Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gahlot inspects Tihar

Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gahlot inspected the Tihar Jail on Saturday and announced several prison reform steps, including a mental health programme.

 A comprehensive mental health programme will be launched across all Delhi prisons along with many reforms like an electric vehicle facility for visitors at Tihar Jail and urgent renovation and repairs of toilets, an official statement said.

The statement said that during the visit, the minister reviewed several key initiatives and reforms currently being implemented at Delhi Prisons and directed steps for further improvement.

According to the statement, to improve healthcare services in the jail premises, the minister mooted the introduction of more comprehensive health programmes that will focus on both physical and mental health.

Nearly 4000 visitors arrive in the Delhi Prisons complex daily to meet the inmates, it reads.

According to the statement, Gahlot directed the authorities to ensure clean, safe, and humane living environments, including better sanitation, adequate ventilation, and access to basic amenities for all the inmates.

The minister was accompanied by Delhi Home Secretary Chanchal Yadav, Director General of Prisons Satish Golcha, Additional Inspector General Ajay Kumar Bisht, Deputy Inspector General Rajeev Singh, and other senior officers of the Prison Department, the statement added.