NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA of the hour within the prison for training, assessment and rehabilitation of prisoners. He further recommended that a hospital should have at least 200 beds as there is insufficient number of hospital beds in the men and women prison. 4.30 Special Rapporteur for Central Zone Dr. Vinod Aggarwal visited Shaheed Khudi Ram Bose Central Jail, Muzaffarpur, Bihar on 26th July, 2019. On his observation he recommended that Under-Trial Cases: Immediate judicial attention must be taken to resolve cases of under-trial prisoners. Further, A usability certificate should be provided to jail to ensure safety of prisoners in jail during natural disasters such as earthquakes etc. Regular check-ups and mental health related facilities through sociologists and psychologists be provided. Quality and availability of drinking water needs to be checked. He also observed that the inmates are allowed to meet only blood relatives only after police verification. It needs to be extended to family and friends as permitted in other jails of the country. 4.31 Special Rapporteur, NHRC visited Colvale Central Jail, Goa on 27th August, 2019. He observed that Jail has 331 under-trial prisoners out of 477. 21 under-trial prisoners are there for more than 5 years. Therefore, he recommended speedy trial for the under-trial detainees. Also, he has observed. Laxity on the part of the State Sentence Review Board (SSRB) in releasing prisoners. There are 22 prisoners who have completed 14 years in the Jail. He believes that as per rule 397 of Goa prison manual they should have been released long time back. 4.32 Dr. Vinod Aggarwal had a discussion with Inspector General Prisons, Goa about Jail Administration on 28th August, 2019. He observed that there are 36 percent vacancies. The post of psychiatrist and psychologist are not created and the jail has 40-45 Patients in need of immediate psychological intervention. The Jail hospital is not functioning properly. Therefore, the issue with regards to medical facilities needs to be addressed. With more than 173 convicts and 336 under-trial prisoners in Goa Jail, the jail authorities should provide opportunities to train and work. The wage should be disbursed as per the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) norms 4.33 Dr. Vinod Aggarwal had a discussion with DG Prisons, Madhya Pradesh about Jail Administration on 23rd September, 2019. He observed that the total capacity of Jail is for 28578 inmates, however, there are 43091 inmates. Therefore the number of inmates is about 151% higher of the capacity. The infrastructure of the jail is over 100 years old and needs renovation. The issue of overcrowding also needs to be addressed. The arrangement and training of cadre is not enough although the regional jail management and research institute has a capacity of 50 trainees. This building should be kept for officers, deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent at this training place who are about 4000 and further expansion may require at the training place. Further, Madhya Pradesh has 6 open prisons with the capacity of 90. However, the number is too less. Construction of open prisons can be a great way to reduce the expenditure behind its construction. 4.34 Special Rapporteur, NHRC visited Bhopal Central Jail, Madhya Pradesh on 23rd September, 2019. The Central Jail was constructed approximately 27 years back. The Central Jail has enough 48 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20