Academy of Prisons and Correctional Administration (APCA)

Vellore - 632 002 Tamilnadu, India.

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In the year 1968, the Central Bureau of Correctional Services, Government of

India,conceived a scheme for establishing a Jail Officers Training Institute for imparting
training to prison and correctional officers in the southern zone and the same was
communicated vide No.1/6/68-Tech dated 03.04.1969 to the four southern states, i.e.,
Andhra Pradesh (erstwhile), Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. The draft scheme was
placed in the Southern Zonal Council Meeting held at Bangalore in January, 1970 and the
proposal was accepted by all the four states. It was further discussed in the meeting of
Central Advisory Board on Correctional Services held at New Delhi on 14.03.1970 and it
was decided to constitute a Sub-Committee of Central Advisory Board with Inspectors
General of Prisons of four Southern States to work out the operational aspects of the
proposed institute. This sub-committee held a meeting at Trivandrum on 06.03.1972 and
authorized the Inspectors General of Prisons of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to
decide on the location. Subsequently the Inspectors General of Andhra Pradesh and
Tamil Nadu met at Madras on 12.10.1972 and decided to locate the institute at Vellore.
The Chief Secretaries Conference held in April 1979 in New Delhi, under the
Chairmanship of the then Home Minister, also gave countenance for this proposal with
full assistance and support from the Government of India. Subsequently the 'Regional
Institute of Correctional Administration' was formally inaugurated on 01.10.1979. Later, in
the year 2009, the institute was renamed as 'Academy of Prisons and Correctional
Administration.'

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A computer lab with 17 computers are
available for trainee officers. All the
computers are enabled with broad-band
internet facility. A full time computer
lecturer handles computer classes.
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Senior Officers' Hostel
A Senior Officers' Hostel with 16 bath-attached single
rooms and 4 A/C double rooms, which are suitably
furnished, is available at the Academy. Senior officers
and those who come for special courses are
accommodated here.
Trainee Officers' Hostel
For the accommodation of the regular trainee officers
of APCA, a well furnished hostel with 17 single rooms
and 10 double rooms are maintained. Facilities like
table tennis, TV etc. are arranged in the hostel block
for recreational purpose of the trainee officers.
Guest House
APCA has a well-furnished and maintained Guest
House with 2 A.C. Suites and four A/C Rooms. There
is lounge as well as a dining hall inside the Guest
House.
APCA Mess
APCA officers Mess provide the officers with Indian cuisine. Healthy, Low Calorie, Fresh, Low-
Sugar, No-Sugar, Natural, Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Food is served through the Mess. All
care is taken to serve food with hygiene. The south Indian dishes served are based on rotation
and every month statewise food is served on a particular day. The Warden (Faculty in charge of
Mess) round the clock supervises the Menu prepared and takes utmost care to avoid health
problems caused due to food. The mess also serves food on payment to the guest who stays in
the Guest of houses of APCA.
Dispensary
A well equipped dispensary with necessary stock of medicines and medical equipments is
available at the academy. A full-time staff nurse is appointed to attend to the immediate medical
needs of trainee officers. Part-time medical officer is also available for consultation.
2. Three Months Basic Course for Probation Officers

3. Three Months Basic Course for Psychologists

officers

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 LIST OF OFFICERS TRAINED SO FAR FROM PARTICIPATING AND
NON-PARTICIPATING STATES & UNION TERRITORIES from 01.10.1979 to 30.09.2016

Sl States 1 9 6 3 1 10 Short Total

No. year month month month month days Term
cour basic course Inservice refresher computer Course
se course course course course
1. Assam 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
2. Andaman & 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 8
Nicobar
3. Andhra 129 251 263 20 189 62 336 1250
Pradesh
4. Bihar 0 10 7 0 0 0 94 111
5. Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
6. Chattisgarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
7. Delhi 0 0 0 16 0 0 39 55
8. Goa 0 3 9 11 0 0 0 23
9. Gujarat 0 2 0 3 0 0 11 16
10. Haryana 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
11. Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
12. Jammu & 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Kashmir
13. Karnataka 89 42 67 34 91 33 274 630
14. Kerala 72 32 106 140 36 34 175 595
15. Madhya 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Pradesh
16. Maharashtra 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
17. Manipur 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 16
18. Mizoram 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 12
19. Nagaland 10 13 0 0 0 0 4 27
20. Orissa 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 13
21. Pondicherry 1 5 0 0 0 0 36 42
ounder
22. Punjab 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 11
23. Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
24. Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
25. Tamil Nadu 6 8 360 107 170 107 852 1610
26. Tripura 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 8
27. Telangana 0 1 0 3 16 0 23 43
28. Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
29. Uttranchal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
5 30. West Bengal 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 14

