Punjab Jail Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Monday, inaugurated an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) petrol pump (Ujala Fuels) set up by the Punjab Jail Development Board outside District Jail Nabha (Maximum Security Jail), besides virtually inaugurated a petrol pump at Sub-Jail Fazilka.
The Cabinet Minister was accompanied by ADGP Jails Arunpal Singh, IG Jails Roop Kumar Arora, DIG Jails S.S. Saini and IOC Executive Director Jatinder Kumar and GM Subhash M. Tumne.While addressing the gathering, Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, continuous efforts are being made for the holistic development of Punjab.
He said, latest machineries are being installed inside jails to engage inmates in productive work. Eight petrol pumps have been established outside various state jails, said the Cabinet Minister, adding that whereas six pumps have already been set up in Ludhiana, Ropar, Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur, Sangrur and Patiala districts, two more pumps have been inaugurated in Nabha and Fazilka jails today.
He highlighted that each petrol pump generates a monthly income of around Rs.5 lakh, which is being reinvested into jail reforms and for the welfare of the inmates. He said that these petrol pumps, operated by Punjab Jail Development Board and IOC, will involve well-behaved inmates in their operations, providing them an opportunity to work outside the jail premises, thereby contributing to their mental and physical well-being and generating income for them.
Prominent amongst others who were present in on this occasion, MLA Nabha Gurdev Singh Dev Mann, District Planning Committee Chairman Jassi Sohianwala, IOC Chief General Manager Viney Agarwal, Jail Superintendent Lalit Kumar Kohli, SDM Nabha Ismat Vijay Singh, DSP Mandeep Kaur and HS Gill.