Officers and Employees Awarded Correctional Service Medal to get One-Year Service Extension*
Jail Warders and Head Warders to receive allowances at par with Police Constables
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
CM Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced a comprehensive package of career progression, financial incentives and welfare measures for jail warders and head warders, addressing long-standing service-related anomalies and significantly improving their working conditions. The announcements are aimed at strengthening morale, efficiency and professionalism within the State’s prison administration.
Under the new measures, jail warders will now be promoted to the post of Head Warder after 18 years of service. Officers and employees who receive the Correctional Service Medal will be granted a one-year extension in service. The Chief Minister also announced that jail warders and head warders will be entitled to allowances at par with police constables.
Meanwhile, in a major financial boost, the ration allowance has been increased two-and-a-half times to Rs.1,500, effective from the next financial year. The conveyance allowance has been raised from Rs. 50 to Rs. 720, while the uniform allowance has been enhanced to Rs. 7,500.
The Chief Minister made these announcements while addressing the first Convocation parade ceremony of newly trained officers and warders at the Jail Training Academy, Karnal, where he attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest. He said that these reforms would significantly improve the motivation and functional efficiency of prison personnel across the State.
Describing the occasion as deeply inspiring, the Chief Minister said the sacred land of Karnal was witnessing a powerful display of discipline, duty and patriotism. He said that the ceremony was equally a moment of pride for parents, who could see confidence and satisfaction reflected in their children wearing the uniform.
Expressing happiness at being part of the first convocation parade ceremony of the newly constructed academy, Saini said the event marked a crucial milestone in the trainees’ journey of service, dedication and responsibility, achieved through rigorous training, self-discipline and perseverance. He congratulated all 116 newly inducted Assistant Superintendents and Warders, noting with pride that the batch included one woman Assistant Superintendent and eight women warders, calling it a commendable step towards women’s participation and empowerment.
Prisons as centres of reform, not just punishment
The Chief Minister emphasised that a convocation parade ceremony in any uniformed service does not merely signify the completion of training, but represents a mental, physical and moral transformation that prepares a trainee to shoulder public responsibility.
He described the prison system as a highly sensitive and vital pillar of a democratic society, stating that prisons are not just places of punishment but laboratories of reform, rehabilitation and human transformation. Reaffirming the State government’s commitment to this philosophy, he said Haryana was consistently strengthening prison reforms, inmate welfare and modern prison management in the long-term interest of society.
Modern training and expanding prison infrastructure
Saini said he was pleased to learn that trainees at the Karnal academy had been equipped with modern training methods, including modules on human rights, psychological understanding, legal nuances, physical fitness and ethical values. The uniform is not a symbol of authority, but of responsibility, he remarked.