Punjab adds 30-day remission for inmates who gain literacy
The Punjab Home Department has issued a notification under the chief minister's reform agenda, and jail superintendents will grant the cut once the literacy certificate is issued.
Punjab has approved 30 days of special remission for convicted prisoners who cannot read or write and who complete a basic literacy programme.
A Punjab Home Department notification changes the Pakistan Prisons Rules 1978 to allow the remission.
The Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Department issues the certificate; the jail superintendent grants the remission.
Since May 2026, 19,578 prisoners have been taught in Punjab jails, and 11,317 have passed the literacy test.
Currently 4,173 prisoners are studying at 182 literacy centres in 43 jails.