On the occasions of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Maharshi Aurobindo and the 75th Year of Independence, the Ministry of Culture is commemorating the life and philosophy of Shri Aurobindo by undertaking Spiritual Programmes in 75 prisons across the nation between 12th August and 15th August 2022.
The purpose of these programs is to ‘transform’ the lives of prison inmates through the inculcation of the philosophy of Shri Aurobindo and by the practice of Yoga and Meditation.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has said that there is a need for the transformation of the life of inmates in jails through self-thinking and realization, and prisons all across the country should organize programs on the life of Maharishi Aurobindo so as to enable the inmates to embark upon a new journey of life.
To this effect, the Ministry of Culture has partnered with notable spiritual leaders and organizations to carry out these programs. Ministry of Culture has identified 75 prisons across the nation, (primarily keeping in mind their association with National Freedom Struggle) where these programs shall take place.
Five organisations including Ramakrishna Mission, Patanjali, Art of Living, Isha Foundation, and Satsang Foundation have been roped in for conducting programs from 12th to 15th August in 23 States of the country to facilitate Yoga, Meditation, and imparting of teachings of Sri Aurobindo to prison inmates.
Ministry of Culture has identified 75 prisons across the nation, (primarily keeping in mind their association with National Freedom Struggle) where these programs shall happen. The List attached of these jails and the mapped agency conducting the program is as below:
| Sl. No. |
Jails |
State and District |
Organizations doing pgm |
| 1 |
Palayamkottai Jail |
TN [Thoothukudi] (Tuticorin) |
Isha Foundation |
| 2 |
Ballari Jail |
Karnataka [Ballari] |
Art of Living |
| 3 |
Central Jail, Midnapore (West |
West Bengal(Midnapore) |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 4 |
Women Jail, Alipore |
WB (Alipurduar) |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 5 |
Central Jail Ahmedabad |
Gujarat (Ahmedabad) |
Satsang Foundation |
| 6 |
Ahmednagar Jail |
Maharashtra (Ahmednagar) |
Art of Living |
| 7 |
Gorakhpur Jail |
UP (Gorakhpur) |
Patanjali |
| 8 |
Faizabad Jail now known as Ayodhya Jail |
UP (Faizabad) |
Patanjali |
| 9 |
Central Jail, Coiambatore |
TN (Coimbatore) |
Isha Foundation |
| 10 |
Almora Jail |
Uttarakhand (Almora) |
Patanjali |
| 11 |
Central Jail, Koraput |
Odhisa |
RamKrishna Mission |
| 12 |
District Prison, Prothrapur, Port Blair |
A & N (South Andaman) |
Art of Living |
| 13 |
Madurai District Jail |
TN (Madurai ) |
Isha Foundation |
| 14 |
Cuddalore Jail |
TN (Cuddalore) |
Isha Foundation |
| 15 |
Central Jail, Vishakapatnam |
AP |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 16 |
Vellore Jail |
TN (Vellore) |
Isha Foundation |
| 17 |
Trichy Central Prison |
TN (Trichy) |
Isha Foundation |
| 18 |
Narsapuram sub-jail |
AP (West Godavari) |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 19 |
Central Jail, Vijyapura (Bijapur) |
Karnataka (Bellary) |
Art of Living |
| 20 |
Mumbai Central Prison |
Maharashtra (Mumbai) |
Satsang Foundation |
| 21 |
Yerwada Central Jail |
Maharashtra (Pune) |
Satsang Foundation |
| 22 |
Kannur Jail |
Kerala (Kannur) |
Art of Living |
| 23 |
Burdwan Jail |
WB (Burdwan) |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 24 |
Central jail, Colvale, Goa |
Goa (N Goa) |
Art of Living |
| 25 |
Amreli Jail |
