PRISON STATISTICS INDIA 2014

Chapter – 8
Vocational Training in Prisons
Training of prisoners in various
vocational skills in the Prison Institutions has
received a lot of importance in almost all the
States/UTs. These training programmes
provide opportunities for the prison inmates to
engage themselves in fruitful pursuits during
the term of their sentence in jails. Training for
prison inmates not only affords value for one’s
work but also makes the prisoners learn skills
which would enable them to follow a vocation
after their release from the jail.
The gainful work done by the jail
inmates not only provides a corrective
approach to the psyche of the offender but
also goes a long way in developing a
responsive and respectful attitude in them
towards the society. The prisoners not only
develop self confidence and self esteem out
of the valuable labour put in by them but
these activities also lead them towards
earning a honourable livelihood after their
release from the prison.
The training facilities available in the
jails depend on the local conditions. The
availability of raw materials, local market
needs, demands and marketing of finished
products mainly decide the vocational training
facilities available in any jail premise.
Table 8(A) provides information on
various vocational training facilities available in
the States and UTs. A total of 63,256 prisons
inmates were provided with various vocational
training during the year 2014 (details can be
seen in the Table 8.1). The number of jail
inmates involved in various training
programmes in the States/UTs of Punjab,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar were
11,344, 8,251, 7,563, 6,714 4,439, 3,604,
3,213, 3,043, 2,650, 1,688 and 1,608
respectively during the year 2014.
The maximum number of prison
inmates were trained in ‘weaving’ (9.85%)
(6,232 out of 63,256) followed by ‘tailoring’
(7.8%) (4,916 out of 63,256), ‘agriculture’
(7.2%) (4,556 out of 63,256) and ‘carpentry’
(5.2%) (3,303 out of 63,256) (Table-8.1).
States/UTs-wise details reveal that the
maximum number of inmates were trained in
agriculture activities (1,851), carpentry (670)
and weaving (1747) in Punjab. Maximum
number of inmates trained in canning (136)
and making of soap & Phenyl (132) and
handloom (717 in Madhya Pradesh. Highest
number of inmates were trained in tailoring in
Gujarat (911).
Value of goods produced by inmates
The training of jail inmates in the
vocational trades resulted in production of
articles which have the market value. The
details of the gross value of such products in
different States and UTs are given in Table-
8.2.
Tamil Nadu had reported the highest
gross value of sale proceeds of ` 3,697.3
lakhs earned by the jail inmates followed by
Kerala (` 2,143.6 lakhs), Bihar (` 1,547.0
lakhs), Delhi (` 1,472.3), Maharashtra
(` 1,434.9 lakhs), Uttar Pradesh (` 1,232.6
Lakh), Gujarat (` 748.7 lakhs), Andhra
Pradesh (` 430.2 lakhs), Chhattisgarh
(` 424.8 lakhs), and Jharkhand (` 332.0
lakhs) in year 2014. The value of goods
produced per inmate was highest in
Kerala (` 30,285.4) followed by Tamil Nadu
(` 23,291.5), Chandigarh (` 16,709.4),
Delhi (` 10,630.3), Gujarat (` 6,266.3),
Andhra Pradesh (` 5,401.8) Maharashtra (`
5,148.9), Bihar (` 5,031.8), Telangana (`
3,130.7) and Chhattisgarh (` 2,570.7)
during the year 2014.
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