As part of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi, the government has approved special remission to prisoners.

1. Following five categories of prisoners will be considered for special remission.
2. Women and transgender convicts of 55 years of age and above who have completed 50% of their actual sentence period.
3. Male convicts of 60 years of age who have completed 50% of their actual sentence,
4. terminally ill convicts,
5. convicted prisoners who have completed 66% of their actual sentence period. 

Special remission under this consideration will not be given to prisoners who have been convicted for offence for which sentence is of death or death sentence commuted to life imprisonment; cases of convicts involved in serious and heinous crimes like rape, human trafficking, dowry death and convicted under UAPA, POTA, TADA, FICN, POCSO Act, FEMA, Money Laundering, NDPS, Prevention of Corruption Act, etc.