The Supreme Court has asked the Home Ministry to come out with a scheme to audit spendings by prisons with the assistance of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The apex court also said that there is a huge discrepancy in expenses incurred on jail inmates by various states. <br/><br/>Supreme Court said auditing of these accounts was necessary to ascertain whether the money was being spent wisely and being utilised for the benefit of prisoners. A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur referred to the discrepancies as pointed out by the amicus curiae. As per the data, the expense per inmate in jails in Bihar was Rs 83,691 per annum, while that in Rajasthan was only about Rs 3,000 per annum. <br/><br/>The apex court also passed a slew of directions for jail reforms across the country and asked the Centre to take urgent steps to ensure proper training of jail staffs.<br/>