Total 309 367 872 330 505 236 1890 4519

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 The Academy publishes a quarterly newsletter titled 'APCA NEWS' in order to disseminate
information about its activities. The R&D wing is entrusted with work of preparation of the
manuscript and printing related works. The newsletter is being sent to all prisons of southern
states, all states/UT prison headquarters, Ministry of Home Affairs, NHRC, BPR&D, etc.

Shramadan

Sri. V.S.Raja, M.A., formerly Addl. Inspector General of

Prisons, Karnataka, joined as Director of APCA on
31.10.2016, afternoon. He has 32 years of outstanding
service in prisons and correctional services of Karnataka
state. After obtaining Master of Arts in Sociology from
Bangalore University, he has joined Karnataka Prisons
Service as Assistant Superintendent in 1983. A
distinguished alumnus of APCA, he was the best-all-
rounder and best-in-subject medal winner in the 6th batch
of one-year basic course at the Academy in 1985. Our desire for a clean environment represents a powerful sense of destiny and hope for the
future. The staff deserves safe spaces on the campus and it is our responsibility to keep it clean
During the initial years of his career, he has worked as Asst. and neat. We must build our own environment to meet those needs because we get fresh air,
Superintendent of Central Prisons at Bangalore (1983-85; reduce pollution etc. Shramadan is regularly conducted every Friday from 7am to 8am where
1988-92) and Belgaum (1986-87) and as Superintendent of District Prison, Mangalore (1992- the Director, Deputy Director, the faculty and other staff and Trainee officers of APCA participate
95) and District Headquarters Sub Jail, Mandya (1995-97). In 1997 he was promoted as in cleaning the APCA campus
Superintendent of Central Prison and headed Central Prison, Bellary (1997-2002). In 2002 he
was promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent and served in Central Prison, Bangalore HOW TO REACH APCA
(2002-2008). He was promoted as Deputy Inspector General of Prisons in 2008 and served The Academy is located at Thorapadi, next to Central Prison and opposite to Special Prison for
as DIG, Prison Headquarters, Bangalore till 2014. Subsequently in the year 2014, he was Women, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.Vellore is well connected by road and rail. Inter-state buses and
promoted as Addl. Inspector General of Prisons, Karnataka, and served till his retirement in long route intra-state buses are plying from New bus stand, which is 7 KM away from the
2015. He was the first prison cadre officer in Karnataka to be appointed as Addl. I.G. of Prisons. Academy. The nearest major railway station is Katpadi Jn., which is 12 KM away. The nearest
Recognizing his sincere work and services, the Government of Karnataka appointed him as a airports are situated at Chennai (130 KMs), Tirupati (120 KMs) and Bangalore (215 KMs).From
Consultant to DG of Police & I.G. of Prisons, for a period of one year. both Katpadi Railway Station and Vellore New bus stand, city buses (Route No. 1 & 2) are
available at every ten minutes to APCA. Visitors who are using city bus service can get down at
As a versatile and exceptionally skilled prison officer, he had successfully handled several 'Female Jail' bus stop.
critical situations in prisons across the State. He has been instrumental in organizing various
vocational training programmes and moral and reformative programmes in prisons.
Throughout his career, he has tried his best to implement the reformative ideals in prisons. In
recognition of his sincere, dedicated and commendable services to the nation, in particular to
Correctional Administration, he was decorated with the 'President's Correctional Services
Medal for Meritorious Service' in the year 2007 and the precious 'President's Correctional
Medal for Distinguished Service' in 2013. The Academy has selected him for the prestigious
KLN Reddy Memorial Award in 2012 for his praiseworthy contributions to the betterment and
advancement of Prison and Correctional Administration of the country.

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