Archive · 7 Dec 2025
CJI Inaugurates Skill Development in Haryana Jails
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, started new programs in Haryana's jails to help prisoners learn skills and get education.
These programs include courses in computers and other vocational training.
The goal is to help prisoners rejoin society better when they are released.
The CJI also started a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh.
He said it's important to give prisoners support and guidance so they don't return to crime.
He suggested setting up special boards to help prisoners find jobs and get the support they need.
The CJI also talked about the importance of mental health support for prisoners.
CJI Surya Kant inaugurated skill development centres and polytechnic diploma courses in Haryana jails.
The initiatives aim to reshape the correctional ecosystem through structured education and skill development.
A month-long anti-drug awareness campaign was also launched in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh.
The CJI emphasized the need for reintegration support, psychological rehabilitation, and structured pathways for prisoners.
Inmates will have access to vocational and technical education, including ITI courses and a three-year polytechnic diploma in computer engineering.
- Who
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and other dignitaries
- What
- Inauguration of skill development centres, polytechnic diploma courses, and ITI-level vocational programmes in Haryana jails
- When
- Saturday, December 6
- Where
- District Prison Bhondsi, Gurugram, Haryana
- Why
- To reshape the correctional ecosystem through structured education and skill development, and to launch an anti-drug awareness campaign
- Inaugurated By
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant
- Location
- District Prison Bhondsi, Gurugram, Haryana
- Project Name
- Empowering Lives Behind Bars, Real Change: The New Paradigm of Correctional Justice
- Initiatives Launched
- Skill development centres, polytechnic diploma courses, ITI-level vocational programmes
- Additional Campaign
- Month-long anti-drug awareness campaign in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh
- Key Attendees
- Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Sheel Nagu, and other dignitaries
- CJI's Emphasis
- Reintegration, psychological rehabilitation, and structured support for inmates
- Vocational Education
- ITI courses and a three-year polytechnic diploma in computer engineering
