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State of Punjab - Section

Section 636 in Punjab Jail Manual, 1996

636. Selection and limitation of menial servants.

- Sweepers shall be chosen from the mehtar or similar caste. Prisoners of other castes may be employed as sweepers if they volunteer to do such work. The barber shall belong to the casual class. Hospital attendants shall be selected from those passed for light labour or who have completed at least half their sentences. If there is a large number of serious cases in hospital, the proportion of one attendant to ten patients may be temporarily exceeded. If any convict employed as a menial servant has not enough work to occupy his whole time, he should be placed upon some other work for the remainder of his time.