Dr B Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The Central prison of Parappana Agrahara has been adjudged as Best prison in the 6th All India Prison Duty Meet in Prison Hygiene Competition on Sunday.
Around 1,319 prisons from across all states and Union Territories had participated in the contest, which was held in Ahmedabad recently.
The second prize is bagged by a central prison in Andhra Pradesh,while the third prize has been bagged by a central prison of Tamil Nadu.
The competition has many parameters including , Quality of the food, livelihood and health of prisoners,cleanliness inside the prison compound,maintenance of toilets and bathrooms,safety,security,and duty deployment, which were surveyed, as part of the competition.
A team of five officials,led by the Assistant Director of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D),New Delhi,had come to Parappana Agrahara on August 26, to inspect at the jail.
The officials communicated with the prisoners. The records maintained by the central prison officials were also checked by the team.
They even interacted and monitored the condition of the prisoners and took pictures.
Action taken by the jail officials for good prison administration was reviewed.
They also visited the prison industries,and discussed the future plans of the prison officials
Later at the 6th All India Prison Duty Meet 2022 was held at Ahmedabad in Gujarat State from 4 September to 6 September,2022.
In the Duty Meet,Prison Officers from all the States and Union Territories in the country participated in different professional competitions .
officials from prisons across the country including a team of Karnataka State Prison officers also participated in the Duty Meet which was inaugurated by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 4th September,2022.
It is a matter of pride that Karnataka State Prisons team won 4 Gold Medals,3 Silver Medals and 2 Bronze Medals in various professional events in the duty meet .
As a part of the Duty meet,there was also a competition regarding Hygiene and up keep of prisons in the country .
A Special Committee of Prison Officers nominated by the organizers of the duty meet visited various prisons in different states in the country,the prison officials,said .
It is also a matter of pride that Bengaluru Central Prison is the first prison in the country which was awarded a ‘4 star ‘ rating by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI ) in June , 2021 for ‘ Hygiene and up – keep of the premises the prison officials added .
This 4 star ‘certification by the FSSAI are generally awarded to the food courts of the leading private sector companies .
It is also a matter of pride that after the Bengaluru Central Prison,all the 8 Central Prisons in the Karnataka state were awarded with ‘4 star ‘ rating by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI ) between October , 2021 to March, 2022 ,the officials added .
