Chennai:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay continued his collection of shock inspections of presidency establishments on Friday, this time visiting Puzhal Central Jail outdoors Chennai, one of many largest jail complexes in India, and instantly interacting with inmates.
Throughout the inspection, Vijay reviewed fundamental amenities for prisoners, the standard of meals, medical care, rehabilitation and vocational coaching, whereas additionally in search of suggestions from inmates on their wants.
In keeping with a Tamil Nadu authorities assertion, Vijay inspected a number of amenities at Puzhal Central Jail-I, together with the isolation ward, guests’ corridor, hospital, drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centre, lecture rooms, library and superior pc coaching centre. He additionally visited the high-security block and execution space.
“The Chief Minister personally inspected the fundamental amenities offered to prisoners, the meals being offered to them, medical amenities and the vocational centre, and enquired in regards to the wants of prisoners,” the assertion mentioned.
On the vocational centre, Vijay reviewed merchandise made by inmates, together with iron racks for storing greens, paper covers and workplace file boards. He additionally inspected merchandise made on the handloom and tailoring sections and checked the standard of meals served to prisoners.
The Chief Minister additionally spoke on to prisoners, listening to their suggestions and enquiring about their necessities.
He later inspected the M-3 Puzhal police station, the place he sought particulars from the police inspector about its functioning and examined data. He additionally inspected the sub-inspector’s room, pc room and prisoners’ room.
The Puzhal inspection comes as Vijay has more and more opted for shock visits to authorities establishments and direct interplay with beneficiaries.
Round three months in the past, he made a shock go to to a authorities youngsters’s hospital after a lady sought his intervention by a social media video alleging unhygienic circumstances. Throughout that go to, he spoke to moms and reviewed the scenario first-hand.
He later made a shock inspection of a authorities hostel for Dalit college students, the place he interacted with resident college students and heard their issues.
The newest go to to Puzhal provides to that sample, with the Chief Minister personally checking amenities and in search of suggestions from these instantly depending on authorities companies.
The inspection was attended by senior officers from the Prisons and Correctional Providers Division, together with Further Director Normal of Police Dr Sandeep Rai Rathore, Chennai Vary Deputy Inspector Normal T Palani, Superintendent Krishnaraj and different senior authorities officers.
