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Bengaluru Prison Bakery Trains Inmates and Generates Government Revenue
Bengaluru Central Prison has opened a bakery called Nava Sankalpa Bakery.
Prison inmates will learn how to make bakery products there.
The products may be sold to people outside the prison.
This can earn money for the government.
It can also give inmates skills for finding work after they are released.
A mobile bakery will sell products at places such as courts and bus stands.
Officials said trained inmates will receive certificates.
Prison Director General Alok Kumar also checked the prison’s security sections.
Bengaluru Central Prison launched the Nava Sankalpa Bakery on September 17.
The bakery aims to generate government revenue while teaching inmates useful skills for life after release.
The HCL Foundation collaborated on the bakery and the Nava Sankalpa Bakery on Wheels.
Trained inmates will receive certificates, with products intended for sale at courts and bus stands in Bengaluru.
DGP Alok Kumar inspected the bakery, emphasizing product quality and hygiene, and reviewed prison security.
- Who
- Bengaluru Central Prison inmates, prison officials led by Alok Kumar, and the HCL Foundation.
- What
- A bakery and mobile bakery were launched to train inmates, sell bakery products, and generate government revenue.
- Where
- Bengaluru Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru, with mobile sales planned at courts and bus stands in Bengaluru.
- When
- The bakery was launched on September 17; officials announced the initiative on Friday.
- Why
- To provide inmates with bakery skills for life after release and generate revenue for the government.
Key facts
- Bakery name
- Nava Sankalpa Bakery
- Mobile unit
- Nava Sankalpa Bakery on Wheels
- Launch location
- Bengaluru Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara
- Launch date
- September 17
- Collaborating organization
- HCL Foundation
- Training outcome
- New convict inmates will receive certificates after completing bakery training
- Planned sales locations
- Various courts and bus stands in Bengaluru
Quotes
Alok Kumar
Director General of Police, Department of Prisons and Correctional Services
“Rebuilding lives & giving hope for the future must be at the core of Prison & Correctional Administration. New Bakery unit and Bakery on wheels takes off at Bangalore Central Prison. Thnx for all assistance HCL..... Still long way to go”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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