The Prisons Department of Kerala pays fair wages to prison inmates who are engaged in Prison industry (carpentry, blacksmithy, tailoring, weaving, printing, binding, soap making, agricultural activities etc.).

The inmates of prisons are allotted work after taking into consideration their social background, educational qualification, physical ability and previous work experience, etc.

The current daily wage of the inmates is as follows.

Government order revising the wages of prison inmates in the state.