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.