AIOU Education news for jail Education To Jail Inmates

AIOU Education news for jail Education To Jail Inmates

University (AIOU) is the only public sector University providing free education to all the jail inmates from 1990s; Matric to BA level.

According to AIOU official, in 2016 AIOU finalized its new plan to upgrade the existing educational facilities for jail inmates in all the jails throughout the country.

He said that AIOU was aimed to bring the maximum number of prisoners in educational net, enabling them to become useful citizens of the country. "The new upgraded plan will be implemented in-collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC), Wafaqi Mohtasib and jail authorities.

He said that Vice Chancellor had already wrote letters to all the Inspector General Jails for all, full support and cooperation for the education of prisoner, positive response received from them.

He said that AIOU had finalized the feasibility report to establish play classroom at central jail Quetta for the kids living with their mothers and have no education educational activity, adding that "we are now awaiting the permission of jail authorities.