In order to receive and acknowledge general public’s suggestions and grievances regarding Delhi Prisons, a postbox no. 9955 has been opened in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in the name of Director General Prisons.
“The posts received through this postbox will directly be received in the office of Alok Verma, Director General of Delhi Prisons, and a proper record will be maintained of these letters and appropriate actions as per the need will be ensured,” DIG Delhi Prisons, Mukesh Prasad said.
Prasad said that the initiative is an addition to the existing recourses for the grievances addressal. “We want to make the system more transparent. Any person can now write directly to the DG Delhi Prisons about any issue, be it about his dear one lodged in the jail or any normal query regarding the prisons,” Prasad said. He said the initiative has been taken up with an aim to make the prison administration more responsive towards public issues concerning prisons.