Prisons dept to open 50 petrol bunks in Hyderabad

The prisons department will soon open 50 petrol bunks in the state, which will be run by retired government employees and prisoners who have been freed by the end of the year. Another 50 will be opened next year.

V K Singh, DG Prisons, said on Thursday that the prisons department had prepared a Grand Vision-2025 document.This includes measures for good administration, crime reduction, economic growth, employment general and social services. “In Tihar jail, Kiran Bedi had implemented programmes which were already there in jails in foreign countries. Telangana state has designed a road map for itself which has never been implemented earlier by any jail,“ he said.

The DG pointed out that anyone



proving an allegation of corruption in the department would be given a cash reward of Rs.5,000. All jails in the state, including central jails, district jails and sub jails will turn into production centres and skill development centres. The DG said new programmes were being chalked out to change the production and marketing culture in the prisons department.
“The prisons department will open prison outlets in almost 10,500 villages where jail products will be sold,“ the DG said. The outlets will be operated by women and from their houses. A remuneration of Rs.5,000 will be given to those who will operate the stores. The DG said the intention of the prisons department is to be on par with big business groups.