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High Powered Committee — Open Correctional Institutions

National Legal Services Authority (Nodal Agency)

राष्ट्रीय विधिक सेवा प्राधिकरण
National Legal Helpline 15100 / 011-23382778

Committee Leadership & Core Members

Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

Executive Chairperson

Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Role Member Designation Official Contact
Member Secretary Ms. Shikha Srivastava
Ld. Officer on Special Duty, NALSA
Committee Member Shri Alok Kumar Mittal, IPS
Director General, BPR&D
Committee Member Dr KPA Ilyas, IPS
Deputy Director/DIG (R&CA Division)BPR&D

Committee Member Ms. Manmeet Kaur Nanda
Additional Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Committee Member Ms. Hena Usman
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Committee Member Ms. Pratima Gupta
Deputy Director General, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Committee Member Shri Suhas Warke, IPS
ADG of Police & IG of Prisons
Committee Member Shri Varun Kapoor, IPS
DG Prisons & Correctional Services
No matching committee members found.

State & Union Territory Nodal Nominees

S. No. State / UT Name Nominee Name & Designation Contact Details
01 Andhra Pradesh Sri Gudi Vijaya Kumar, IPS
Special Secretary to Government, Home Department A.P. Secretariat
02 Andaman & Nicobar Administration
1. Secretary (Home), Andaman & Nicobar Administration
2. IG (Prison)
03 Arunachal Pradesh Shri Nyali Ete, IAS
Commissioner (Home) Government of Arunachal Pradesh
04 Assam Sh. Animesh Talukar, ACS
Additional Secretary, Home and Political Department, Government of Assam
05 Bihar Sh. Sanjeev Jamuar
Additional Secretary-cum-Director (Admin) Home Department, Prisons
06 Chandigarh Sh. Amit Kumar, DANICS
Additional Secretary, Home Department, Chandigarh Administration
07 Chhattisgarh Mr. Himshikhar Gupta
Secretary, Jail Department, Chhattisgarh Government
Mr. Himanshu Gupta
Director General, Jail and Correctional Services, Headquarters, Nava Raipur
08 Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Shri Ashish Mohan, IAS
Secretary (Social welfare), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,
Special Secretary(Home) – cum – Director(Home)
09 Delhi Saumyaketu Mishra
Special Secretary-II Home Department
10 Goa Shri Keshav Ram Chaurasia, IPS
Inspector General of Prisons, Goa
Sh. Anthony D’Souza
Director (NRI), Additional Secretary rank under administrative control of Home Department, Goa

11 Gujarat Ms. Nipuna Torwane
Principal Secretary Home Department Gujarat
12 Haryana Ms. Amna Tasneem, IAS
Special Secretary, Home-II Government of Haryana

13 Himachal Pradesh Sh. Dalip Kumar Negi, IAS
Special Secretary (Home) Government of Himachal Pradesh
14 Jammu & Kashmir Mr. Suhail Muzaffar
Special Secretary (Home Department)
15 Jharkhand Ms. Vandana Dadel
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Home, Prison and Disaster Management Jharkhand, Ranchi
16 Karnataka Sri K.V. Sharath Chandra, IPS
Principal Secretary (PCAS) to Government, Home Department
17 Kerala Mr. Minhaj Alam, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary Home Department
18 Ladakh Smt. Tashi Dolma
Special Secretary, Home Department
19 Madhya Pradesh Smt. Manisha Sentiya, IAS
Additional Secretary Home Department
20 Maharashtra Smt. Radhika Rastogi
Additional Chief Secretary, (Appeals & Security), Home Department, Government of Maharashtra
21 Manipur Mr. A Subhash Singh, IAS
Special Secretary, Home Department, Government of Manipur
22 Meghalaya Shri. Ryntihlang Rapthap, IAS
Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Department of Prisons & Correctional Services
Shri Garod L.S.N. Dykes, IAS
Secretary Government of Meghalaya Home (Political) Department

23 Mizoram Shri Pu Vanlalmawia
Secretary, Home Department(Older Details)
Dr. Andrew H. Vanlaldika
Additional Secretary, Home Department Government of Mizoram

24 Nagaland Shri Abhijit Sinha, IAS
Principal Secretary, Home
25 Odisha Sh. Samarendra Nayak
Additional Secretary to Government, Home Department, Odisha
26 Puducherry Thiru. R. Kesavan, IAS
Special Secretary (Home), Government of Puducherry
27 Punjab Sh. Ankurjeet Singh, IAS
Additional Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Government of Punjab
Sh. Mohammed Tayyab,IAS
Secretary-cum-I.G. Prisons, Jail Department

28 Rajasthan Mr. Tirupati Kumar Gupta
Governing Secretary Home (Law) Department
29 Sikkim Mr. Tenzing T. Kaleon, SCS
Secretary, Home Department, Government of Sikkim
30 Tamil Nadu Dr. K. Manivasan, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise Department


31 Telangana Sri Chennagiri Srinivasa Rao
Joint Secretary to Government, Home Department
32 Tripura Additional Secretary
Home Department, Government of Tripura
33 Uttarakhand Mrs. Tripti Bhatt
Additional Secretary Home Department
34 Uttar Pradesh Sh. Annavi Dinesh Kumar
Special Secretary, Home Department
Sh. Ravi Shankar Mishra
Special Secretary Prison Administration and Reform Services Department

35 West Bengal Sh. Smaraki Mahapatra, IAS
Secretary Department of Correctional Administration(DCA) Government of West Bengal
Smt. Sarmistha Das, IAS
Secretary, Home & Hill Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal

No matching state nominees found.