TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2020

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No. 28]

CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020

Aani 24, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part II—Section 1

Notiﬁ cations or Orders of speciﬁ c character or of particular interest to the

public issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

CONTENTS

HOME DEPARTMENT

Pages.

Prison Department – Change of Nomenclature – "Tamil Nadu Prison Department" as the

"Department of Prisons and Correctional Services" and Re-designation of the post

of "Additional Director General of Police / Inspector General of Prisons" as "Director

General of Prisons and Correctional Services". .. .. ..

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TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

[Part II—Sec. 1

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

HOME DEPARTMENT

Secretariat, 8th July 2020.

No.II(1)/HO/12/2020.—

[Prison Department – Change of Nomenclature – "Tamil Nadu Prison Department" as the "Department of Prisons

and Correctional Services" and Re-designation of the post of "Additional Director General of Police / Inspector

General of Prisons" as "Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services" – Order – Issued.]

The following Government order is published:—

[G.O.Ms.No.226, Home (Prison-I), 8th June 2020, ¬õè£C 26, ê£˜õK, F¼õœÀõ˜ Ý‡´-2051.]

Rඍඉඌ:

From the Additional Director General of Police / Inspector General of Prisons letter No.48061/CS2/2019,

dated 23-12-2019.

ORDER:- No.226, Home (Prison-I), 8th June 2020.

In the letter read above, the Additional Director General of Police / Inspector General of Prisons has stated that Prisons are

an integral part of Criminal Justice System oﬀ ering punitive and correctional services, who are in conﬂ ict with the laws of the land.

The punitive facet is to make them realize and repent for the oﬀ ence(s) and the Correctional Services provide an opportunity for

assimilating them into the main stream of the society, Nowadays, the reformation and rehabilitation of Prison inmates is the core

object of the Government of India and Tamil Nadu Government. Gradually, the objective of deterrence changed to reformation and

this led to decrease in Prison punishments and increase in welfare activities and introduction of the system of encouraging good

work and conduct in the form of remission / review of sentenes / wages / treatment in open conditions (Open Air Prisons / Leave /

Prison Canteen Facilities / Interviews (in person /telephone) / apart from basic necessities such as good food, clean drinking water,

clean environment etc. Prisoners are treated with humane approach and dignity and various correctional measures such as

education, training in Prison industries, employable training (skill development), Sports activities, libraries, Free Legal Aid, Special

Interviews are taken to improve the life quality of prisoners in Prisons. Apart from that, Welfare Oﬃ cers are acting as bridge

between prisoners and their families and looking after the needs of the prisoners within the ambit of Prison Rules, Psychologists

and Counsellores are working in Prisons to counsel the newly admitted prisoners and prisoners in distress and depression.

Probation Wing exclusively for the welfare and rehabilitation of prisoners. After release, the prisoners are accommodated in jobs

as per the skills and loans are arranged from banks to start petty trades.

2. The Additional Director General of Police / Inspector General of Prisons has further stated that, the Hon'ble Supreme

Court of India in W.P.No.406/2013 has directed to adopt uniformity in all the States as per Model Prison Manual 2016. Therefore,

it would be appropriate to change the nomenclature of the "Tamil Nadu Prison Department" as "Department of Prisons and

Correctional Services" and to re-designate the post of "Additional Director General of Police / Inspector General of Prisons"

as "Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services" subject to the condition of without changing the nature of functions

and pay scale of the Additional Director General of Police / Inspector General of Prisons. He has, therefore, suggested to the

Government to change the nomenclature of the "Tamil Nadu Prison Department" as the "Department of Prisons and Correctional

Services" and re-designate the post of "Additional Director General of Police / Inspector General of Prisons" as "Director General

of Prisons and Correctional Services" subject to the condition of without changing the nature of functions and pay scale of the

Additional Director General of Police/Inspector General of Prisons.

3. The Government have examined the above proposal of the Additional Dirctor General of Police / Inspector General

of Prisons decided to accept it. Accordingly, Government direct that the nomenclature of the "Tamil Nadu Prison Department"

be changed as "Department of Prisons and correctional Services" and the post of "Additional Director General of Police/

Inspector General of Prisons" be re-designated as "Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services" subject to the

condition that there is no change in the nature of functions and pay scale of the Additional Director General of Police / Inspector

General of Prisons.

4. This order shall come into force with immediate eﬀ ect.