India s 27.37 per cent prison inmates illiterate , over 5,600 techies: Govt data
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Last Updated: Feb 14, 2021, 04:28 PM IST
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The data on education of prison inmates showed that the maximum number of 1,98,872 (or 41.55 per cent) prisoners are educated below class 10 level.
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Uttar Pradesh, the country s most populous state, houses the maximum number of prisoners at 1,01,297.
NEW DELHI: As many as 1,32,729 (27.37 per cent) of the 4,78,600 prison inmates in the country are “illiterate” while 5,677 hold a technical degree or diploma, according to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data.
The prison statistics presented by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy recently in Parliament were based on a compilation of data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) updated till December 31, 2019.
The prison statistics presented by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy recently in Parliament were based on a compilation of data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) updated till December 31, 2019. Uttar Pradesh houses the maximum number of prison inmates who are illiterate.
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