The Ministry of Home Affairs has reached out to the prison authorities of all States and Union Territories to provide them assistance in the form of financial aid for technology driven projects as well as sharing contemporary best practices and guidelines on varied aspects of efficient prison administration from time to time. As part of the above exercise, the guidelines/ instructions are shared with the States/UTs, which they may take note of and apply in their respective jurisdictions include advice on caste/religion-based discrimination of prisoners, medical care of prisoners and updating of online database of prisoners on e-prisons.