Punjab launches Prison Management Information System

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has inaugurated Prison Management Information System in the provincial capital.

The system, called PIMS, will enable digital monitoring of prisoners, staff and other matters of prisons. While the system has been launched in seven prisons of Punjab, CM Buzdar also approved establishment of PCOs in all the provincial prisons.

Chief Minister Punjab @UsmanAKBuzdar inaugurated the prison management information system (PMIS).
▪︎Digital monitoring of prisoners, staff and other things will be possible through this modern system which has been launched in seven different jails of the province. pic.twitter.com/hcu6uJ9oOs

— Reforming Punjab (@ReformingPunjab) May 5, 2020

PMIS Features

Some of the distinguished features of PMIS include a comprehensive online database of over 3000 prisoners by employing an automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS), planning and execution of steps taken in lieu of reforms, and the facilitation of the public via fast-track registration of interviews.

It also involves regulation and management of routine affairs pertaining to courts, and instant addressing of public grievance, maintenance of a detailed database of prison staff inclusive of their career profiles, bank accounts and data relevant to HR, salaries.

It will also keep track of the stock and inventory management including management and automation of the grain godowns, medicine and misc. stores, and automation of budgeting, financial transactions, and procurement processes.