Prisons are a State subject in India, meaning state governments have the primary responsibility for their administration and management, operating under the framework of the Prisons Act, 1894, and their own state-specific rules and regulations.
Consider the following statements: Statement- I: In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons. Statement-II: In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Asked in UPSC IAS 2023 · Topic: The Centre-State Relations (Administrative Relations: Distribution of Executive Powers and Inter-Governmental Cooperation)
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Answer: A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
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