Birsa Munda Central Jail is a prison located in Ranchi, Jharkhand.[1][2]
History[edit | edit source]
It was established in 1899. The British colonial authorities used the prison to detain tribal revolutionaries.[3] Tribal leader Birsa Munda was jailed here in his last days. In 2005, the jail was shifted to the outskirts, to a new premises in Hotwar in 2005.
In 2015, Rs.10 crore was spent on the old brick and mortar structure and it was converted into a museum which was inaugurated by prime minister Narender Modi on 15 November 2021, Munda's birth anniversary. The museum, which has 22 life size statues of tribal leaders, is maintained by Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company (JUIDCO).[3] The restoration work was assigned to, and completed by, the Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD).[4]
In 2021, over 1000 inmates contracted Corona virus and the jail undertook mass vaccination of inmates and staff.[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Report on the visit of Dr Vinod Aggarwal, Special Rapporteur ,Central Zone-1,NHRC to Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar, Ranchi, Jharkhand" (PDF).
- ā "Two officials of Birsa Munda Central Jail suspended for negligence in work". The Times of India. 2025-10-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ā 3.0 3.1 "Prison that housed Birsa Munda is now Ranchi's cultural centre". The Times of India. 15 August 2024.
- ā "Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD)". www.itrhd.com. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ā "Birsa Munda Central Jail conducts mass vaccination of prisoners and staff". The Telegraph. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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