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As galore arsenic 363 inmates lodged successful Central Prisons crossed the State appeared successful the SSLC examinations that commenced connected Wednesday.
According to Additional Director-General of Police, Department of Prisons and Correctional Services, K. Shankar, elaborate arrangements were made successful the prisons successful coordination with the School Education Department.
He said 274 prisoners would beryllium appearing for the Higher Secondary Examination this year.
Imparting acquisition was 1 of the foremost measures among the assorted reformation and rehabilitation programmes carried retired by the department. Many acquisition programmes were introduced successful prisons considering that a important fig of inmates came from disadvantaged acquisition backgrounds.
Mr. Shankar said assorted world and vocational programmes were being offered to prisoners with the nonsubjective of equipping them with cognition and skills for gainful employment aft their release.
During the erstwhile world twelvemonth 2024–2025, prisoners from assorted Central Prisons and Special Prisons for Women appeared for the State Public Examinations and achieved encouraging results.
In the SSLC Examination, 236 prisoners appeared for the examination, retired of which 229 passed, registering a walk percent of 97.03%. In the Higher Secondary Examination, 130 prisoners appeared and 120 prisoners passed, recording a walk percent of 92.31%.
In summation to schoolhouse education, prisoners were besides encouraged to prosecute higher acquisition done region learning institutions. At present, 168 prisoners were pursuing Undergraduate and Postgraduate grade programmes, helium said.
