Cuttack, July 2: Choudwar Circle Jail in Odisha’s Cuttack district will be developed as a model hub of skill development for the inmates, said Chairperson of Odisha Skill Development Authority, Subroto Bagchi on Saturday.

While visited the Choudwar jail along with the DG, Prisons, Subhakant Mishra in the morning, Bagchi studied the feasibility of the campus and the inner potential among its inmates in view of developing their skills in a productive way.

Meanwhile, Bagchi imparted functional training to the inmates to make them self-sufficient and self- reliant. He also assured to initiate various skill development programs evaluating the inner talents of the inmates of the Choudwar jail.

Subsequently, skill development programs will be undertaken in other jails to cater to the need of at least 15,000 inmates. It’s why he asked the DG, Prisons to prepare a database on the interest and preliminary skills of the inmates soon.