NCRB - Prison Staff and Strength Statistics: Year wise Sanctioned and Actual Strength of Total Jail Staff in Prisons

This dataset provides year wise data on the actual and sanctioned jail staff. It also provides details on the vacant staff positions in jails.

year	state	category	value	unit
2024	All India	Actual	63004	value in absolute number
2024	All India	Sanctioned	99758	value in absolute number
2024	All India	Vacant	36754	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Vacant	30982	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Sanctioned	94458	value in absolute number

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	24	57	The calendar year to which the prison staff figures pertain.
state	String	1	57	The state or geographic area the prison staff data covers, reported here at the All India level.
category	String	3	57	The type of prison staff figure reported, distinguishing between sanctioned posts, actual staff in position, and vacant posts.
value	Float64	57	57	The number of prison staff for the given year and category, expressed in absolute numbers.
unit	String	1	57	The unit of measurement for the reported figure, indicating values are given in absolute numbers.
note	String	1	0	Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing additional context for the prison staff figures.

This dataset provides year wise data on the actual and sanctioned jail staff. It also provides details on the vacant staff positions in jails.

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Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

This dataset provides year wise data on the actual and sanctioned jail staff. It also provides details on the vacant staff positions in jails.

year	state	category	value	unit
2024	All India	Actual	63004	value in absolute number
2024	All India	Sanctioned	99758	value in absolute number
2024	All India	Vacant	36754	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Vacant	30982	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Sanctioned	94458	value in absolute number

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	24	57	The calendar year to which the prison staff figures pertain.
state	String	1	57	The state or geographic area the prison staff data covers, reported here at the All India level.
category	String	3	57	The type of prison staff figure reported, distinguishing between sanctioned posts, actual staff in position, and vacant posts.
value	Float64	57	57	The number of prison staff for the given year and category, expressed in absolute numbers.
unit	String	1	57	The unit of measurement for the reported figure, indicating values are given in absolute numbers.
note	String	1	0	Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing additional context for the prison staff figures.

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