Baked goods

In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Thane Central Jail is the only prison facility that has a bakery and has been engaged in producing products like pav, khari and cakes. The products were earlier sent to Arthur Road, Byculla, Taloja, Kalyan jails and government offices. But with time and to encourage the inmates, the jail authorities started taking orders from the general public. You would have to order it from the showroom.  

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The Thane Central Jail recently gave vocational training to inmates through the joint programme of Thane Central Jail and Chamber of Small Industry Associations. From February 22 to March 28, 2024, about 25 inmates enthusiastically participated and received training to bake 25 types of items such as biscuits, bread, naankatai, chocolate balls, chocolate and marble cake.

“Providing vocational training to inmates not only equips them with skills for potential employment upon release but also facilitates in their rehabilitation and reintegration into society, which reduces the likelihood of them returning to a life of crime. The fact that these bakery products are made available for public order is commendable, as it not only supports the vocational training programme but also provides a means for the public to contribute to the rehabilitation process,” said Amitabh Gupta, additional director general of police and inspector general of prisons and correctional services.

The inmates who successfully completed the training were recently given certificates by Thane police commissioner Ashutosh Dumbre, jail superintendent Rani Bhosale and Sujata Soparkar, president (TISSA).
  
“Professional training will be given to the maximum number of inmates in the prison and efforts will be made by the prison administration that inmates make use of this training on their release from prison,” said Gupta, who recommended trying the products made by the inmates as they are of good quality and nutritious.

721 kg
Volume of cake sold during in Christmas 2023