Tihar women inmates get trained as beauticians

NEW DELHI: The women inmates of Tihar Jail here can now look forward to a vocation as a beautician when they are released, with the prison authorities launching a Beauty Culture course for them.

The course was launched a month back with the first batch of 20 women prisoners getting enrolled for the training.

"The women prisoners will be given training in all aspects of the work. They will also be imparted managerial skills to enable them to efficiently run a beauty parlour," said Sunil Kumar Gupta, spokesman of Tihar Jail.

He said a beauty parlour has also been set up in the jail premises to give the trainees practical experience in the work.

The jail staff, who have expertise in this field, and some experts from outside are involved in training the prisoners.

The jail runs a number of other vocational training programmes, including computer education and toy making, for the prisoners.