LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given approval for the training courses of prisoners under the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) in ten districts of Punjab.
In a statement issued by TEVTA Chairperson Irfan Qaiser Sheikh has said that the duration of the courses will also be increased to six months.
He said that the objective of imparting this training is to make them more useful citizens of the society.
He said that the courses included those related to electronics, carpentry, beautician training, tailoring, welding, plumbing, machine embroidery, computer training, fashion designing, hand embroidery and industrial stitching.
He said that the technical projects will be held in jail camps of Lahore, Laeea, Okara, Pakpattan Sharif, Toba Tek Singh, Sargodha and Kasur.
