India’s 27.37% prison inmates ‘illiterate’, over 5,600 techies, says Govt data

India’s 27.37% prison inmates ‘illiterate’, over 5,600 techies, says Govt data

The Hindu

As many as 1,32,729 (27.37%) 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.
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