As many as 363 inmates lodged in Central Prisons across the State appeared in the SSLC examinations that commenced on Wednesday.
According to Additional Director-General of Police, Department of Prisons and Correctional Services, K. Shankar, elaborate arrangements were made in the prisons in coordination with the School Education Department.
He said 274 prisoners would be appearing for the Higher Secondary Examination this year.
Imparting education was one of the foremost measures among the various reformation and rehabilitation programmes carried out by the department. Many educational programmes were introduced in prisons considering that a significant number of inmates came from disadvantaged educational backgrounds.
Mr. Shankar said various academic and vocational programmes were being offered to prisoners with the objective of equipping them with knowledge and skills for gainful employment after their release.
