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Products made by inmates of Manipur jails sold

Imphal, March 6 (UNI ) Handicraft products including seats, candles, baskets etc. made by the inmates of Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa, Khabeisoi, were sold on Thursday at the jail premises.
The hand-made products were inspected and encouraged by N. Ashok Kumar, Commissioner, Home, along with other officials of the Central Jail.
Various vocational training programmes have been organized to help the inmates of the Central Jail, Sajiwa, to bring them to the public mainstream, for self-sustenance and to get self-employed, imparting skill development as well as divert them from various personnel issues.
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