Section 4 in West Bengal Prisoners' Welfare Fund Rules, 2008
4. Objectives of the Fund.
- The Fund is constituted with the solo objective of -(a)Providing scope of corrections to the Prisoners in the correctional homes by means of different socio cultural, educational and vocational activities;(b)Providing financial support to the Prisoners in the correctional homes for availing of treatment facilities and other pathological/ clinical/ other tests/examinations when not expeditiously possible under normal Government support;(c)Providing educational opportunities to the children of the Prisoners back tome/ accompanying their parents in the correctional homes;(d)Providing financial support to the families of the Prisoners for sustenance and other emergent requirements on the basis of a realistic assessment of the financial status of the families;(e)Providing post-release support to the Prisoners for their rehabilitation into the mainstream society by way of providing tools and equipments for taking up a profession or calling, implementation of schemes for productive pursuit.
