Tihar Prisons, also called Tihar Jail and Tihar Ashram, is the largest complex of prisons in South Asia. It is located at Tihar village, approximately 7 km from Chanakya Puri, to the west of New Delhi, India. The surrounding area is called Hari Nagar.
TIHAR JAIL PRODUCTS TOUR
TJ's is a unique brand with a wide range of products which are manufactured by the prison inmates in Tihar Jail Factory.
TJ's has a variety of products such as Bakery products, Handloom & Textile, Apparel, Furniture, Pure Mustard Oil, Recycled hand-made paper products, paintings, designer candles & lamps, Jute bags, herbal products and many more.
TJ's is a brand developed with a non-commercial and non-profit objective.
Tihar Jail Factory provides an opportunity of reformation & rehabilitation to the prison inmates of Tihar Jail by channelising their energy towards a positive direction.
TJ's brand offers best quality products at very competitive prices to the public, government and private institutions.
TJ's products are manufactured in Tihar Jail Factory, which is accredited with various certifications for complying with international standards & practices, such as:
* ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System)
* ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System)
* ISO 18001:2007 (Occupational Health And Safety Management System)
* ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management System)
TJ's products are available to the public through our exclusive outlets in Delhi.
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About Tihar Prison / Ashram
Tihar Prisons, also called Tihar Jail and Tihar Ashram, is the largest complex of prisons in South Asia. It is located at Tihar village, approximately 7 km from Chanakya Puri, to the west of New Delhi, India. The surrounding area is called Hari Nagar.
The prison is maintained as a Correctional Institution. Its main objective is to convert its inmates into normal members of the society by providing them with useful skills, education and rules. It is meant to improve the inmates' self-esteem and strengthen their desire to improve. Items manufactured by the inmates bear the brand Tihar.
While Kiran Bedi was the Inspector General of Prisons, and had the Tihar Prisons under her jurisdiction, she instituted a number of prison reforms, including changing the name to Tihar Ashram. She also instituted a Vipassana meditation program for both staff and inmates.The Prison has yielded an inmate who has passed the Indian Administrative Service civil service examinations.
Asia’s largest prison, Delhi’s Tihar Jail, has taken its first step into online retailing, offering goods over the Internet made by inmates including murderers and kidnappers. The Tihar Jail factory comprises units in baking, carpentry, weaving, tailoring, oil extraction, paper-making and shoe-making. – Photos by AFP.
Inmates work in the furniture section of Tihar Jail in New Delhi.
Inmates work in the bakery section of the jail.
Inmates work in the paper-making section.
An inmate stacks clothing at an outlet of Tihar Jail.
 Inmates working in the bakery section.
An inmate stacks up some baked product on a shelf.
An inmate works at a metal-working section.
Inmates work in the tailoring section.
Inmates work in the furniture section of Tihar Jail in New Delhi.
Prisoners make branded food and art. Proceeds go to their victims. The Tihar Factory, which trains and employs convicts, raked in Rs 11 crore from sales of its TJ brand of products last year. |
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