(1) Apart from convicts, under trial prisoners, who volunteer to work, shall also be employed on work programmes and be given vocational training.
(2) The under-trial prisoners employed in prison industry, or agriculture, shall be given fair and equitable wages on the same scale as prescribed for convicts.
(3) The Medical Officer shall, from time to time, examine the prisoners while they are employed, and shall, at least once in every fortnight, get their weights recorded in their history tickets.
(4) Prisoners sentenced to medium and long terms of imprisonment shall be given training in multiple skills so that they are able to compete with the conditions in the labour market outside the prisons.
(5) For planned employment of inmates, the following factors shall be taken into consideration while organizing work programmes:-
(a) Mental and physical health;
(b) Requirements of security, custody and discipline;
(c) Age;
(d) Length of sentence;
(e) Inmates' skills and abilities and also potential for acquiring skills; and
(f) Urban and rural background of the inmate.