Ramashankar Prajapati is talking to Neelam Devi who is from Birpur village and panchayat in Jaba tehsil of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh says that they had recorded a message on CGNet Swara that members of Shankar self help group were not getting payment for cooking mid-day meal from 6 months but after recording the message they got Rs 8000 within a month and are getting payment regularly since then. They are happy and thanking CGNet and officials. Ramashankar@8878447351

Kalavati Garhewal traveling with CGNet Swara Citizen Journalism Awareness Yatra has reached Malumduli village of Bangarwadi panchayat, Mawai block, Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh and talking to anganwadi worker who says she need to go 1 km to mountains to fetch water from a well to cook food for 31 children. They are requesting for a handpump from 4 years but no one listens. You are requested to call Collector@9425164003, CEO@9425836026 to help. Kalavati@8435691024.

Kailash Giri is calling from Bokaro in Jharkhand and says payment of Mid-day meal cooks in many schools was due frpm 10-12 months in Bokaro district. He reported it on Swara in November 2014. After listeners pressurized officers half of the payment is made to all those women and due amount is expected soon. We thank Swara listeners and officers in helping the poor women in getting their wages and hope you will continue to help suffering people in the same way. Kailash Giri@9608511810.

Jagdish is visiting Govt Primary School in Masuar village of Chhataini Panchayat, Jaba block, Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh and talking to students. It has been 2 years that these Adivasi children are not provided mid-day meal in the school. (Code of school 23140901904 under Panwar cluster, Dabhaura). They request that mid-day meal should be given to all of them and listeners are requested to call Collector@9425903973, CEO@9993408254. Jagdish@9630095968.

Ramashankar Prajapati is calling from Jiraunha Middle School in Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh and says preparation of mid-day meal was interrupted due to not supplying rice by dealer. They reported it on Swara in January 2015. Dealer has supplied the rice same day after listeners pressurized officers and now students are eating their mid-day meal regularly. They thank Food inspector, CEO, Collector and listeners for helping them by putting pressure on officers by their phone calls. Ramashankar@9685420819.