The State Government has administered 18,329 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to prisoners locked up in different jails. The Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services headed by DG of Prisons Santosh Upadhyay coordinated with the Health Department for this programme.
Official sources said 16,253 prisoners have received the first dose of vaccines while 2,076 got both doses till August 4. At the all-India level, 1,65,108 prisoners have got the first dose and 1,65,108 the second one.
The vaccination of prisoners is included and recorded under the vaccination of ‘Persons without Prescribed Identity Cards’. It means the prisoners are getting the jabs without having any identity proof card.