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(1) To promote a spirit of healthy cooperation with the prison authorities and for the proper administration of prisons, the Superintendent or on his recommendation the Director General, may grant special remission to any prisoner, whether eligible for ordinary remission or not, on the following grounds, - (a) protecting a government employee, prison visitor, or inmate from physical violence or danger; (b) preventing or assisting in the prevention of an escape of prisoners, apprehending prisoners attempting to escape, or giving material information about any plan or attempt by a prisoner or a group of prisoners to escape; (c) assisting prison officials in handling emergencies like a fire, outbreak of riots, and strike; (d) assisting prison administration in maintaining discipline and detecting and preventing serious breach of prison regulations or discipline; (e) outstanding contribution in cultural activities, sports, education, or vocational training or for excellent work done in the prison kitchen or hospital; (f) outstanding work in the prison workshop, industry, agriculture or any other work program which may include innovative practices or using any special skills or any other extraordinary activities; and (g) assistance to the prison administration in its drive to improve the educational standards of prisoners, such as imparting education or vocational training to prisoners as a resource person, or for excellent work done in managing prison farm or garden. (2) Special Remission may be awarded, in addition to ordinary remission and annual good conduct remission, - (a) by the Superintendent up to a period not exceeding thirty days in one year; (b) by the Director General for a period not exceeding sixty days in one year. NOTE. - For this rule, a year shall be reckoned from the date of sentence and any fraction of a year shall be reckoned as a complete year. (3) An award of special remission shall be entered in the history ticket of the prisoner as soon as possible after it is made and the reasons for every award of special remission by the Superintendent shall briefly be recorded. NOTE. - Convicts not eligible for Government remission as per the remission policy shall, however, be eligible for special remission earned for their good conduct while in prison custody except those who are convicted in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 30, 2022 (PAUS. 9, 1944 SAKA) 1241 Government remission.