In a goodwill gesture, the State government conducted a special job mela for former prisoners at Central Prison here on Monday.
As many as 200 ex-convicts, who had the requisite educational qualifications, were given placement orders by various private companies under the aegis of jails department. Many of them had enrolled for educational courses during their jail term.
‘Redeem yourselves’
IG (Jails) A. Narasimha, addressing the ex-prisoners at the job mela, said it was a great opportunity for them to redeem themselves and prove useful to their families and society.
“There are misconceptions that a former prisoner is worthless and will not get any job. Now the State government has come up with special initiatives to help them and it is time for them to prove themselves,” he pointed out.
Mr. Narasimha said this was the third job mela to be held in a jail in the State and henceforth, special job melas would be conducted at jails every three months to help released prisoners for good conduct.
Speaking at the job mela, city police commissioner V. Ravinder said, “The department will keep a watch on you and how you conduct yourself in your new role. If you right yourself, you will get many more chances.”
District Legal Services Authority secretary Annie Rose Christian congratulated the ex-convicts who got placement orders.
“It is a rare opportunity and now it is time to prove yourself to the society,” she said.
