Delhi Prisons to start skill development programme

Delhi’s prison department is taking initiatives for the skill development of inmates during their imprisonment tenure to develop additional skills, which will help them to re-engage in unsocial activities, senior jail officials informed on Tuesday.

- NARESH BISWANI

In the wake of this major move, Skill Development Programme and another organisation ‘Jan Shikshan Sansthan’ is imparting the same, they confirmed. “Jan Shikshan Sansthan, a prestigious scheme sponsored by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India has worked as a partner with Delhi Prisons for many years for providing skill development training to these young offenders, so they can reintegrate themselves into society and start a new life postrelease. In this line, this organisation has recently successfully completed a 105 days training programme for young inmates of Central jail No.5, Tihar,” Director General (Delhi Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said.