HYDERABAD: More than 1.13 lakh unlettered prisoners have been made literates beneath the Telangana Prisons Department's 'Vidhya Dan' programme over the last 4 years, a best reputable mentioned on Wednesday.
The department is aiming at 100% literacy for prison inmates and relief in crime through more than a few prison activities like 'Vidhya Dan', 'Unnati' and 'Mahaparivarthan' schemes, Director General (Prisons and Correctional Services) VK Singh mentioned.
Singh introduced the programme in July 2014 quickly after assuming fee with the slogan of 'Thumb in Sign out' which aimed at making the inmates a minimum of sign as an alternative of giving their thumb influence as they did ahead of being imprisoned.
Prisoners educated beneath the 'Vidhya Dan' programme are being used as volunteers to teach illiterate prisoners, Singh mentioned.
The prisons department in coordination with the State Resource Centre (SRC) performed Training of Trainers (ToT) programmes.
SRC contributors have visited all central prisons, district prisons and special prison for ladies of Telangana and provided ToT to educated inmates, Singh mentioned.
The department is aiming at 100% literacy for prison inmates and relief in crime through more than a few prison activities like 'Vidhya Dan', 'Unnati' and 'Mahaparivarthan' schemes, Director General (Prisons and Correctional Services) VK Singh mentioned.
Singh introduced the programme in July 2014 quickly after assuming fee with the slogan of 'Thumb in Sign out' which aimed at making the inmates a minimum of sign as an alternative of giving their thumb influence as they did ahead of being imprisoned.
Prisoners educated beneath the 'Vidhya Dan' programme are being used as volunteers to teach illiterate prisoners, Singh mentioned.
The prisons department in coordination with the State Resource Centre (SRC) performed Training of Trainers (ToT) programmes.
SRC contributors have visited all central prisons, district prisons and special prison for ladies of Telangana and provided ToT to educated inmates, Singh mentioned.
Over 1.13 lakh prisoners made literate: T'gana DG
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