Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Home Ministry Urges States to Provide Telemedicine to Prisoners
The Indian home ministry wants all states and union territories to give prisoners access to doctors through video calls.
This is to help them get medical help quickly and easily, without having to leave the prison.
It's good for the prisoners' health and also makes things easier for the prison staff.
Home ministry asks states and UTs to set up telemedicine facilities for prisoners
Initiative aims to provide timely medical consultations and treatment
Reduces security and logistical challenges, minimizes administrative and financial burdens
Telemedicine seen as practical, efficient, and cost-effective solution for prison healthcare
States to identify hospitals, upgrade infrastructure, and designate nodal medical officers
- Who
- The Union home ministry and all states and Union Territories (UTs)
- What
- Asked to make telemedicine facilities available to prisoners
- When
- November 18, 2022
- Where
- All prisons and correctional institutions in India
- Why
- To provide timely access to medical care, ensure health and well-being, and uphold human rights of inmates
- Initiative
- Telemedicine facilities for prisoners
- Benefits
- Timely medical consultations, reduced security challenges, cost-effective
- Action Required
- Identify hospitals, upgrade infrastructure, designate medical officers
- Implementation
- States/UTs to take necessary steps
- Expected Outcome
- Improved overall health outcomes within prisons