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Delhi LG Launches Tihar Gaushala and Digital Tools to Modernise Prison Rehabilitation

Officials frame the pilot as a welfare push that improves transparency in response to Delhi's stray-cattle crunch.

Overview

  • The new cowshed in Jail No. 7 houses 10 Sahiwal cows and will be used for cow-assisted therapy for inmates who experience isolation.
  • Tihar’s baking school is now integrated with ONDC and the My Store platform so the public can order prison-made products online.
  • An Inventory Management System has been introduced for real-time tracking of food and medicines, with reorder alerts to strengthen accountability.
  • A free portal for NGOs enables registration and post-approval activity uploads, with the lieutenant governor stressing closer scrutiny of partners.
  • Home minister Ashish Sood cited nearly 25,000 stray-cattle complaints in the first 19 days of 2025 and proposed expanding the gaushala plus allowing Tihar products in government offices.