Prisoners in jail are also becoming self-sufficient through skill development. There is a lot of demand for the goods made inside the jail and people are liking the finished product. In district Solan, the work of making the prisoners self-reliant to connect them with the mainstream of the society is also going on fast, the prisoners who are sentenced to rigorous imprisonment are also getting an opportunity to show their skills. Be informed that the District Jail near Police Line Solan has opened Himkara Store under the Free Jail Scheme. Prisoners are becoming a means of helping the family in living.
A jail product sales center has been opened to make the products prepared by these prisoners accessible to the general public. After making Maggi along with Chai Mee, they are also serving it to other people including tourists. The prisoners are earning Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 a day from the Himkara store opened on the National Highway. The prisoner is getting 40 percent of this. Please tell that there are about 130 prisoners in Solan Jail. Here they are selling their own made bread, double roti, m_ian, biscuits and namkeen. Additional Superintendent of Police Ajay Rana said that the time of the prisoners working inside the jail also passes easily.