Gujarat (Amreli) |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 26 |
Central Jail Gwalior |
MP (Gwalior) |
Art of Living |
| 27 |
Central Jail Jabalpur |
MP (Jabalpur) |
Art of Living |
| 28 |
Ranchi jail (now Birsa Munda Jail) |
Jharkhand (Ranchi) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 29 |
Central Prison Amrawati |
Maharashtra (Pune) |
Patanjali |
| 30 |
Sub jail Car Nicobar |
Andaman & Nicobar(South Andaman) |
Art of Living |
| 31 |
Naini Central Prison |
UP (Prayagraj) |
Patanjali |
| 32 |
District Central Jail, Delhi (now at Rohini, Delhi) |
Delhi |
Patanjali |
| 33 |
Madras Central Prison (at Puzhal) |
TN (Chennai) |
Isha Foundation |
| 34 |
Central Prison, Viyyur, Thirussur, Kerala |
Kerala (Ernakulam) |
Art of Living |
| 35 |
Thane Jail |
Maharashtra (Thane) |
Satsang Foundation |
| 36 |
Nasik Jail |
Maharashtra (Nasik) |
Isha Foundation |
| 37 |
Dhule Jail |
Maharashtra (Dhule) |
Art of Living |
| 38 |
Ratnagiri Jail |
Maharashtra (Ratnagiri) |
Art of Living |
| 39 |
Behrampur Jail |
Odisha (Ganjman) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 40 |
Central Jail, Dumka |
Jharkhand (Hazaribagh) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 41 |
Hazaribagh Central Jail |
Jharkhand (Hararibagh) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 42 |
Sambalpur Jail |
Odhisa (Sambalpur) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 43 |
Circle Jail of Cuttack (at Choudwar) |
Odhisa (Cuttack) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 44 |
Nagpur Jail |
Maharashtra (Nagpur) |
Patanjali |
| 45 |
Central Jail, Bhopal |
MP |
Art of Living |
| 46 |
Central Jail in Angul District, Choudwar Circle. |
Odhisa |
Art of Living |
| 47 |
Tihar Jail |
Delhi |
Patanjali |
| 48 |
Central Jail, Jodhpur |
Rajasthan (Jodhpur) |
Art of Living |
| 49 |
Balasore Jail |
Odhisa (Balasore) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 50 |
Prison Cell, Jaitu Town |
Punjab (Faridkot) |
Patanjali |
| 51 |
Guwahati Jail |
Assam(Guwahati) |
Art of Living |
| 52 |
Shillong Jail |
Meghalaya (Shillong) |
Art of Living |
| 53 |
Aizwal jail |
Mizoram(Aizwal) |
Art of Living |
| 54 |
Tura Jail |
Meghalaya (Tura) |
Art of Living |
| 55 |
Jorhat Jail |
Assam (Jorhat) |
Patanjali |
| 56 |
Fatehgarh Jail |
UP |
Patanjali |
| 57 |
Hardoi Jail |
UP (Hardoi) |
Art of Living |
| 58 |
Kanpur Jail |
UP (Kanpur) |
Art of Living |
| 59 |
Bareilly Jail |
UP (Bareilly) |
Patanjali |
| 60 |
Dagshai Central Jail |
Himachal Pradesh(Solan) |
Art of Living |
| 61 |
Ferozpur Jail |
Punjab(Ferozpur) |
Patanjali |
| 62 |
Darjeeling jail |
WB(Darjeeling) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 63 |
Ambala Jail |
Haryana (Ambala) |
Patanjali |
| 64 |
Central Jail, Buxar |
Bihar |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 65 |
Seoni Jail |
MP (Seoni) |
Art of Living |
| 66 |
Agra Jail |
UP (Agra) |
Patanjali |
| 67 |
Dehradun jail |
Uttarakhand (Dehradun) |
Patanjali |
| 68 |
Jalpaiguri Jail |
WB(Jalpaiguri ) |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 69 |
Hoogly District Jail |
WB (Hoogly) |
Ramakrishna Mission |
| 70 |
Benaras Jail |
UP (Varanasi) |
Patanjali |
| 71 |
Presidency Jail, Alipore, Kolkata |
WB (Kolkata) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 72 |
Muzaffarpur Jail |
Bihar (Muzaffarpur) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 73 |
Motihari Jail |
Bihar (East Champaran) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 74 |
Baripada Jail |
Odhisa(Mayurbhanj) |
Ramakrishan Mission |
| 75 |
Central Jail, Jaipur. |
Rajasthan |
Art of Living |
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