The Interior Ministry has been urged by the minority in parliament to ensure that the pitiful 1.08 pesewas per day nutrition grant for prisoners is immediately increased.
The Caucus argued that the government cannot continue to feed prisoners with such a pitiful sum, which they deemed to be shamefully insufficient.
James Agalga, the ranking member on the defence and interior committee, commented during the discussion to approve the allocation to the interior ministry, claiming that the existing feeding grant does not take into account the current inflationary trends.
"I would want to specifically propose that the Ministry of Finance take immediate action to address the meal rate for prisoners. The current rate of food inflation is above 100%, but the funds given to feed our prisoners simply do not reflect the inflationary tendencies in our nation's food prices, he stated on the House floor on Monday.
Mr. Ambrose Dery was assigned by the former deputy interior minister to see to an increase in the funding.
On that note, I want to implore the Interior Minister to see that these numbers are updated.
Since prisons have farms, they might work with the Ministry of Agriculture to make sure the Prison Service benefits from the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative while we wait.
For various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, the approval of budget estimates has started in Parliament.
A budget of GH5,295,359,626 has already been approved for the Ministry of Roads and Highways' operations for the fiscal year that ends on December 31, 2023.
Additionally, GHC 1.2 billion has been approved for use by the Transport Ministry and its agencies to carry out tasks for the fiscal year that ends on December 31, 2023.
This amount represents a GHC921,483,000.00 increase of 33.06 percent above the initial budgeted allocation for 2022.
While rejecting the estimates for some Ministries and Departments, the House is still debating whether to approve the projections for others.
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