Key points:-
- The Maharashtra government will start ‘jail tourism’ in the state from Pune’s Yerawada prison on January 26.
- “In the first phase, jail tourism will be started in Yerwada prison whereas it will begin in Nagpur Central Jail in the second phase,” he said.
- Deshmukh said guides would be provided to the visitors and ticket prices will range from Rs 5 to Rs 50.
- In view of the coronavirus pandemic, only 50 visitors will be allowed daily.
The Maharashtra government will start ‘jail tourism’ in the state from Pune’s Yerawada prison on January 26 to facilitate people to visit and see from close quarters the historical prisons, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said on Saturday.
While addressing a press conference in Nagpur, the Home Minister said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar will inaugurate jail tourism facility in Pune’s Yerwada Jail on January 26, 2021.
“In the first phase, jail tourism will be started in Yerwada prison whereas it will begin in Nagpur Central Jail in the second phase,” he said.
“Jail tourism in the state will start from the Yerawada jail in the first phase. Students from schools, colleges and other people will get a chance to visit these historical places,” he told reporters at Police Gymkhana here.
“Under the British rule, several freedom fighters — including Mahatma Gandhi, Lokmanya Tilak, Motilal Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sarojini Naidu, Subhas Chandra Bose — had been imprisoned in Yerawada jail and their memories have been preserved there,” he said.
Deshmukh said guides would be provided to the visitors and ticket prices will range from Rs 5 to Rs 50.
“In view of the coronavirus pandemic, only 50 visitors will be allowed daily,” he said.
