Placement drive: 30 Tihar jail inmates get jobs

The placement drive was organised by Tihar jail administration in Jail no 3.

An inmate,Sablu Singh,has been selected by Vedanta Foundation,he added.

8220;The selected inmates will be released from jail within six months and they would have a job to begin their life afresh,8221; Gupta said.

Vedanta Foundation,Agarwal Movers and Packers were some of the major participating companies,he said,adding a total of 372 inmates have benefited from this placement initiative which saw its sixth round today.

Meanwhile,the country8217;s model jail today launched its new organic plant product prepared by the Tihar inmates.

Coco-lawn,a pre-fabricated grass lawn and substitute for pre-grown vegetables,ornamental plants was among the few organic plant products that were launched today at Tihar Jail.

8220;We are very hopeful of a good response to our new product. The next stage of this production will depend on how this product fares,8221; Tihar DG Vimla Mehra said.

The DG also said that prices for these products were yet to be decided. PTI ANA SMJ SHS 04092058