Mr. V. K. Singh, DGP of Prisons told that showrooms will be opened on a grand scale to sell various products produced by the prisoners of different jails which will generate income for the prisoners.
Giving the details, Mr. Singh told that very soon a showroom will be opened under the name “My Nation” on the land adjacent to Chanchalguda Jail. Products produced by the prisoner of various jails will be kept in it for sale. He further told that with the outlet provided All India Industrial Exhibition for the jail dept., a sum of Rs. 45 lakh has been collected as income. If these products are sold on other day a lot of income could be raised. Mr. Singh told that the products prepared in prisons have been given a brand name “My Nation”. He also told that near every district jai, an outlet will be setup to sell these products. A comprehensive plan has been formulated for providing educational facilities to the prisoners so that they could become better citizens when they released from the jails. Two study teams have been sent to Tihar Jail of Delhi and Eravada Jail of Mumbai to study the facilities given to the prisoners, so that the functioning of Telangana jails could be improve. An internal Vigilance Unit is also being setup in every jail to prevent smuggling of Ganja and Mobile Cellphone.
–Siasat News