Haryana

• 07 Sep 2023

The Chief Minister Made Several Important Announcements for the prisoners of the state.

Why In News?

On September 5, 2023, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, while inaugurating the newly constructed extension building of the state's District Jail, Bhiwani, revealed many important announcements for the prisoners of the state.

Key Points:

• On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced a telemedicine facility for prisoners in all the jails of the state.
• Apart from this, an amount of Rs 10 crore was announced to change the diet system for prisoners, with this the diet of prisoners will be increased by Rs 10.
• The Chief Minister also approved petrol pumps outside 11 jails of the state.
• On the lines of police personnel, it was announced to provide free facilities in Haryana State Transport buses to jail personnel also.
• Apart from this, it was also announced to provide facilities for jail employees under online transfer policy in a couple cases.
• The Chief Minister said that an additional amount of Rs 1 crore will be provided to the jail inmates and the jail staff should take a pledge that if they behave well towards the prisoners, it will contribute significantly to human development.
• At present, there is enough space to keep 22 thousand criminals in jails, but the government is emphasizing on making adequate arrangements for 26 thousand criminals.
• The Chief Minister said that jail staff need training, for this a jail training center is being set up in Karnal, which will be ready in the month of December.
• Small scale industries are being established in the jails of the state. Many types of talents and talents are also hidden in the prisoners. Honorarium is given by getting them to work in jails, for this the department is studying what kind of remuneration they should get.
• Apart from this, high security facilities are being provided to the jails of the state.
• Apart from construction of jails at nine places in the state, expansion work is also being done. Apart from this, arrangements are also being made for snipers in jails to catch narcotics.
• In the jail expansion work, five barracks for male prisoners and one barrack for female prisoners have been made in the new jail premises. The capacity of a male barrack is 126 and the capacity of a female barrack is 114. Earlier the capacity of prisoners in the old jail was 561, which has now increased to 1335.