Video-conferencing facility in jails, courts to be expanded

A budget of Rs two crore has been earmarked for the same this year

PTI | November 23, 2011



In an effort to reduce the risk and cost of ferrying under-trials from jails to courts and back, the Maharashtra government is planning to expand the video conferencing facility in prisons and courts and has identified 83 locations for the purpose.

A budget of Rs two crore has been earmarked for the same this year, Principal Secretary (Home) Medha Gadgil said.

At present there are 28 prisons and 15 courts where the video conferencing facility is available.

The government has now decided to enhance the facility providing 20 video conferencing units in prisons. Three video conferencing units will be allocated in Mumbai central prison, two each in Thane central prison, Yerwada central prison, Taloja central prison, Aurangabad central prison and Nagpur central prison.

There will be one unit each in Byculla district jail, Amravati, Kolhapur, Nashik central prisons, Chandrapur, Kalyan, Akola district jails.

As many as 60 units will be given to seven courts. Among them include 15 for Mumbai city civil and sessions court, 20 for Chief Judicial Magistrate court, four each for Aurangabad district court and Nashik district court, six each for Pune and Thane district courts and five for Nagpur district court.

Similarly, there is proposal to install one video conferencing unit each in J J Hospital in Mumbai and Sasoon hospital in Pune.

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