Shimla, Feb. 22 -- In an effort to combat caste-based discrimination in prisons, the Himachal Pradesh government has amended all caste-based provisions in the state prison manual 2021 to ensure equality and eliminate allocation of caste work among prisoners.

The prison manual's amendments were carried out on the directives of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh, which is a step forward towards Vyavastha Parivartan.

A government spokesperson said that the Himachal Pradesh government had included a paragraph in the prison manuals prohibiting caste discrimination in prisons and correctional facilities.

"Under the newly added provision, paragraph 5.66 ensures that no discrimination, classification or segregation of prisoners will occur based o...