided to launch a special scheme 'Support for Poor Prisoners' to provide financial support to poor...

MP: 22 prisoners released from Indore Central Jail on Independence Day

Aug 15, 2023

Of these prisoners, 19 prisoners were serving life sentences in serious offences and three prisoners were serving sentences in ordinary cases.

SC issues notice to Centre, ECI on plea seeking voting rights to undertrials

Oct 10, 2025

The petition sought direction to issue guidelines to set polling stations in prisons for local prisoners and to make provision for postal ballots for...

Myanmar announces amnesty for 814 prisoners

Feb 12, 2022

Yangon [Myanmar], February 12 : Myanmar on Saturday announced a pardon for 814 prisoners and seven foreign prisoners to mark the Diamond Jubilee Union...