Punjab to Launch One-Month Vocational Training for 40,000 Prisoners Next Month

Overview

• Officials formalized the initiative with a signed agreement between the Tourism Department, TDCP, and the Punjab Prisons/Home Department.
• The curriculum centers on hospitality, waitering, and cooking with priority for inmates who are one to six months from release.
• TDCP’s Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management will establish training centers inside jails and recruit expert trainers from the private sector.
• The program is framed under the Chief Minister’s Skilled Punjab vision and incorporates health and hygiene modules aligned with Health on Wheels.
• Authorities say the effort will deepen coordination between Tourism and Home departments and bolster safety measures for foreign visitors.