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State of Punjab - Section

Section 815 in Punjab Jail Manual, 1996

815. Scales of diet.

- Under the authority of paragraph 812, the following scales of diet are prescribed for prisoners in the jails of the PunjabI - Indian Prisoners
  Twice a week   Once a week       Daily  
Class of Prisoner Dal Dal Masur Dal Moong Dal gram Wheat Atta Gram for parching Salt Condiments Vegetable Vegetable Ghee Fire wood
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm. Gm.
Labouring Diet                      
Male convicts over 16 years of age sentenced torigorous imprisonment                      
  85 85 85 85 580 60 15 16 250 15 500
Male convicts over 16 years of age sentenced tosimple imprisonment who labour voluntarily Adult male unconvictedcriminal prisoners                      
When Ghee is issued to convalescents in lieu of oil, one-fourth of 60 Gms. per prisoner per day is allowed.Note. - Adult labouring prisoners in the Ludhiana Female Jail shall receive grains on the scale allowed to adult labouring male prisoners.Note 2. - The dietary of adolescent convicted prisoners is 115 grams of flour daily in excess of the scale.Note 3. - Dal of the same kind should not be issued on two consecutive meals.Note 4. - Each labouring prisoner should get 60 gms. of Gur daily. Further, each non-smoking condemned prisoner shall receive 45 gms. of Gur once a week in addition to daily ration of 60 gms. while those who wish to smoke should be allowed 2 cigarettes daily instead of 4 biries where cigarettes are either not available or otherwise costly.Note 5. - Scale of firewood is increased from 500 grams to 600 grams per head for those Jail Kitchens where the average population of either Hindus or Mohammedans does not exceed 100 prisoners.Note 6. - Each convicted non-labouring prisoner should be supplied with 30 grams of Gur once a week.Note 7. - Half or full meal of rice at the scale of 580 gm. and 465 grams per day may be issued to labouring prisoners respectively belonging to Simla and Kangra districts of the H.P. and those belonging to the State of West Bengal, Bombay, Assam, Bihar, Nepal, Andhra, Madras, Mysore, Kerala and Orissa, confined in the jail and the wheat ration is surrendered by them in lieu of rice. The option of half or full meal of rice will be exercised by the prisoners to whom these orders would apply.Authority - Punjab Government Memorandum No. 544-JI-58/49551, dated 27th June,