Bengaluru, 18 September

 A bakery unit, 'Nava Sankalpa Bakery,' has been launched at the Bengaluru Central Prison, said officials on Friday.

The bakery was launched by Alok Kumar, Director General of Police, Department of Prisons and Correctional Services, on 17 September, they said.

Kumar also flagged off the “Nava Sankalpa Bakery on Wheels” at the Maximum Security Prison, Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru, in collaboration with the HCL Foundation, officials said.

According to an official statement, DGP Prisons Kumar personally inspected the bakery products prepared at the “Nava Sankalpa Bakery” and appreciated their taste and quality.

He later interacted with the inmates and advised them to give top priority to quality and hygiene while preparing bakery products.

He also said that certificates would be distributed to new convict inmates after they complete training in the preparation of bakery products.

According to prison authorities, the programmes have been undertaken with the objective of preparing high-quality bakery products inside the prison and selling them to the public, thereby generating revenue for the government.

They are also aimed at helping convict inmates build a better future after their release from prison by providing them with skills and training, it said.