Patiala News:Cabinet Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh Attends the Closing Ceremony of Punjab Jail Olympics 2026
Connecting Inmates with Sports Is a Priority of the Punjab Government: Dr. Ravjot Singh
Cabinet Minister Inaugurates Open Women’s Jail
Football, Cricket and Other Sports Will Be Encouraged – Dr. Ravjot Singh
Punjab Cabinet Minister for Jails, NRI Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Ravjot Singh, today attended the state-level event of the Punjab Jail Olympics-2026, organised for inmates at Central Jail, Patiala, and concluded the event. On this occasion, he also inaugurated the Open Women’s Jail.
Addressing the gathering, Cabinet Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh said that the Punjab Government is making special efforts to connect inmates with sports. He said that football, cricket and other sports would be further encouraged so that inmates could be engaged in healthy and constructive activities.
He said that the message of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is to connect people from every section of Punjab with sports, whether they are inside prisons or outside them. He said that making Punjab ‘Rangla Punjab’ once again is the government’s dream, and sports can play an important role in achieving this goal.
The Cabinet Minister stated that the Punjab Government has developed sports grounds to promote sports culture in the state, and more than 3,000 sports grounds have been built across Punjab. He said that the government’s objective is to connect every section of society, including the youth, with sports to create a healthy society.
At the inauguration of the Open Women’s Jail, he said that providing a better and more open environment to women inmates is a priority of the government. He said that special attention is being given to the welfare of inmates in prison management and to engaging them in positive activities.
On this occasion, the Cabinet Minister for Jails, Parliamentary Affairs and NRI Affairs, Government of Punjab; Principal Secretary (Jails, Punjab), Mrs. Bhawna Garg; ADGP (Jails), Mr. Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal; DIG (Jails), Mr. Suba Singh; Jail Superintendent, Mr. Gurcharan Singh Dhaliwal; and other jail superintendents were present.