Daily Current Affairs – 20-05-2025

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Amends Prison Rules to Ban Caste-Based Discrimination

® Tamil Nadu government amended the Prison Rules, 2024, prohibiting caste-based discrimination in prisons and correctional institutions. ® A new sub-rule bans manual scavenging or hazardous cleaning inside prisons, aligning with the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. ® Prison authorities are now barred from recording or enquiring about the caste of prisoners during admission. ® Registers and records must omit any caste-related details, and duties in prison must be assigned without caste bias.