Rajim Ji from Korradih village in Kasdol block of Baloda Bazar district in Chhattisgarh is talking so some women who tell her that they have not got rice for mid day meal they cook for schools. They have been buying food to feed the children all these months. She also meets some women who run Anganwadi center for pre school children who tell her they have not got rice from a month so they are buying some ready to eat food for children.For more Rajim Ji can be reached at 09424215854

My name is Rajim. I am calling from Baloda Bazar district of Chhattisgarh. Today we are meeting to discuss Forest Rights Act and found that many families who are using forest land from much before the stipulated date have not got their land deeds.I speak to one person who says he is using the land from at least 45 years. Earlier Chief Secretary of state has helped us after reporting on Swara. We request him to help again. For more Rajim Ji can be reached at 09098050893

Rajim from Chhattisgarh is visiting Janjgir Champa district today where she meets woman activist Anita Dhritlahre who tells her that 42 power plants are coming up in the district and these new plants are bringing prostitution in the area. Some women had got job in the factories but many are now getting sacked. She says the public hearings for setting plants are done in fraudulent way by bringing in people from outside. They are demanding profit sharing for locals as the jobs to land holders will not benefit the families for long. For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Rajim Ketwas from Pithora in Chhattisgarh is telling us about their experience with Swara. She says we are using Swara from last 2 years and today I would like to share the positive results we have had so far. Many people in our area had not got their NREGA wages for months. After reporting on Swara they got the wages within a week. We also stopped some fraud in the scheme after reporting. In some villages there was corruption in Public Distribution system and people who did not pay bribes were not given subsidized ration for months. After villagers told their story on Swara, newspaper people helped us and people got BPL cards and ration within a week. Forest Rights act was not getting implemented properly in this area and when we spoke about it on Swara we got a call from Chief Secretary of the state the next day and higher forest oficials visited and we got our rights under FRA very soon. Swara is a democratic medium of ours and I will request all of us to use it as we have done here, that is the reason I am telling our story today. For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Rajim is talking to a 22 year boy called Mukesh Kanwar who asked for some information about NREGA work in his village in Saraipali block of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh. After he filed his application the village head threatened him that his BPL and NREGA card will be cancelled. Today he was called 200 kms away at block after his appeal but the officer was not present. Other officer has promised to give the details in 45 days. Rajim asks why villagers should be harassed so much in such long and expensive travels for simple informations. She requests to advise on what should Mukesh do next? For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854