NREGA: We request for work but officials do not give us any work or receipt...
Sohan Diwan from block Magarlod in Dhamtari district in of Chhattisgarh is telling us that when they go to ask for work under NREGA the officials do not give them any receipt. They tell that there is no work and if they gave receipt then they will have to give unemployment compensation for which they do not have any money. A complaint to officials do not help and poor people are suffering in absense of any employment. For more Diwan Ji can be reached at 09907473848
Posted on: Jan 06, 2013. Tags: NREGA SOHAN DIWAN
Anganwadi not working from 5 months, Baiga children getting no food, Pls help...
Naresh Bunkar from Pandaria block in Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh is telling us about village Gaonpani in Kandavani panchayat. He tells us that in the village there are 30 children enrolled in anganwadi but the woman in charge has not been turned in 5 months. No food has been cooked from 4 months. One worker gave food for a month but she has not been paid for that. Anganwadi functions in her house from 7 years but she has not got any rent. For more Naresh Ji can be reached at 08720822286
Posted on: Jan 06, 2013. Tags: FOOD NARESH BUNKAR
Adivasis working on Forest land from 1980,Yet to get land deeds under FRA...
Jagdish Ji from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is today talking to adivasis from Bijhwa village who tell him that they are working on forest land there from 1980 but they have not got land deeds under Forest Rights Act. They tell him that though the forest department in harassing adivasis but in the same forest land an outsider saint has captured more than 5 acre of land. He has made a pukka house and have dug a tube well but forest department says nothing to him. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883
Posted on: Jan 06, 2013. Tags: FOREST JAGDISH LAND
Rally to commemorate lathicharge on people opposing land to Jindal Steel...
Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna Manch in Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is reporting live from a rally to commemorate the day in 2008 when protesters were beaten up by police when they were opposing their land being given to Jindal. The rally demanded that all the land given to industries in Chhattisgarh should be investigated by CBI under Supreme Court. For more Rajesh Ji can be reached at 09424183510
Posted on: Jan 05, 2013. Tags: LAND RAJESH TRIPATHI
Adivasi mothers in MP waiting for Govt support 3 years after their child birth...
Ramkailash Kol from Hathauria village in Jaba block of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh is talking to women who have not got their money from Mukhyamantri Mazdoor Suraksha Yojna from 3 years. They tell him that there are more than dozen women who are waiitng for their Rs 5700 after giving birth. He requests us to call CEO of Jaba at 09977845752 and Collector Rewa at 09425147740 to help these poor women. For more Ramkailash Ji can be reached at 07354671394
