Dataset Overview

This dataset provides year wise data on number of jails equipped with video conferencing technology. The data is classified by jail type, including Central, District, Sub, Women, Special, and Open Jails, as well as Borstal Schools.

Organisation

National Crime Record Bureau

Sectors

Home Affairs and Enforcement

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Year, Jail Type

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

Number of Columns

Sources

Prison Statistics India, NCRB

Time Period

2016 to 2023

Units

value in absolute number

Last Updated

February, 2026

Data Preview

year	state	jail_type	total_jails	jails_with_video_conference	unit
2023	All India	Sub Jails	549	490	total_jails,jails_with_video_conference in absolute number
2023	All India	Women Jails	35	29	total_jails,jails_with_video_conference in absolute number
2023	All India	Central Jails	152	148	total_jails,jails_with_video_conference in absolute number
2023	All India	District Jails	436	408	total_jails,jails_with_video_conference in absolute number
2023	All India	Special Jails	47	42	total_jails,jails_with_video_conference in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	8	8	Int64	72
state	1	1	String	72
jail_type	9	9	String	72
total_jails	52	52	Float64	72
jails_with_video_conference	57	57	Float64	72
unit	1	1	String	72
notes	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Prison Budget and Infrastructure: Year wise Number of Jails Equipped with Video Conference Facility in India by Jail Type [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23025

NCRB - Prison Budget and Infrastructure: Year wise Number of Jails Equipped with Video Conference Facility in India by Jail Type