For the first time in India, a BPO is going to be set up in a prison which will be run by educated prisoners. Cherlapalli Central Jail in Hyderabad is all set to become the first jail in the country to feature a BPO in its jail premises. Jail authorities already had a deal with private IT Solution Company and soon this BPO project will be initiated. A well known IT firm Radiant Info Systems has signed the deal with jail authorities to set up a BPO exclusively for prisoners. 

Jail officials have confirmed that they would consider  only committed and qualified prisoners for this project. They said they would consider all degree holders and shortlist some of the highly qualified and dedicated prisoners for this project.  The selected candidates then have to undergo a training session before they can take charge in BPO. Many law experts expressed their satisfaction regarding this positive move from Andhra Pradesh jail authorities.

On the other hand, Radiant Info Systems has invested quite a sum of amount in this project. They would be assigning a team of experts to train the selected convicts who will work in BPO. Initially the job of these selected prisoners in BPO is to do some data entry work for some banks. Due to the strict rules, prisoners are not allowed to use phones, which mean they cannot speak with people. So Jail authorities will confine this BPO project only to data entry works and other IT related projects.

Unlike the normal conditions, these convicts will work in all together a different working condition at Jail. The BPO will be a closed unit and it will remain in the Cherlapalli Central Jail premises. The BPO initially will be run on three shifts in a day. The prisoner will be taken to BPO from his cell and will send back to his cell once the shift time completes. Jail authorities has taken enough precautions to prevent any unwanted incident happened during this project.

"The idea is to ensure that on being released, the prisoners find it easy to get absorbed in the mainstream. Prisoners often find getting suitable employment post release a tough task. So, this is an attempt to ensure that their employers know them well in advance," TOI quoted C.N. Gopinatha Reddy, director general of Prisons A.P as saying.

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What do you think.. IS it a very important step and very good step taken by the jail authorities....
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