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(1) The following factors shall be taken into consideration while organizing skill development programs namely :– (a) mental and physical health; (b) requirements of security, custody and discipline; (c) age; (d) length of sentence; and (e) prisoner’s skills and abilities and also potential for acquiring skills. (2) Prisoners sentenced to medium and long terms of imprisonment shall be given training in multiple skills. (3) As far as possible, large industries shall be concentrated in central prisons and large district prisons. Employment of prison labour in prison industries.