Srinagar
Director General of Police, Prisons J&K, V K Singh visited Tihar Jail on Monday.
An official spokesman said that the purpose of this visit was to get acquainted with the best practices followed in Tihar Jail and also to get an idea about the infrastructure and security system in place.
“At the onset, V K Singh had a meeting with Director General Tihar- Ajay Kashyap, IPS during which various aspects of prison management were discussed,” said an official spokesman.
“They also discussed the salient features of newly adopted Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. Later, he visited various manufacturing units of the Jail like carpentry, weaving, paper, apparel, chemical, bakery, spice, etc,” he said.
The spokesman said that he also visited the school of art in Jail no 4. He observed the Prison Management System functional in Tihar to understand the impact of digitalization on Prison Management.
Director General Prisons, J&K was impressed with the functioning of the Tihar jail.
He said that Tihar Jail is doing some notable work in the field of corrections and some of its innovative/ progressive correctional programs will be replicated in the Jails of J&K for the welfare of prisoners.
