New Delhi, March 26 -- Tihar Jail, the largest prison complex in South Asia, is set to be relocated to national capital's outskirts. In her Budget speech on March 25, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced plans to shift Tihar Jail to the city's outskirts.

The chief minister, who is also Delhi's finance minister, set aside Rs.10 crore in the 2025-26 Budget for survey and consultancy services related to the shifting of the jail.

"In order to decongest the existing Tihar Jail Complex for the welfare of prisoners, a new scheme for development of a new Jail Complex by shifting the existing Tihar Jail Complex to some other location has been formulated," the Delhi chief minister said while presenting the budget in the assembly.

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