Central Jail Factory

(Quality Management System: ISO 9001: 2015 Certified)

TIHAR PRISON is the largest prison complex in Asian region. Endeavor of Delhi Prison Administration is to reform and rehabilitate its inmates to put them on positive directions so that they can be established for their post release where they will already equipped with a knowledge of some trade of their skills and can earn their livelihood. Prison Administration has a long history of reforming thousands and thousands of prison inmates.

The Central Jail Factory, a sub unit of Delhi Prisons Department, is one of the most prestigious and key establishment of Delhi Prison Department having engaged around 400 prison inmates (convicts) in its different units. Main focus of Jail Factory remains towards all-round welfare including reformation, rehabilitation and reintegration of its inmates, being trained for different skilled jobs/trades like Carpentry, Chemical, Paper, Weaving and Tailoring etc. Taking this object step ahead, a Jail Factory provides training of many skilled job / trade to the convicts with their interest and state-of-art machinery.

A classified range of products are manufactured in the Central Jail Factory at Jail No.02 with the use of quality materials and ingredients in the most hygienic conditions, which give its products a touch of excellence. When a Jail Made Product is purchased by anyone, a part of their contribution also goes to benefit of the victims, inmates and their families.

Carpentry Unit :

Carpentry Unit produces household furniture like double bed, dining set, chair and sofa sets, classical wooden art and wooden art products for residence and workplaces and commercial furniture like duel-desk and office-school-collage furniture etc.

Weaving Unit and Tailoring Unit :

Weaving & Tailoring Units imparts training amongst the prisoners in weaving of cloth and tailoring of apparels. There are number of Powerlooms and Handlooms which are used for training of inmates and various techniques of weaving of cloth and products such as Darri, Khess, Footmat, Duster, Pochha Terri Cotton and Cotton Cloth etc. are learnt to the inmates. Tailoring Unit produces apparels for convicts and staff and readymade garments besides the uniform for prison staff. Major part of its products is used for in house consumption by the department.

Chemical Unit :

Chemical Unit produces pure mustard oil and housekeeping products such as black phenyl etc. The Mustard Oil is extracted from the mustard seeds procured through bulk supply.

Its quality has been liked by everyone and it is always on demand in the open market because of its purity. Around 90% of its mustard oil is used in the kitchens (langars) of Delhi Prisons and rest of the stocks is sold through its own outlets and internal canteens. Black phenyl and other housekeeping products are also produced in this unit which is mostly used for self-consumptions in Delhi Prisons.

Paper Unit :

 Paper Unit imparts training to the inmates for environmental friendly production of handmade paper prepared with all 90% of waste hosiery cuttings and paper.

It`s products such as file-covers, file-board carry-bags and envelopes etc. are liked by the user departments and are on higher demands by the Hon`ble Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi and other Government Departments. This unit has a bulk supply orders from these departments, which are the prominent customers using those products in their offices apart from the other government departments.

Food Processing Unit :

Pickle/Papad, Vermicelli (Sewian) etc. are made in this unit by female inmates.

Pottery Unit :

Designer  Pottery and Ceramic products are produced.

Shoe Making Unit :

This unit has been started in December, 2009. It  provides training of shoe stitching and shoe making to 50 inmates.

Tihar Baking School

(A training school of bakery and confectionary products for prisoners)

 (Quality Management System: ISO 9001: 2015 Certified, Environment Management System: ISO 14001:2015, Food Safety Management System: ISO 22000:2005 & ISO 45001:2018 Certified)

TIHAR BAKING SCHOOL popularly known as Tihar Bakery has grown-up exceedingly fast because of its quality products and demand in the market. Bakery and confectionary products such as variety of Namkeen, cookies, Bread, Buns, Cake, Rusk, Marodi, Wafers, Matthi, Namakpare, Muffins etc. are prepared in hygienic conditions and high quality ingredients are used for making such products. The government infrastructure in the Jail Factory, CJ-2 was provided for this bakery and now this bakery unit is running purely with its own funds/no financial aid from government funds.

A major part of its products such as bread and biscuits are used for in house consumptions for its inmates lodged in different Delhi Prisons. Other products such as Namkeen, Cookies, Petha etc. are provided in the internal Jail Canteens for prisoners and surplus quantity is are provided at the outlets of Delhi Prison Department in the open market.

