Upendra Vahinipati from Bilaspur is reporting that in the area farmers are not getting subsidized fertilizers. When the farmers visit the government shops they are told the consignment has not arrived whereas in the private shops fertilizer is readily available at higher costs. Till now there was no rain but when the rain has arrived there is no fertilizer. Authorities should look into the problem immediately

Bhan Sahu is reporting from various villages in Rajnandgaon where villagers are paid less than the official rates. She says in one village people got only Rs 70 for a days work under NREGA but when they protested collectively they got the full payment of Rs 100. Similarly some people have got Rs 2000 less than the amount they signed for in Indira Awas Yojna and in the same village headman has captured a land where villagers want to build a pond under NREGA

Kaladas Daharia from Chhattisgarh mukti Morcha is reporting live from a demonstration during a nation wide one day strike demanding better facilities to workers

Himanshu Kumar on his Cycle Yatra to talk to people about the situation of tribals in Chhattisgarh has reached border of Gujarat and Maharashtra. He reports that in last few days he visited an organisation called Bhasha who are working to preserve tribal languages and culture. He also went to ashram in Wedchhi where Narayan Desai son of Mahadev Desai, private secretary of Mahatma Ganndhi lives. He says in all the places people have very carefully listened about the situation in tribal areas of Central India

Bhan Sahu reports from Rajnandgaon that in entire district many people have not been paid for their work in NREGA from the month of April. People are getting desperate after no action from government side after repeated requests for payment. And now they are planning a demonstration if the due payments are not made within a week