JAMMU: An awareness programme on the Management of Stress was held at Central Jail, Kot Bhalwal, Jammu today.
The programme was organized by J&K Legal Services Authority in collaboration with the Department of Prisons, UT of J&K and District Legal Services Authority, Jammu for the officers and officials of Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu.
Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority was the chief guest on the occasion, who was warmly received by Sanjay Parihar, Principal District & Sessions Judge (Chairman, DLSA) Jammu, Virendar Bhat, Superintendent, Central Jail Kot Bhalwal Jammu, Smriti Sharma, Secretary, DLSA Jammu, Dr Poli Thapa, Senior Medical Officer, Central Jail Kot Bhalwal Jammu and Advocate Anil Sharma, Chief LADC, Jammu along with his team.
On the occasion, Justice Tashi was accompanied by Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority and Prem Sagar, Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee.
The programme was organised under the guidance of the Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladkah, who during his recent visit to Central Jail, Kot Bhalwal necessitated conducting a stress management program for the jail staff and jail inmates.
Justice Tashi, during his special address, highlighted that management of time is a mantra to relieve working stress. He said that stress management is a skill which can be developed by adopting a yogic way of life. He said that the techniques which the resource person taught today would be helpful for all the participants in de-stressing themselves. He further urged upon all of them to take a pledge to implement these techniques in their day-to-day life to ensure the management of stress in today’s fast-moving life.
Virender Bhat, Superintendent, Central Jail, Kot Bhalwal, Jammu, said that it is an honour for the Department of Prisons that J&K Legal Services Authority, on the directions of the Patron-in-Chief and Executive Chairman, is taking great initiatives for the well-being of the jail inmates. He further said that such initiatives would go a long way in reducing the mental pain and suffering of the prisoners.
Dr T R Raina (Former Professor & Head of the Department of Blood Translation Medicine and Former Programme Director of Advanced Yoga Center, Ministry of Ayush, GoI, GMC Jammu) in his Audio Visual presentation gave a detailed perspective of the causes of stress and the measures to deal with it.
He said that Mental Stress is a part of modern lifestyle which is the major cause of 95% of diseases. “Another cause of stress in human beings are due to consumption of contaminated food items. Prison staff is also vulnerable to stress as it has to deal with the prisoners allegedly involved in different crimes and it is not an easy job for the jail authorities to manage stress. Such type of awareness and sensitization programmes immensely help them in shaping their personalities and increase efficiency in their job,” he added