In addition of main bakery unit, three sub -units were also established within the premises of Jail Factory, which are also running with self-earned financial aid without using government funds;

 SUB UNITS OF TIHAR BAKING SCHOOL

a)        White & Angoori Petha (Sweets) Making

b)        Packed Spice Making

c)         Housekeeping Products Making (Perfumed White & Neem Floor Cleaner, Toilet Cleaner, and Glass Cleaner etc.)

ISO Certification

Jail Factory has been awarded three ISO Certifications in January 2009 :

Quality Management System ISO 9001 : 2008

Environment Management System ISO 14001 : 2004

Occupational Health and Safety Management System ISO 18220 : 2007

 ISO Certifications were awarded for proper documentation & maintenance of records, accuracy of instruments, pollution control & hygienic environment, adequate provision of safety measures for workers, regular medial checkup etc.

DIGITALIZATION OF RETAIL OUTLETS OF DELHI PRISON DEPARTMENT UNDER ‘DIGITAL INDIA’ PROGRAMME:

DIGITALIZATION OF INTERNAL JAIL CANTEENS BY INTRODUCING SMART CARD

Delhi Prison Department promptly initiated digitalization of its retail outlets and introduced smart card to each and every prisoner in all Jail of Delhi Prisons. All the prisoners use smart card and buy items of their day to day need at internal jail canteens, hence Tihar Jail is totally digitalized with 100% cashless transaction. For first retail digitalization of Delhi Prisons, an award was granted by the Hon`ble Prime Minister of India.

DELHI PRISON`S SALES OUTLETS:

         Following Delhi Prison`s Sales Outlets are running where jail made products are displayed/ sold at most competitive prices and payment is accepted through the debit/credit/smart cards ;

  Ø  Tihar Emporia: Near Prison Headquarter, Near Lajwanti Garden Chowk, Janakpuri, New Delhi.

ØTihar Haat: Jail Road, Hari Nagar, New Delhi.

  Ø    Internal Jail Canteens, in all Delhi Prisons (Introduction of Smart Card)

OTHER RETAIL SALES OUTLETS RUN BY THE CONVICTS/SALES EXECUTIVES APPOINTED BY DELHI PRISON DEPARTMENT

Ø  TJ`s Outlet at Tis Hazari Court: Tis Hazari Court Complex, Delhi.

Ø  TJ`s Outlet at Rohini Court: Rohini Court Complex, Delhi.

Ø  TJ`s Outlet at Delhi High Court: Kiosk Nio.13, Delhi High Court Complex, N/Delhi.

Ø  TJ`s Outlet at Dwarka Court: Lawyers Chamber Block, Dwarka Court Complex, Delhi.

Ø  TJ`s Outlet at Pusa Institute: Pusa Institute Complex, New Delhi

Prisoner`s Wages

The inmates employed in factory are provided wages at the rates prescribed by Government of Delhi as follow:-

·        Skilled worker              :        Rs.361/-

·        Semi-skilled worker     :        Rs.328/-

·        Un-skilled worker         :        Rs.297/-

CONVICTS IMPARTED VOCATIONAL TRAINING DURING F.Y. 2018 -2019

Esteemed Customers of Delhi Prison Department:

Hon`ble Courts

·        Hon`ble Supreme Court of India.

·        Hon`ble High Court of Delhi.

·        General Administrative Branches, Rohini, Tis Hazari Courts, Karkardooma Court, Dwarka Court, Delhi.

·        District Magistrates, All Districts, Delhi.

Central/State Government Departments

·        Directorate of Education (CTB),Education Department, GNCTD, Delhi

·        Directorate of Education (NDMC), Delhi.

·        BOCWWB, Labour Department, GNCTD, Delhi/New Delhi

·        Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Delhi

·        Bharti College Janakpuri, New Delhi.

·        Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University, Delhi.

·        Directorate of Horticulture, GNCTD, Delhi.

Public Sector Departments

·         IRCON Infrastructure & Services Ltd.

·         Power Grid Corporation of India, Delhi.

Government Hospitals

·         Maharshi Balmiki Hospital, Delhi.

·         GTB Hospital, Delhi.

·         Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)

·         Dr. B.R.Sur Medical College & Institute.

·         Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Science, Delhi.

·         Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, Delhi.

Central / State Government Department, Hospitals. Public Sector Departments frequently are procuring jail made products through direct supply orders without any tender procedure from Delhi Prison Department, GNCTD and the noble cause of reformation and rehabilitation is practically justified.