Jail inmates to take care of cow shelters in UP

Lucknow, Nov 27 : In eight districts in Uttar Pradesh, jail inmates will now take care of cow shelters.
Director General (Prisons) Anand Kumar said it is a part of a pilot project which will later be replicated by inmates of prisons across the state.
Jail inmates in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shahjahanpur, Orai, Barabanki, Lalitpur, Varanasi, and Farrukhabad have been asked to look after the cow shelters in their respective districts.
“Under the scheme, jail inmates, particularly undertrials, will be engaged to look after the upkeep of ‘gaushalas’ and animal shelter homes as part of their daily routine. The plan has been formulated by the UP prisons and animal husbandry departments,” the official said.
The prisons department will also pay the inmates for the services rendered by them.
DG Jails said the initiative would also make undertrials feel self-reliant and also divert them to doing something useful.