Correctional home authorities in West Bengal have planned to serve mutton biryani, “basanti pulao” and several other Bengali cuisines as a change on the menu for inmates during the upcoming Durga puja to ensure that they do not feel left out of the festivities, an official said on Saturday.

The changed menu for inmates  “both convicts and undertrials” for lunch and dinner would be effective from Sasthi (October 9) to Dashami (October 12), covering the beginning and end of Durga puja, he said. “We get requests from inmates for better food during every festival. We have got a new menu this year and are hopeful that this will bring smiles to their faces. I personally consider this as a very positive move to reform them,” the official said.