The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) led Andhra Pradesh Government issued an order, giving special remission to 175 life convicts and 20 other convicts on the eve of the Independence Day, the 14th of August.
The decision was taken as per the recommendations of a Standing Committee, on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day, celebrated on the 15th of August 2022.
As per the orders, the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Government has taken a policy decision to grant special remission of sentence to the life convicted prisoners on the occasion of Independence Day 2021. Accordingly, the government issued a GO in the past by constituting a standing committee under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary to government, Home department to review the list of eligible life convicts and recommend to the State government. The Director General of Prisons has sent a prison-wise list of eligible life convicts.
As per the recommendations of the Standing committee, now the Governor of Andhra Pradesh remits the unexpired residual sentence of 175 life convicts. The orders were issued by the Principal secretary of the government, Home (Paroles & HRC) department, Harish Kumar Gupta.
The State government also issued GO No.122 giving special remission to 20 convicted prisoners on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav under phase-1, August 15, 2022.
Meanwhile, the YSRCP Government has made all the necessary arrangements for the event of the 76th Independence Day, celebrated in Vijayawada, where Mr. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, would hoist the national flag.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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