Overview
- The Office of Gujarat Prisons and Correctional Administration announced Saturday that 44 inmates across the state cleared the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board exams, with 22 passing Class 10 and 22 passing Class 12.
- Prison staff helped inmates fill exam forms, supplied textbooks and study material, ran subject-wise classes inside jails and worked with the board to set up examination centres within prison premises.
- State leaders including Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Gujarat in‑charge DGP Dr K.L.N. Rao guided the initiative and officials said the prison department will honour successful candidates with certificates and offer support for inmates' children.
- Inmates credited counselling, welfare officers, Radio Prison broadcasts, visiting teachers, prison libraries and audiobooks for restoring motivation and helping many resume studies and plan post-release goals.
- Officials describe the effort as part of a wider shift toward rehabilitation in Gujarat prisons and say they will continue in‑prison education and related welfare work, which could ease reintegration and improve skills for released prisoners.