New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- New year has brought cheer for inmates lodged in Haryana prisons. The first prison radio has been launched in District Jail, Panipat. Constructed in 2020, this is a new jail in the State equipped with a modern set-up. The jail radio has been launched by Shri Ranjeet Singh, Jail Minister, Haryana, Shri Rajeev Arora, IAS, ACS, Home, Jail Department, Govt. of Haryana, Shri K. Selvaraj, IPS, Director General of Prisons, Haryana, Dr. Vartika Nanda, Founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation and Shri Devi Dayal, Superintendent Jail.

Inmates of three jails namely Faridabad, Ambala and Panipat were provided training in December 2020 following which this radio has been initiated. This prison radio is the brainchild of prison reformer...