Lucknow. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is running various schemes to connect every section of the state with the mainstream of the society and to improve their standard of living, by joining which he is taking care of himself and his family. Under this, the Yogi government is giving various training to the prisoners lodged in the jail under the Prime Minister’s Skill Development Program in the jails of the state to return to the mainstream of the society and start their life afresh. Prisoners detained in jail have received training in about 60 trades in the last one year, 8160 prisoners.
Female and male prisoners received training
A total of 376 prisoners received training in 12 trades in 5 district jails in Ayodhya zone. In this, 155 prisoners were trained in District Jail Barabanki, 84 in Gonda, 30 in Bahraich, 93 in Ambedkar Nagar, 14 in Ayodhya. Similarly, 373 prisoners received training in total 8 trades in 9 district jails in Gorakhpur zone. In this, 25 prisoners were trained in District Prison Gorakhpur, 68 in Deoria, 46 in Maharajganj, 25 in Basti, 35 in Siddharth Nagar, 20 in Azamgarh, 45 in Ballia, 93 in Mau and 16 in Santakbir Nagar. In Bareilly Zone, 1010 prisoners received training in 20 trades in 6 District Jails including the Central Jail. In this, 120 prisoners were trained in Central Jail Bareilly, 117 in District Jail Pilibhit, 244 in Badaun, 234 in Shahjahanpur, 105 in Moradabad and 190 in Bijnor. In Kanpur Zone, 388 prisoners received training in 15 trades in 6 District Jails including the Central Jail. In this, 65 prisoners were trained in Central Jail Fatehgarh, 102 in District Jail Fatehgarh, 55 in Orai, 53 in Lalitpur, 5 in Kannauj and 108 in Jhansi. 541 prisoners received training in 17 trades in Central Jail, District Jail and sub-jail in Prayagraj zone. In this, 50 prisoners were trained in Central Jail Naini, 20 in District Jail Pratapgarh, 64 in Chitrakoot, 159 in Kaushambi, 123 in Fatehpur, 20 in Banda and 105 in Sub Jail Mahoba.
Maximum 3225 prisoners received training in Meerut Zone
A total of 3225 prisoners received training in 33 trades in 6 district jails in Meerut zone. In this, 351 inmates received training in Meerut District Jail, 465 in Ghaziabad, 250 in Gautam Buddha Nagar, 1012 in Bulandshahr, 31 in Saharanpur and 1126 in Muzaffarnagar. A total of 1011 prisoners were trained in 18 trades in 8 district jails in Agra zone. 975 prisoners received training in total 23 trades in 7 Nari Bandi Niketan including Adarsh Jail, District Jail in Lucknow zone. In this, 106 prisoners were trained in Adarsh Jail Lucknow, 152 in District Jail Unnao, 188 in Nari Bandi Niketan Lucknow, 169 in District Jail Sitapur, 59 in Kheri, 110 in Hardoi and 191 in Rae Bareilly. On the other hand, 251 prisoners received training in 5 trades in 6 district jails including Central Jail in Varanasi Zone.
Training being imparted in these trades
Bakery, sewing, embroidery, wood art, motor binding, computer, electrician, tailoring, electrical wiring, electric, plumbing, earthen lamps and utensils, compost manure, electronics, dairy farming and vermi composting, fisheries in the prisons of the state. Training is being imparted in about 60 trades including captive computer hardware networking, computer software, carpenter, mason, mobile, beautician.