Karnal Jail inmates learn computer skills for rehabilitation
Parveen Arora
Tribune News Service
Karnal, December 27
In an effort to rehabilitate inmates of jail and to give them a chance to start a new life, the Karnal jail authorities have started computer training for them. In the first batch, 21 inmates are being trained, who will be given training for three months.
The jail authorities claimed that this step was being taken to make the jail inmates self-reliant, so that they could get employment after their jail term was over.
India Vision Foundation, an NGO, has extended support in providing help through a technical and industry training institute. The institute is providing laptops and a trainer. The trainer will not only provide computer literacy, but also etiquettes, which will help in their mental and behavioral development. The institute will also provide them a certificate for their course.
21 prisoners being trained
We have started computer training for the inmates to make them self-reliant. In the first batch, 21 inmates have been taken and their training has started. A computer syllabus is being prepared for them. —Amit Bhadu, Jail superintendent, Karnal
“We have started computer training for the inmates to make them self-reliant. The inmates are also showing interest in learning computer. In the first batch, 21 inmates have been taken and their training has started. A computer syllabus is being prepared for the inmates. The institute will offer them job after their jail term is over,” said Amit Bhadu, Jail Superintendent, Karnal.
The aim behind this initiative is to keep them busy and also to utilise their time in fruitful way by diverting their mind from criminal activities, the Jail Superintendent maintained.
“In coming days, the number of computer literate will increase in the jail,” he added.
The Jail Superintendent claims that he would start more vocational courses in the coming days. He said at present, several inmates were involved in making products. Women inmates are utilising their time in stitching, embroidery and other professional activities. Several NGOs are helping the jail in conducting vocational trainings.
