Nuwakot prison will be developed as an industrial prison: Home Minister Author

Out of the 10 tasks determined by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the operation of the prison in Nuwakot is one of the tasks to be done in 100 days. We will develop this prison as an industrial prison. There is a lot of space here,' said the Home Minister, the author said, 'It has to be used. The expansion of the prison and the inmates here will be taught various skills to produce various items within the prison premises. This will provide financial income for the prisoners, and if they are taken out and sold, this place will also develop economically.'

He expressed his belief that a large number of people will stay in the prison and it will increase the economic activity here. Prisoners and security personnel living here buy food and clothes there. This will lead to economic development here,' said the Home Minister writer.

He said that because the prisoners living in prisons also have human rights, modern facilities and large prisons are being built. "The current government is committed to democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Even when making the transitional justice law, we gave priority to human rights, and the world welcomed the passage of the law today. That is why the current government is committed to the issue of human rights,' he said.

The Home Minister said that there are only 12-13 thousand capacity prisons out of 28,000 prisoners. To deal with this complication, the then prime minister late Sushil Koirala led government planned to build a prison in Nuwakot to house 7000 prisoners. Now the pressure of prisoners will decrease,' he said.

program Director General of the Central Prison Department Jayanarayan Acharya said that the prison will be built in such a way that all the rights of the prisoners are protected. He said that this prison management of Nepal can become a model for other countries as well.

According to him, in prison Wood is arranged to hold 25, 14 and 8 people. 150 prisoners were transferred to the prison on Friday. He said that 500 prisoners will be brought here from the central prison in Kathmandu Valley.