UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper 1 · Q62

Polity

Medium · Prison administration in India

Statement-I: Prisons in India are managed and administered primarily by the State Governments, each having its own rules.

Statement-II: The colonial-era Prisons Act, 1894, kept prison administration under the control of Provincial (now State) Governments.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?