Standing committee of the Department of Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, headed by its chairman Dr EM Sudarshana Natchiappan, visited Nagpur Central Prison today.
Speaking to reporters during the visit, Natchiappan said the Centre was going to provide Rs 148 crore to NLSA.
The committee is preparing a report on implementation of legal aid provisions across the prisons in the country.
Other members of the committee include advocates KTS Tulsi, Joice George and Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli.
The committee will also give inputs to the government for the drawing up of the new jail manual.