India, July 28 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at promoting patriotism and reform among prison inmates, Odisha Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services has directed all jails in the state to screen patriotic films and documentaries on Independence Day, Republic Day, and Gandhi Jayanti.City & Local Guides

The Directorate has issued instructions to all Range Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) and Superintendents of Circle Jails to make arrangements for the screenings during the three national occasions.

The move follows a proposal raised by Jagatsinghpur MLA Amarendra Das, who placed the demand of Alakashram, often referred to as the "Sabarmati Ashram of Jagatsinghpur district," before Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.E...