New Delhi: The country’s largest oil company Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Thursday said it is launching a program to train juveniles lodged in juvenile jails or detention centers in games such as chess, basketball, badminton and carrom to improve their career. Physical and mental health can be improved. -Is happening. Headed by its President SM Vaidya, IOC has so far run three phases of its highly successful social outreach program ‘Parivartan-Jail Se Gaurav’, training thousands of inmates across India’s prisons in sports disciplines such as chess, basketball, badminton, volleyball has given. , and carrom.
During the 74th Republic Day celebrations, Vaidya launched the fourth phase of the campaign in 17 new jails across nine states, a company statement said. He also announced the rollout of ‘Nayi Disha – Smile for Juvenile’, which will benefit over 2,500 young inmates across three juvenile correctional centers in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. ,Also read: Will wheat flour be cheaper? Millers react to Centre’s move to sell wheat in the open market,
“Since its launch, IOC’s Parivartan has covered 37 prisons spread across 20 states and 5 union territories, providing coaching to over 1,750 inmates across three phases,” the company said. Vaidya said the ‘transformation’ is based on the core values the IOC cares for. “This builds on our other welfare and rehabilitation measures for prison inmates, such as inmate-run fuel stations.” ,Also read: Coca-Cola will enter the smartphone market? Company can launch its phone in India; check details,
On the ‘Nayi Disha’ initiative, he said, “This outreach is very close to my heart. I am looking forward to the views and suggestions of the prison authorities to strengthen this outreach. We are well aware of our responsibilities and reaching out to future generations is one of our most important social priorities.”
He also elaborated on the plan to enhance the ecosystem for the welfare of Indian prison inmates with a special focus on women prisoners. Under Parivartan Outreach, inmates are provided with sports equipment and empowered with focused coaching by IOC’s international level sportspersons.
The unprecedented impact of the campaign came to the fore when the inmates’ chess team from Pune Yerwada Jail emerged as the first Indian team to win a bronze medal at the Intercontinental Chess for Freedom Online Championship for Prisoners organized by FIDE (World Chess Federation). ) in 2022.