Inmates of a jail in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Bhaderwah belt are getting computer training with the authorities hoping that the course will help them become self-reliant.<\/p>\n
Twenty-four of the total 85 inmates, who are part of the first batch, are undergoing computer training, while the remaining 61 will get adult education, officials said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo make prisoners proficient in computer education, we have started classes for them here. There are currently 185 inmates in the district jail,\u201d said Bhaderwah District Jail Superintendent Mushtaq Malla.<\/p>\n
The programme was inaugurated by Doda District Magistrate Vishesh Paul Mahajan.<\/p>\n
The initiative in collaboration with Bhaderwah campus and Tata Consultancy Services aims to impart digital knowledge and basic education to prisoners, hoping to make them self-reliant in the future, the officials said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the help of Jammu University\u2019s Bhaderwah Campus, 24 educated convicts will receive digital education in the first batch, while 61 inmates have been enrolled under the Adult education programme of Tata Consultancy. The initiative has received a positive response from the batch and other inmates,\u201d the Jail Superintendent added.<\/p>\n
The excitement among other prisoners to learn digital skills has further motivated the authorities to expand on this initiative and positively impact the lives of prisoners, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe course will last six months. Beside required infrastructure, teachers and scholars from Computer science department of Bhaderwah Campus will teach computer skills to the inmates,\u201d said Dr Jatinder Manhas, HOD Computer sciences Bhaderwah Campus.<\/p>\n
Dr Manhas feels that they are providing knowledge to prisoners and helping them carve out a better path after their release from the jail.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe purpose is to make prisoners proficient in computer skills so that they can become employment worthy after prison and step into a better future,\u201d said Doda DC Vishesh Paul Mahajan.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch programmes aim to teach prisoners self-sustaining skills and valuable information, such as how to browse the Internet or make digital payments. Thus, education becomes the weapon against the menace of illiteracy and crime,\u201d the DC added.<\/p>\n
According to the 2019 Prison Statistics from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), of the 4,78,600 convicts in India, 41.6 per cent had literacy levels below Class 10, and 27.7 per cent were illiterate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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