- Prisoners’ clothings are made and tailored in the correctional homes.
- Mustard oil is produced in semi-automatic ‘Ghanis’ at Presidency Central Correctional Home. Mustard oil with the brand name of ‘Aazadi’ is very popular and has a ready market.
- Umbrellas of different types are manufactured. It may be noted that Kolkata Police purchases Traffic umbrellas from Presidency Correctional Home. We have recently started making Golf umbrellas in different colours and design, which can compete with the best in the market.
- Aluminum utensils for the use of the prisoners are made in the Presidency Central Correctional Home.
- High quality Phenyl is made in the prisons of West Bengal and the production meets the total requirement of 54 correctional homes.
- There is a full-fledged carpentry section, which undertakes the different requirement of the prisons.
- Wheat Grinding
- Tailoring
- Weaving
- Candle making
- Smithy
- Book binding
- Printing (Alipore Central Correctional Home Press)
- Ironing
West Bengal prisons are goverened by the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992
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Vocational Training:
- Motor Driving
- Motor Mechanics
- Radio Repairing
- Lessons on Typewriting
- T.V. Repairing
- Computer Training.
- Electricians Training
- Tailoring
- Weaving
- Jam, Jelly making
- Tube well repairing
- Ornamental fish-cultivation
- Knitting
- Soft Toys Making
- Jute Craft
- Physiotherapy
- Nursing
- O.T. Assistant Training
- Hair Cutting (Barber)
- Parts Assembling (Watch)
- Vermi compost
- Plumbing
- Painting
- DTP & Screen Print
- Agorvati making