No action on complaints about irregularities in NREGA
Chandra Pratap Singh from Semaria in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh is giving details of NREGA work where people have not worked but they have been shonw as being paid in the muster roll. He gives three examples from 2010-11 with names, Job card number and Jon number with dates. He says they have complained to authorities including collector but no action has been taken so far. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 09407779115
Posted on: May 29, 2012. Tags: CHANDRA PRATAP SINGH NREGA
Tadmetla: All development funds used but no development!
My name is Manish Singh. I am a journalist. Today I went to Tadmetla, in Konta block of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. Everyone now knows about Tadmetla. Poeple in Tadmetla told me that their village secretary and concerned officers have taken out all the money earmarked for the village in the name of development projects but they have not got any help from last 7 years. There is no old age pension, no NREGA and it is the story of all the nearby villages. For more Manish Ji can be reached at 09479186671
Posted on: May 12, 2012. Tags: Manish Singh
Handicap association to raise non implemetation of laws
Hem Singh Markam from Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh says he wants to eastablish a platform for handicapped people. He says gvt of India passed laws for handicapped people in 1995 and it was also published in Govt regulations in 1996 but those rights are not given to the handicapped people. He would like to raise these issues from the platform. he requests anyone who would like to join the platform to contact him at 09893062106
Posted on: May 05, 2012. Tags: Hem Singh Markam
Forest dept harasses us, Worked in NREGA, No payment...
Prithvipal Singh Tekam from Katni district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about problems in his village. He says many adivasis were arrested for farming on an old dried up pond on forest land though all legal procedures have been followed by the panchayat. Though they have been released on bail but need to go to court. He says apart from harassment from forest department they also do not have clean drinking water and have not got wages for NREGA work they did in 2011. For more Tekam ji can be reached at 08821939133
Posted on: May 02, 2012. Tags: FOREST NREGA PRITHVIPAL SINGH TEKAM
If can't give electricity, please give solar power, says adivasi
Hem Singh Markam an adivasi from Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh says there is no electricity in my village. Though government survey took place 5 years ago but there is no sign of electricity. He says if government can not put electricity they should help them with solar panels. He says these days it is difficult to reach the ministers as police stops him from going near them so he is using this platform. For more Markam ji can be reached at 09893062106
