‘Rupantran’ to reform prisoners in Burail Jail

CHANDIGARH: Punjab governor-cum-UT administrator VP Singh Badnore, on Wednesday, inaugurated drug de-addiction centre named as ‘Rupantran Kendra’ at Model Jail Chandigarh in the presence of UT adviser Manoj Parida and other senior officials of Chandigarh Administration.
The administrator also inaugurated another project called ‘Rupantran Project’ in collaboration with the Psychology Department of Panjab University. The aim of the project ‘Rupantran’ is to provide psychological counselling to the inmates and thereby transforming the lives of prisoners with an object to rehabilitate them. There will be standard operating procedure/protocol for counseling of habitual offenders. This project has multiple benefits to sensitise stake holders to factors influencing criminality, to plan prevention and anti social behaviour on the basis of results amongst habitual offenders, to help prisoners embrace normal life by enhancing their well being and mental health.
The inspector general of prisons UT, Omvir Singh Bishnoi, welcomed the chief guest and apprised the ongoing works of the jail and details about the Rupantran Kendra and Project.
The administrator addressed the gathering of the inmates and stated that Model Jail, Chandigarh is undoubtedly one of the best prison in India. He further stated that any prison can have world class infrastructure and high level of cleanliness and all facilities for the inmates and the staff but the project like 'Rupantran' is the real work which should be executed in all the prisons not in India but around the world. He further said that this Rupantran work can be considered as 'the Soul' of any prison. This project will have positive outcome in near future. He further praises the involvement of faculty members of Panjab University and encouraged the jail administration for similar kind of visionary works in the future.