Prisoners in UP will soon be able to watch TV
Prisoners lodged in Uttar Pradesh jails will soon be able to enjoy shows on the latest LED televisions as authorities are providing education and entertainment to prisoners in 64 jails. "We are going to install LED TVs in 64 jails (out of UP's 72 jails). The government has sanctioned Rs. 3.37 crore to purchase 900 LED TVs," IG Prisons, PK Mishra said. Here's more.
LED TVs to be installed by 30 November this year
A maximum of 30 LED TVs will be installed in Lucknow and Gautam Budh Nagar jails each, while Bareilly Central and district jails will get 20 LED TVs each. For Moradabad, Azamgarh, Etawah, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Sitapur, and Kheri jails 25 LED TVs each will be installed. Tenders for the LED TVs have been floated and by November 30, they will be installed.
Prisoners to watch TV together during specific hours
The jail authorities said the LED TV sets will be made available to the prisoners so that they are able to watch TV together during specific hours when informative shows and programmes will be shown for entertainment purposes.
Modular kitchens at cost of Rs. 4.71cr in first phase
In a bid to provide better facilities to inmates, the jail department is also setting up modular kitchens with the latest cooking tools. Inmates in many jails of the state are no longer cooking food the traditional way, as modular kitchens have become operational in 25 districts of UP. Bijnor jail was the first to be equipped with a modern kitchen.
Main advantage of scheme is, food is prepared hygienically: Mishra
Since the time of British rule, food inside prisons was cooked by inmates the traditional way even in extreme winter or summer, affecting the health of prisoners. But the new kitchens are equipped with tools to knead flour and prepare chapattis on a large scale in roti makers, besides there are potato peelers, vegetable cutters, and chimneys, Mishra said.
