A Nutrition plan has been implemented in the Punjab Jails for providing a balanced and nutritious diet to the prisoners three times a day. The Government of the Punjab has issued special directions to provide special meals during the holy month of Ramzan to all the inmates confined in the Punjab Jails. Standardization of food items including cooking oil, milk and tea etc has been got approved in consultation with the National Institute of Food Science & Technology University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Diet MenuDiet Menu has been revised vide Notification No.SO (R&P 1.9/99 Vol-II dated 22, March, 2013 and No. (R&P) 1-9/99-III dated 30.05.2014 wherein per day expenditure of raw ration has been increased from Rs.50/- to Rs.59.61. Moreover, standardization has been made of dietary articles i.e Cooking Oil, Packed Milk and Tea Leaves etc. Circulars were issued to the Superintendents of all Jails in the Punjab to ensure the quality / quantity of food items / meal. Live chicken is being slaughtered in the Jail premises under the supervision of the Deputy Superintendent, Medical Officer and representative of Live Stock Department for certification. A Notification has been issued vide No. SO (R&P) 1-9/99 Vol-III dated 30.05.2014 wherein beef was replaced with chicken + white gram and chicken + dal gram due to following reasons:
Weekly Diet Menu |
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Breakfast |
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Lunch |
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Dinner |
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Monday | Roti, Tea | Chicken, White Gram and Roti |
Vegetable and Roti / Sweet Rice (2nd & 4th Monday of Every Month) |
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Tuesday | Roti, Tea | Vegetable and Roti | Chicken and Roti | ||||
Wednesday | Roti, Tea | Dal Mash and Roti | Chicken, Potato and Roti | ||||
Thursday | Roti, Tea | Chicken, Dal Gram and Roti |
Dal Gram (Rice) (1st Tuesday in Every Month) / Dal Gram and Roti |
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Friday | Roti, Tea | White Gram and Roti | Chicken and Roti | ||||
Saturday | Roti, Tea | Vegetable and Roti | Chicken and Roti | ||||
Sunday | Roti, Tea | Mix Dal (Moong,Masoor) and Roti | Beans and Roti |
Ramzan MenuSpecial diet, in addition to the ordinary menu, introduced in Ramzan-ul-Mubarak is mentioned below: |
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Sehri | Diet Menu Ration + Tea |
Aftari | Diet menu Ration + Sherbat & Dates |
Special Diet on Eid-ul-Fitr |
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Morning | Sweet Dish/ Sawayan |
Midday | Chicken and Roti |
Evening | Chicken, Roti and Rice |
Special Diet on Eid-ul-Azha |
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Morning | Sweet Dish/ Semolina (Suji) |
Midday | Chicken and Roti |
Evening | Chicken, Roti and Rice |