The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 121, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Vaisakha 16, 1948 (Saka)

GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

DEPARTMENT OF HOME

ITANAGAR

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NOTIFICATION

The 20th April, 2026

No. HOME-12023/30/2024/309.—In suppression of the Notification No. DJ/J-40/2011 dated 4th June, 2018

and in pursuance of the provision of Chapter - XXIX of the Arunachal Pradesh Prison Manual, 2017,

the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is pleased to reconstitute the Board of Visitors comprising the following

Official and Non-Official Members with immediate effect :-

At District Level

At Sub-Division Level

Official Members

Official Members

(a) District Judge

— Chairman

(a) Chief Judicial Magistrate exercising —

Chairman

jurisdiction over Sub-Division

(b) District Magistrate/

— Member

(b) Sub-Divisional Officer

—

Member

Deputy Commissioner

(c) District Superintendent

— Member

(c) District Superintendent of Police

—

Member

of Police

(d) District Medical Officer

— Member

(d) Sub-Divisional Medical Officer

—

Member

(e) Executive Engineer, PWD

— Member

(e) Assistant Engineer, PWD

—

Member

(f) Deputy Director of School

— Member

(f) Deputy Director of School

—

Member

Education

Education

(g) Deputy Director (Women

— Member

(g) Deputy Director (Women

—

Member

and Child Development)

and Child Development)

(h) District Employment Officer

— Member

(g) District Employment Officer

—

Member

(i) District Agriculture Officer

— Member

(g) District Agriculture Officer

—

Member

(j) Assistant Director (Industries) — Member

(j) Assistant Director (Industries)

—

Member

Non-Official Members

Non-Official Members

(a) Smti Tsering Lhamu, MLA — Member

(a) Smti Tsering Lhamu, MLA

—

Member

(b) Shri Hayeng Mangfi, MLA — Member

(b) Shri Hayeng Mangfi, MLA

—

Member

(c) Shri Thangwang Wangham, MLA — Member

(c) Shri Thangwang Wangham, MLA

—

Member

(d) Ms Keter Bagra, U.S., APSHRC — Member

(d) Ms Keter Bagra, U.S., APSHRC

—

Member

(e) Two Social Workers of the — Members (e) Two Social Workers of the District

—

Members

District of whom one should be

of whom one should be a woman

a woman having an interest in

having an interest in administration

administration of prsions and

of prsions and welfare of prisoners to

welfare of prisoners to be

be nominated by the Chairman

nominated by the Chairman

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2.

The Board shall make at least one visit per quarter and for this purpose, presence of three members and

the chairman shall constitute the required quorum.

3.

The task of the Board of Visitors shall include :-

(a)

Monitoring the correctional work in prisons, with special attention to the degree and quality of

training and the effectiveness of infrastructure/facilities in the prisons.

(b)

Suggesting new avenues leading to improvement in correctional work.

(c)

Going into individual or collective grievances of prisoners and providing redressal in consultation

with the Prison authorities.

Kaling Tayeng, IAS

Principal Secretary (Home),

Government of Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar.

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