(1) Performance based wages shall be paid to the deserving inmates and the wages shall be fair and equitable and not merely nominal and paltry.
(2) These rates shall be standardized keeping in view the minimum wages given as notified by the government from time to time.
(3) With a view to keep the wage system in prisons in harmony with that in the free community, the wages shall be reviewed once in every three years and revised whenever necessary.
(4) A portion of wages payable to the convict shall be deducted for the victim or his family in accordance with rules to be framed for this purpose by the State Government or by the orders of the Court.
(5) The wages shall be deposited in the prisoner's saving bank account every month and the passbook shall be kept with concerned Jailor.