NCRB - Prison Staff and Strength Statistics: Year and State wise Sanctioned and Actual Strength of Jail Officers and Staff in Prisons
This dataset provides year wise and state wise sanctioned and actual strength of jail officers and staff in prisons. Staff includes correctional staff (Probation Officer/Welfare Officer, Psychologist/Psychiatrist, Social Worker & Others), jail cadre staff (Head Warder/Head Matron, Warder and Matron), medical (Lab Technician/Lab Attendant, Pharmacists, Resident Medical Officer/Medical Officer) and ministerial staff (Officers). Officers include Director General of Police (DG), Additional Director General of Police (Addl. DG), Inspector General of Police (IG), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Superintendent of Police (Supdt.), Deputy Superintendent of Jail (Dy.SP), Jailor, Deputy Jailor (Dy. Jailor), Assistant Jailor (Asst. Jailor), and Assistant Superintendent (Asst. Supdt.)
NCRB - Prison Staff and Strength Statistics: Year and State wise Sanctioned and Actual Strength of Jail Officers and Staff in Prisons
This dataset provides year wise and state wise sanctioned and actual strength of jail officers and staff in prisons. Staff includes correctional staff (Probation Officer/Welfare Officer, Psychologist/Psychiatrist, Social Worker & Others), jail cadre staff (Head Warder/Head Matron, Warder and Matron), medical (Lab Technician/Lab Attendant, Pharmacists, Resident Medical Officer/Medical Officer) and ministerial staff (Officers). Officers include Director General of Police (DG), Additional Director General of Police (Addl. DG), Inspector General of Police (IG), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Superintendent of Police (Supdt.), Deputy Superintendent of Jail (Dy.SP), Jailor, Deputy Jailor (Dy. Jailor), Assistant Jailor (Asst. Jailor), and Assistant Superintendent (Asst. Supdt.)
The calendar year to which the prison staff record pertains.
state
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39
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The Indian state or union territory for which the prison staff data is reported.
category
String
10
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The broad classification of prison staff, such as correctional or executive jail cadre personnel.
sub_category
String
29
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The specific staff type within the broader category, such as probation officers, psychologists, or matrons; may also denote totals.
strength
String
2
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Indicates whether the reported figure reflects actual staff strength, as opposed to sanctioned strength.
value
Int64
2308
34000
The absolute number of prison staff of the given type in the state for the given year.
unit
String
1
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The unit of measurement for the reported figure, expressed as an absolute count of persons.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or clarifications accompanying the record.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Prison Staff and Strength Statistics: Year and State wise Sanctioned and Actual Strength of Jail Officers and Staff in Prisons [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23130
