Vol. 33 No. 2 (2022): INDIAN JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Articles

The Role of Vocational Education in Prison for Inmate Corrections

Hitesh Goyal
Doctoral Fellow, School of Research Methodology and Social Science, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Deemed University), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Pramila Tiwari
Doctoral Fellow, CRIM, Department of Management, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Published 2022-09-30

How to Cite

The Role of Vocational Education in Prison for Inmate Corrections . (2022). INDIAN JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, 33(2), 89-97. http://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/ijve/article/view/4678

Abstract

The Prison Vocational Education Training program has no set curriculum. The program was introduced to rehabilitate the prisoners in prison. The philosophy of correctional and reformation of the prisoner is addressed with this program. But only IGNOU is the agency
addressing prison education in India. This research paper attempted to generate the need for aprison vocational education plan for prison in India. It has pulled the focus of respective stakeholders to generate a plan of vocational education program for prisoners in prison under the New Education Policy, 2020. This research study has incorporated the recommendations and suggestions regarding prison vocational education programs for prisoners in India.