Delegton of Powers to States for Clearing Prison Visits by Foreign Journalists An advisory was issued on 06.12.2012 by the Government of India for regulating access to prisons by foreign journalists and other agencies. In order to ensure that only genuine interactions take place in the future, the Ministry of Home Affairs is in the process of revising the guidelines in this regard. This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to a question by Shri Avinash Rai Khanna in the Rajya Sabha today.
