Telangana Hosts 7th All India Prison Duty Meet 2025 at RBVRR Police Academy
Hyderabad, September 7, 2025: The Telangana Prisons and Correctional Services Department is all set to host the 7th All India Prison Duty Meet – 2025 from September 9 to 11 at the RBVRR Telangana Police Academy, Hyderabad.
The prestigious national event will witness the participation of over 1,300 prison personnel, including 184 women officers and staff, representing 21 States and 3 Union Territories. Participants will showcase their skills and talent in 36 professional, sports, and cultural competitions. These range from first aid, welfare schemes, quizzes, and computer skills, to athletics, volleyball, kabaddi, karate, music, dance, and painting.
This is the second time Telangana is hosting the meet, the first being in 2015. The state has a proud track record, having emerged as the Overall Champion in the previous edition held in 2022 at Ahmedabad.
For the first time in the history of the Prison Duty Meet, an All India Techno Expo and National Prison Product Stalls are being organised, providing a platform to showcase innovative technologies and products developed by various prison departments across the country.
As part of the preparations, Director General of Prisons, Dr. Soumya Mishra, IPS, today distributed sports kits to 84 members of the Telangana contingent, encouraging them to compete with discipline, confidence, and sportsmanship. She expressed confidence that Telangana’s team would put up an impressive performance and uphold the state’s legacy in the national event.
The Department of Prisons has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the meet, in close coordination with the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), New Delhi, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
The three-day event is expected to strengthen camaraderie, professional excellence, and cultural exchange among prison staff from across the country, while also highlighting Telangana’s growing role as a hub for progressive prison reforms and correctional initiatives.
