Bhan Sahu while traveling in Bodal village found some women farming on a forest land for which they have not got any deeds under Forest Rights Act. She requested them to sing a Relo song through her mobile phone…Rela re re, Re rela rela…

Bhan Sahu is reporting from Kawardha where Baiga tribals organized a day long protest dharna under banner of Adivasi Samta manch. The Baiga tribals were demanding regularization of government schemes in health, education and employment guarantee. She says in many villages government has made buildings for hospitals but have not arranged any doctors or medicine and tribals are forced to walk many miles at the time of sickness.

Bhan Sahu is reporting about a meeting of Chhattisgarh Mahila Manch where they discussed the issues on situation of women in society. They discussed the problem women are facing with drunken husbands. They discussed the situation of women panch and sarpanch in Panchayati Raj system. They talked about women’s education and various laws to protect women’s rights. They all agreed that they need to get together to fight for their rights

Bhan Sahu is reporting from villages in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh where NREGA payments have not been made from last many months. Last month people went in big numbers to the Janpad office to complain after spending money on transport but still there is no response. Pension for old and widow has also stopped from last 4 months and the construction of an anganwadi building is not completed in last 4 years. She says this is the situation of development

Bhan Sahu from Rajnandgaon district reports that functionaries of Panchayati Raj system are not given much knowledge about their roles in the system. So panchs and sarpanchs are not able to participate in the decision making process and have only remained an executioners of decisions taken at higher level. For a policy to succeed it is very necessary that people at the grass root level are involved in the whole process of decision making