New Delhi, March 26 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced plans to shift Tihar Jail to the city's outskirts while setting aside '10 crore in the 2025-26 budget for survey and consultancy services related to the shifting of the jail. Established in 1958, Tihar Jail is one of India's largest prison complexes comprising nine prisons spread over more than 400 acres - one prison in Rohini and six prisons in Mandoli.
"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.
Located in West Delh...