Archive · 10 Aug 2025
Visakhapatnam Central Jail Trains Inmates in Agriculture
Visakhapatnam Central Jail is teaching 22 inmates how to farm.
They are growing lots of different vegetables and greens.
The inmates are learning how to farm using good methods that help the environment.
Any extra food they grow gets sold to people outside the jail.
This helps the inmates learn responsibility and gives them a purpose.
It also helps them prepare for when they leave the jail and become good citizens.
Visakhapatnam Central Jail trains 22 inmates in agriculture.
Inmates are involved in farming various vegetables and greens.
Inmates receive training in sustainable cultivation techniques and use organic fertilizers.
Surplus harvest is sold to the public through the Swadhar sales hall.
The program aims to instill discipline, responsibility, and purpose.
- Who
- 22 inmates.
- What
- Visakhapatnam Central Jail is training inmates in agriculture.
- When
- Information not available.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam Central Jail.
- Why
- To instill discipline, responsibility, and a sense of purpose, and to support rehabilitation.
- Inmates Involved
- 22
- Training Provided
- Sustainable cultivation techniques
- Products Grown
- Vegetables, greens, fruits, and trees
- Farm Size
- 7 to 13 acres
- Honorarium
- Inmates receive a daily honorarium