Minister for Home and Jail Babulal Gaur has asked jail warders to discharge their duties with dedication and commitment. He was addressing passing out parade function 2015 of Jail Warders at Motilal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. Principal Secretary of Jails PC Meena and DGP Surendra Sinh were also present on the occasion.
Gaur said that modern role of jails is reforms along with security. They should live upto their training. Madhya Pradesh is the State where 5,000 to 7,000 prisoners are given parole every year, which is maximum compared to any state in the country. He said that honorarium for work by prisoners has been increased from `55 to `110.
Prisoners will be linked with direct employment by imparting them training in various trades to that they can join mainstream of society abandoning crime world.
Umakant Sharma and Anjana Chaube led the attractive passing out parade.
Umakant Sharma, Kapil Siroliya, Maya Chaurasiya were felicitated for excellence during training.
At the outset, DG Jail BK Singh informed that after passing out parade, 309 Jail Warders are being sent for duty. The five-month training was imparted at Sagar, Jabalpur and Bhopal from April 15, 2015. Additional DG Jail Sushobhan Bannerjee administrated oath to Warders.
Out of total 310 passed out cadets, 80 were women. At the outset of the programme, best cadets were rewarded. Kapil Siroliya, who has been allocated Bhopal Central Jail, has been accorded best cadet reward.Other cadets who were rewarded on the occasion were from Sagar.