273 prisoners get bail relief under Centre’s financial support scheme: MHA | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: As many as 273 prisoners, of which 107 had been in Maharashtra alone, have benefited from the Union residence ministry’s ‘support to poor prisoners’ scheme meant to supply financial assist to undertrial prisoners who’re unable to safe bail attributable to financial constraints and convicts who stay in jail attributable to non-fee of court docket-imposed wonderful, the ministry instructed LS on Tuesday.Sharing particulars of prisoners who’ve benefited from the scheme, junior residence minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar mentioned over Rs 71 lakh of Central funds had been utilised throughout 16 states and Union territories to supply financial assist to eligible jail inmates. Maharashtra utilised the utmost funds value Rs 18.7 lakh to learn 107 prisoners, whereas Madhya Pradesh used Rs 9.9 lakh to supply relief to 38 prisoners. Over Rs 9 lakh was utilised by Tripura for seven eligible prisoners and Rs 7.7 lakh by Uttarakhand for 37 jail inmates. Assam too ensured the discharge of 28 prisoners with an assist of Rs 6.8 lakh under the scheme. The ‘support to poor prisoners’ scheme was launched by the ministry of residence affairs in 2023 and its tips and normal working process (SOP) revised and shared with all states and Union territories on Dec 2, 2025.