Report of the East Punjab Jail Reforms Committee 1948-49

Prisoners especially the Political prisoners are of the view that the life in the Fort Lahore is better than the Judicial Lock Ups. [...] ioeldeurlse s. a The `C' class prisoner's diet according to Kara 920 of the Punjab Jail Manual and shown in ch B" appended to the Questionnaire does need improvment in the interest of good health of the is The calorie value of the " Labeuring diet" miry be cilculated its 3 I20 tnnd that of "eon-labourieg e 2 425. [...] The net work-of Employment Exchanges throughout Indian Union are perhaps the best Government agency to feel the pulse of man_power necessity of the conntry Where and what type of workmen the industry needs most can easily be read by the Registeration of vacancies notified to Employment Exchanges The changing need of society is also reflected in the changing registration of vacancies as notified [...] Consequent on the partition of the country 'and the exodus of a huge number of Muslim artisans from Delhi the vacuain of skilled workmen is caused in the trades liste I below which though net exhaustive is all the indicative of the existing industrial necessity and presents the obsolute nature of teehnical edeteati to impartel in jails which makes it difficult for „n ex-prisoner to get resetalemee [...] The Secretary of the hoard should be honourary and the government should supply a Superintendent to this board.