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Telangana plans first ITI inside Cherlapalli jail for inmates
The Telangana Prisons Department plans to set up a Government Industrial Training Institute inside Cherlapalli Jail, offering inmates recognised certificates in modern trades such as computer skills, electronics repair, food processing and…
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The Telangana Prisons Department plans to set up a Government Industrial Training Institute inside Cherlapalli Jail, offering inmates recognised certificates in modern trades such as computer skills, electronics repair, food processing and renewable energy. Currently, inmates learn about 20 trades, from carpentry to beekeeping, but receive no formal certification. The department says a recognised qualification could help released prisoners overcome the social stigma that blocks their employment.
Daily wages in prison industries range from Rs 100 for unskilled work to Rs 200 for highly skilled work. Of 304 inmates released recently, 111 got jobs at prison fuel outlets. The department has already trained 78 prisoners who passed the NIOS exam in Data Entry Operator skills. The ITI, if approved, would create a formal certification pathway within the prison walls.
The Indian Opinion
The praise for this ITI plan is deserved, but it risks masking a harder truth: social stigma, not skill shortage, keeps former inmates jobless. A certificate will help only if employers actually hire. The real test will be the placement rate, not the enrolment number. Will the department track how many graduates land jobs within a year of release? That number, not the ribbon-cutting, will tell us if this is rehabilitation or decoration.
Source: thehindu.com
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