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No centralised data on detention centres, says MHA in RS

Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply that 100 FTs were operating in Assam. Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Source: PTI)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that it does not maintain a centralised data on the total number of detention centres in the country, as powers have been delegated to the State governments “to make necessary arrangements for detention centres/camps as per their requirement.”

Replying to a question by CPI’s Binoy Viswam on the total number of Foreigner Tribunals (FTs) currently operating in the country, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply that 100 FTs were operating in Assam.

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