The Hindu·3 min read·medium
From cells to shelves: Telangana prisons turn skills of inmates into enterprise
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Naveen Kumar
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Telangana prisons are operating successful manufacturing units that produce furniture, cleaning supplies, and textiles. Inmates are employed in these workshops and receive wages based on their skill levels, which are split between personal savings and family support.
Steel furniture, hospital beds, classroom benches, wooden tables, soaps, floor cleaners, honey and even products made from discarded tyres and temple flowers are among the goods being produced inside Telangana’s prisons, with the department increasingly turning its workshops into a showcase of quality, affordability and sustainability.
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