Haryana’s First Modern Jail Training Academy to be inaugurated today by CM, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini in Karnal – Dr. Sumita Misra

Chandigarh – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini will inaugurate state’s first state-of-the-art Modern Jail Training Academy in Karnal today (May 21) underscoring the state’s commitment to holistic development across all sectors, as envisioned by their ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi’ initiative.

Dr. Misra informed that the ceremony will also be graced by Union Minister for Power, Housing and Urban Affairs Sh. Manohar Lal, Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly, Sh. Harvinder Kalyan, and Minister of Cooperation, Jails, Elections, Heritage and Tourism Dr. Arvind Kumar Sharma.

Dr. Misra stated that this Modern Jail Training Academy, is constructed on 6.54 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 30.29 crore. It stands as North India’s first-of-its-kind modern training centre, capable of training over 250 trainee simultaneously, she added.

She informed that the modern jail training centre premises is equipped with a wide range of modern infrastructure which includes an administrative block, hostels for trainees, a state-of-the-art auditorium, conference hall, armory, and a parade ground. For residential convenience, the campus includes a Principal’s residence, 8 Type-II and 12 Type-III staff quarters, enabling seamless living and training conditions.

Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department Dr. Sumita Misra, highlighted that in order to enhance jail security, the state has installed over 1105 CCTV cameras, jammers, body cameras, sniffer dogs, and Torch Height Control (THCS) equipment. Reforms in parole, furlough, and inmate transfer systems have also been initiated for transparency and efficiency.

She informed that a total of 448 video conferencing systems have been installed across all jails in Haryana with proper internet connectivity, enabling nearly 83% of court appearances of inmates to be conducted through video conferencing. She stated that under the vision of Digital India, the state is working towards the development of smart prisons. Our aim is to make prison administration more transparent, responsive, and humane, she added.

She apprised that Haryana is already undertaking various prison reforms across the state. Currently, six jail filling stations are operational in Ambala, Hisar-2, Sonipat, Karnal, Yamunanagar, and Kurukshetra, while six more at Bhiwani, Faridabad, Jind, Narnaul, Sirsa, and Nuh will become functional shortly. Apart from this, the government’s formal approval is awaited for setting up six more filling stations at Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Jhajjar, Rewari (Fidheri), Gurugram, and Dabwali.

She reiterated that the new Jail Training Academy is the result of Haryana’s commitment to build a more sensitive, professional and reform-oriented prison administration. The training at this academy will integrate human values, empathy, and understanding of human rights into the curriculum for officers such as Deputy Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Warders and Female Warders. The academy is set to become a national model for progressive correctional training.