<p>Harsul Central Jail here in Maharashtra has established a training centre in its premises to impart skill-based training to prisoners to help them start a new life after being released, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The prison administration has introduced courses that will help inmates earn their livelihood once they are released on completing their sentences, the official told PTI.</p>.<p>The central jail in Aurangabad district is the first prison in the state to establish a skill-training centre in its premises, he added.</p>.<p>The prison administration has introduced 10 courses, including stitching, computer studies, wiring, plumbing, masonry and beautician training, among others, he said.</p>.<p>"The training centre, established this month, is a first-of-its-kind experiment in the state. At present, we have seven to eight prisoners for each course," jail superintendent Hiralal Jadhav said.</p>.<p>As many as 10 computers and other equipment were made available by the jail administration, he said, adding the duration of these certificate courses ranged from three months to one year.</p>.<p>"Our intention is to ensure that prisoners are able to find employment after serving their sentence," the jail superintendent said.</p>
<p>Harsul Central Jail here in Maharashtra has established a training centre in its premises to impart skill-based training to prisoners to help them start a new life after being released, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The prison administration has introduced courses that will help inmates earn their livelihood once they are released on completing their sentences, the official told PTI.</p>.<p>The central jail in Aurangabad district is the first prison in the state to establish a skill-training centre in its premises, he added.</p>.<p>The prison administration has introduced 10 courses, including stitching, computer studies, wiring, plumbing, masonry and beautician training, among others, he said.</p>.<p>"The training centre, established this month, is a first-of-its-kind experiment in the state. At present, we have seven to eight prisoners for each course," jail superintendent Hiralal Jadhav said.</p>.<p>As many as 10 computers and other equipment were made available by the jail administration, he said, adding the duration of these certificate courses ranged from three months to one year.</p>.<p>"Our intention is to ensure that prisoners are able to find employment after serving their sentence," the jail superintendent said.</p>