Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet has decided to set up the Punjab Jail Development Board on the lines of Telangana on Wednesday, 26 February 2020. At the same time, in order to have a constructive effect on the inmates, they are going to be included in profitable economic activities, which will also prove helpful in reducing the crime in the jails. On this, the spokesperson said that this step will help in generating revenue by involving inmates in various activities carried out by the board, with the aim of reducing the crimes in the jails. The board will be headed by the CM and the Jail Minister will be the Senior Vice Chairperson of this Board and the Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary / Secretary of the Jail Department will be its Deputy Chairperson.

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The Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary (Revenue), Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary (Finance), Secretary Legal and Statutory Affairs, Registrar General Punjab and Haryana High Court and Director Prosecution and Litigation are its executive members. Will be Apart from this, two non-government persons will be nominated by the government, out of which at least one will be a woman, who has made a different identity in the field of prison administration or prison reforms. According to the information received, in addition to this, two prison officers, who have been in the rank of Superintendent of Central Jails or its equivalent or above, will be nominated as its members. The Director General of Jails / Additional Director General of Jails will be the Member Secretary of this board.

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Punjab Jail Department has prepared a proposal for the establishment of the Punjab Development Board on the lines of Telangana State. After partition Telangana state adopted Andhra Pradesh Jail Development Board, which was established in 2001. The Telangana State Jail Development Board is carrying out a number of economic activities which have actually introduced criminals.

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