Mr.CV Anand, Home Secretary, visited the main office of the Director General of Prisons at Chanchalguda, along with the adjacent Printing & Stationery office, as part of his field visits. He met with officers and was briefed through a presentation on various aspects of the functioning of the Prisons Department, including the number and categories of prisoners, the reformation and correctional services in place and their outcomes, proposals pending with the government, and the impact of budget shortages.
Subsequently, he toured the printing department, where he observed outdated printing machinery and equipment, dilapidated buildings and furniture, and leaking roofs.
It was noted that the unit currently undertakes limited work, primarily printing annual government diaries, calendars, and electoral ballot papers. The printing press functioning in the legislative assembly was reported to be handling work related to budget documents, books, questions, and bills.
He also heard the concerns of officers through a presentation. The unit was described as a declining organisation, with indications that it may be wound up in due course, with employees retiring over time and no fresh recruitment being undertaken.
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