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Background of the Support to Poor Prisoners Scheme (2023) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched the Support to Poor Prisoners Scheme in 2023 to assist undertrial prisoners who were granted bail by courts but continued to remain in jail due to inability to furnish bail bonds or financial sureties . Under the scheme: Financial assistance is provided to States/UTs Funds may be used only in cases where bail has already been granted Assistance covers bail amount or surety shortfall However, a Supreme Court order dated 8 October 2025 directed: Review of the scheme framework Assessment of ground-level implementation Strengthening monitoring and release procedures The recent MHA advisory and revised guidelines have been issued in compliance with that order . Supreme Court Trigger for the Policy Revision The Supreme Court had expressed concern that: Thousands of undertrials remain in jail Despite bail orders by courts Only because they cannot afford bail amounts The Court treated this a...

Background of the Case The Supreme Court has issued significant directions to all States and Union Territories, calling for a consolidated and updated compilation of minimum wage notifications. The Court observed that the lack of uniform, reliable and easily accessible minimum wage data has made adjudication in motor accident compensation cases increasingly difficult, particularly while determining notional income for victims. The directions were delivered by a Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh while deciding an appeal arising from a 2013 motor accident case in Madhya Pradesh. Issue Before the Supreme Court The Court noted that: • Minimum wage notifications are revised periodically • Many States upload incomplete or outdated data • Courts often struggle to access the applicable wage notification • This leads to delays and inconsistent compensation awards The Bench remarked that locating correct wage rates at the time of accident has become “quite a difficult...