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Detailed explanation-1: -At least 500 tourists have visited the Yerawada jail since 2021, said officials on Tuesday. Constructed in 1866, Yerawada Central Prison is the largest jail in Maharashtra and has cells named after Mahatma Gandhi and Lokmanya Tilak which is part of the tour for visitors.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government will start ‘jail tourism’ in the state from Pune’s Yerawada prison on January 26, 2021. It will facilitate people to visit and see from close quarters the historical prisons. This is the first of its kind initiative in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Yerwada Open Jail Here they live under basic security, and are not put in prison cells. Over 150 inmates of the open jail grow organic vegetables, over five guntha of land, which are sent to the Yerwada Central Prison and the women’s prison.

Detailed explanation-4: -On Republic Day, the Prison Department of Maharashtra launched its jail tourism initiative starting with more than 150-year-old Yerawada Central Prison in Pune.

Detailed explanation-5: -Notes: The Maharashtra government is launching a new initiative named Jail Tourism in the state. As a part of the programme, jails where many freedom fighters were jailed will be developed as Tourism sites. From January 26, 2021 the state has launched the programme starting with the 150-year-old Yerawada Jail.