Patiala, December 1 - Punjab Finance, Excise and Taxation and Planning Minister Harpal Singh Cheema today dedicated the petrol pump of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) built outside Central Jail Patiala to the people. On this occasion ADGP Prisons Arunpal Singh, I.G. Jails Roop Kumar Arora and Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni and IOC. CJM of Piyush Mittal was present.
Speaking on this occasion, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, continuous work is being done for the all-round development of Punjab and under this series, the work of installing new machinery for the work of prisoners in the jails of Punjab. It is ongoing, while 12 petrol pumps are also being installed outside the jails in the state. He said that so far 4 petrol pumps have been installed at Ludhiana, Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur and Ferozepur and today the fifth petrol pump has been dedicated to the residents of Patiala. He said that by setting up a petrol pump, the revenue of the jail department will increase and this money will be spent only for the improvement of the jail department.
He said that Punjab Jail Development Board and IOC. This petrol pump (Ujala Fuels) operated by the inmates will also be operated by well-behaved prisoners. He said that the persons who are serving time in prison due to one or the other reason will get an opportunity to improve themselves while staying inside the prison and now due to the efforts of the prison department, they will get an opportunity to perform their duties outside the prison as well. He said that with this the prisoners will be able to keep themselves mentally and physically healthy and also they will get income.
Harpal Singh Cheema said that work is also being done to improve the health of prisoners in prisons, under which Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh is working for the health of prisoners at Patiala Central Jail and CM. Yogashala is also being run.
On this occasion ADGP Prisons Arunpal Singh said that modern machinery has been installed to add oil to the Ujala fuel built at the Central Jail Patiala and a cafe, bakery and retail outlet have also been built with a petrol pump. On this occasion, Advocate Rahul Saini, Chief General Manager IOC. Piyush Mittal, Jail Superintendent Manjit Singh Sidhu, SDM. Patiala Ismat Vijay Singh, Additional Jail Superintendent Harcharan Singh, SP. Saurav Jindal, Deputy Jail Superintendent Jaideep Singh, Prison Training School Principal Parminder Singh, Jasbir Gandhi, Jagdeep Singh Jagga, Pradeep Joseon, Davinder Kaur, Mandeep Singh Virdi and Gajjan Singh besides a large number of dignitaries were present.