Power of the Government to make rules

Power of the Government to make rules.- The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules consistent with the Act and include but not limited to the following, namely:-

1. (1) regarding custody of a prisoner committed to it under writ, warrant or by the order of any Court or any other Competent Authority;
2. (2) to provide for suitable measures for the safety and security of prisoners;
3. (3) to provide the prisoners with accommodation, food, clothing, clean and sufficient water, toiletries, other necessities and medical services;
4. (4) to provide the prisoners access to adequate, gender-responsive physical and mental health care facilities;
5. (5) to provide correctional services to the prisoners with the objective of rehabilitating them in the society as law abiding citizens;
6. (6) to maintain discipline in the prison and correctional institution in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
7. (7) to provide after care service with a view to ensure prisoners reintegration and rehabilitation in the society;
8. (8) to provide sufficient number of prison and correctional institutions in the State for accommodating the prisoners;
9. (9) regarding the pattern of construction of a prison and correctional institution and its architectural design;
10. (10) to provide for the standards of security for each prison and correctional institution;
11. (11) to provide for the use of technology in prison and correctional institution;
12. (12) to provide for facilitating segregation and separate lodging of various categories of prisoners and/or for attending to special needs of prisoner;
13. (13) to provide for an institutional set-up which may be decided in accordance with the need and requirement of prisoners, the inmate population, workload of correctional services officials;
14. (14) to provide for the appointment of the Head of Directorate;
15. (15) to provide for officials as may be necessary to assist the Head of Directorate for performing such duties;
16. (16) to provide for correctional services officials, as may be necessary for every prison and correctional institution;
17. (17) to provide for the general administrative control and management of a prison and correctional institution;
18. (18) regarding utilization of the services of prisoners for the day-to-day administration and Management of the prison and correctional institution;
19. (19) to provide for the qualifications, recruitment, appointment and training of officials of the prison and correctional institution;
20. (20) to provide for safe custody of all documents/records, including records in electronic format, money and other articles taken from prisoner;
21. (21) regarding the duties and functions of medical officer;
22. (22) to provide for the transfer to a mental health establishment of prisoners with mental illness;
23. (23) regarding the search of prisoners;
24. (24) regarding foreign prisoners;
25. (25) regarding the committee for classification and security assessment of prisoners;
26. (26) regarding duties and functions of correctional services officials;
27. (27) regarding administration of management of women prisoners;
28. (28) regarding action taken in case of a complaint of sexual harassment or sodomy;
29. (29) regarding administration and management of visitors to prisoners;
30. (30) to provide for the manner of enforcing prison and correctional institution discipline;
31. (31) regarding prison and correctional institution offences and punishment;
32. (32) regarding use of arms against any prisoners in case of an outbreak or attempt to escape;
33. (33) to provide for sentence plan for prisoners;
34. (34) regarding work programme and wages of prisoners;
35. (35) regarding administration and management of open correctional institution;
36. (36) regarding prison and correctional institution leave- parole and furlough;
37. (37) regarding remission and pre-mature release of prisoners;
38. (38) regarding the inspection of prison and correctional institutions;
39. (39) regarding the composition, responsibilities and manner of governance of Prison and Correctional Institution Development Board;
40. (40) regarding reward, recognition and appreciation for correctional services