A total of 376 prisoners received training in 12 trades in five district jails in the Ayodhya zone. In this, 155 prisoners were trained in District Jail Barabanki, 84 in Gonda, 30 in Bahraich, 93 in Ambedkar Nagar, and 14 in Ayodhya.
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In a bid to help the prisoners to reintegrate better with society after the completion of their jail term, the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh is providing skill training to the prisoners in various trades under the Prime Minister s Skill Development Program.
"The inmates who are engaged in making food, cook the food while wearing aprons in a hygienic condition as seen in various restaurants. Efforts are made to ensure that those who cook food, have their nails and haircut," said Akhilesh Kumar, jailor of Fatehgarh district jail.