Raju Kumar from Chatra district in Jharkhand says in all the villages around him handpumps are lying unrepaired. Specially he says there are many schools where hand pumps are not working and children are having a hard time. It is also difficult to cook their mid day meals. After last Panchayat election government has given money to each village sarpanch for hand pump repair. He would like to ask where has that money gone which needs investigating. He says if these people are siphoning off this kind of money then what can we expect from these leaders for our development. For more Raju ji can be reached at 09835235929

Raju Kumar from Chatra district of Jharkhand says I had heard a report on Swara by Aparna Marandi that many rich people are having Below Poverty Level cards whereas many poor do not have BPL cards. When I checked in my area I found that more then 25% people who have BPL cards are Govt employees and the people who are working as bonded laboreres in those houses have not got BPL cards. A report to officials do not help.Once people do not have BPL cards they can not avail many Govt schemes which are meant for poor. There is a need to start a campaign to rectify this. For more Raju ji can be reached at 09835235929

Raju Kumar from Chatra district in Jharkhand is telling us about some Watershed projects in his block. According to the scheme some ponds were to be dug which farmers can use for irrigation, some embankments to be made to stop the water and also some self help groups were to be formed which will help villagers do some small scale business like poultry etc to make them self sufficient. Each self help group was supposed to be given Rs 50,000. The project has finished in March but the groups are yet to get the money. You are requested to call the officer Mr Manoj at 09471997499 to enquire. For more Raju can be reached at 09835235929

Raju Rana from Nawada village of Semaria block of Chatra district in Jharkhand is telling us that some work under NREGA is going on in his village where half the workers do not have any job card or account in the post office/bank where according to law the money should be deposited. Not only this quite a few children below the age of 18 are working. The officials are giving Rs 100 to men and Rs 80 to women as wages and this is continuing in quite a few villages in this block which needs investigation. For more Raju can be reached at 09835235929

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मैं इस राख में भारत का धर्म ढूंढ रहा हूं
मैं इस राख में भारत का लोकतंत्र ढूंढ रहा हूं
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