Explanation:

• Union Minister of State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai inaugurated the National Conference on 'Uniformed Women in Prisons Administration' in Central Academy for Police Training in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
• In this Conference, uniformed women officers and staff of all the states from Jail Wardens up to Director Inspector Generals level, members of non-governmental organizations, representatives of academic institutions and officers of other government departments are taking part in the conference.
• For the first time, the conference is being held in Madhya Pradesh outside Delhi. It is to be noted that in Madhya Pradesh, women have been given 33 per cent reservation in government services.
• At present, there are more than 900 uniformed women government servants working in the state jail department.