Archive · 2 Dec 2025
DG Prisons Inspects Narmadapuram Central Jail Facilities
The Director General of Prisons, Varun Kapoor, visited Narmadapuram Central Jail.
He checked the health facilities and talked to inmates about their food, medicines, and other needs.
He also opened a new Video Conferencing room.
Many inmates do yoga and meditation every morning.
They are also learning new skills like tailoring and farming.
The jail helps inmates get loans when they are released.
A group of women inmates called Anjani has made a lot of money by selling things to the jail canteen.
Director General of Prisons Varun Kapoor inspected Narmadapuram Central Jail and inaugurated a new Video Conferencing room.
He reviewed the jail dispensary and inquired about the health conditions and treatment facilities for inmates.
Kapoor interacted with inmates in the women’s ward and male barracks, asking about food quality, medicines, and other amenities.
The jail superintendent reported that 94% of inmates practice yoga and meditation daily and are trained in various skill-development programs.
Over 100 loan applications of released inmates have been forwarded to financial institutions, with 13 sanctioned so far.
- Who
- Director General of Prisons Varun Kapoor
- What
- Inspected health facilities and inaugurated a Video Conferencing room at Narmadapuram Central Jail
- When
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Narmadapuram Central Jail, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To review health conditions, treatment facilities, and other amenities for inmates
- Location
- Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh
- Official
- Director General of Prisons Varun Kapoor
- Inaugurated Facility
- Video Conferencing (VC) room
- Inmate Activities
- Yoga, meditation, skill-development programs
- Training Programs
- Tailoring, electrician work, MS Office, vermi-composting, fast food, dairy farming, mushroom farming
- Loan Applications
- Over 100 forwarded, 13 sanctioned
- Women's Self-Help Group
- Anjani, earned Rs 4 lakh net profit