Revenue from these petrol pumps to be utilized for jail reforms: Jail Minister
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Nabha (Patiala), November 25-
Punjab Jail Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Monday, inaugurated an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) petrol pump (Ujala Fuels) set up by the Punjab Jail Development Board outside District Jail Nabha (Maximum Security Jail), besides virtually inaugurated a petrol pump at Sub-Jail Fazilka.
The Cabinet Minister was accompanied by ADGP Jails Arunpal Singh, IG Jails Roop Kumar Arora, DIG Jails S.S. Saini and IOC Executive Director Jatinder Kumar and GM Subhash M. Tumne.
While addressing the gathering, Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, continuous efforts are being made for the holistic development of Punjab. He said, latest machineries are being installed inside jails to engage inmates in productive work. Eight petrol pumps have been established outside various state jails, said the Cabinet Minister, adding that whereas six pumps have already been set up in Ludhiana, Ropar, Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur, Sangrur and Patiala districts, two more pumps have been inaugurated in Nabha and Fazilka jails today.