Equipping them with skills for a new life
The Hindu
Garland-making, sapling preparation skills being imparted to prison inmates
A private bus driver by profession, this Mangaluru District Prison inmate knew nothing about preparing artificial garlands using different cloth pieces and other fancy items.
The driver and his 11 fellow inmates, including a tailor and a farmer, underwent a day-long training under the Sri Kshetra Dharmastala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) a fortnight ago. By Tuesday, these 12 inmates have prepared nearly 110 big and small artificial garlands using the material provided by SKDRDP.
Garland-making skill is among those new that are being imparted to prison inmates as part of the skill development progamme initiated by Director-General of Prisons and Correctional Services Alok Mohan in prisons across the State.
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