Prisoner Canteen

Why in News?

=> Rajasthan's Cooperative Minister Udai Lal Anjana inaugurated the Prisoner Canteen to be operated by Confed in Central Jail Jaipur for prisoners in Sikar, Sriganganagar, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Kota, Chittorgarh, Bharatpur, Dausa and Kotputli.

• Virtually inaugurated the captive canteen.

Key Points:

=> Udai Lal Anjana said that from the beginning of the prison canteen for the prisoners by the cooperative and the jail administration, food items, confectionery, cosmetics, toiletries, notebooks, pencils and about 43 to 58 types of daily use items will be available to the prisoners. .

=> Right material will be provided to the prisoners with transparency from the beginning of the canteen and after 6 months it will be reviewed and suggestions will also be invited so that better facilities can be provided to the prisoners through the canteen.

=> This model will be started in all the jails of the state.

=> V.K. Verma, Managing Director Confed, said that according to the ward made in the prison in the prison canteen, the prisoner will be able to buy goods for themselves on the prescribed day through biometric verification.

=> On this occasion, Social Justice and Empowerment and Prisons Minister Tikaram Julie announced to increase the limit of three thousand five hundred rupees for the purchase of material from the canteen to the extent of two thousand five hundred per month on the demand of the prisoners.

=> It is noteworthy that there are about 23 thousand prisoners in 140 jails of Rajasthan state.