Rankings Methodology
Rankings Methodology
This page shows data for all IJR indicators, organized by pillar and theme. The visualisation below shows how the cluster of 18 large and mid-sized states fare on the chosen indicator. States ranked 1-6 for the indicator are shown in blue, those ranked 7-12 in light green and those ranked 13-18 in light brown. Mouseover on the map to see a state’s exact values for the indicator and the raw data used to calculate the indicator. To know more about the indicator, click on the ‘i’ button next to the indicator name. Use the side bar and indicator dropdown to navigate to other indicators across pillars and themes.

Number of inmates being serviced by one officer on average
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Pillar: Prisons

Theme: Workload

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula: Inmate population / Officers

Benchmark: Not available

Scoring guide: Lower, the better

Latest period/date: 31 December 2021

Latest data source: Prison Statistics India, 2021

Notes: Officer comprises Superintendent + Deputy Superintendent + Assistant Superintendent + Jailor + Deputy Jailor + Assistant Jailor + Other Officers.

IJR 1: 1. PSI shows 0 officer staff for Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep.

IJR 2: 1. PSI shows 0 sanctioned and actual prison officers for Lakshadweep.

IJR 3: 1. PSI shows 0 sanctioned and actual total staff for Lakshadweep.

Rank State Score (out of 10)
1
Tamil Nadu
10.00
2
Kerala
9.82
3
Andhra Pradesh
9.79
4
Telangana
9.57
5
Karnataka
9.51
6
Gujarat
9.41
7
Maharashtra
9.12
8
Odisha
8.92
9
Rajasthan
8.40
10
West Bengal
8.03
11
Haryana
7.50
12
Punjab
7.43
13
Madhya Pradesh
6.88
14
Bihar
5.92
15
Chhattisgarh
5.73
16
Uttar Pradesh
5.33
17
Jharkhand
2.58
18
Uttarakhand
1.00
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