Shivram Sonwani is speaking from Mangari Panchayat of Batauli block of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh where he interviews people who have been working for road and pond construction work under NREGA from last one year. The people say they are yet to be paid and some people who have not worked have got paid. Shivram Ji says after not getting wages people are now getting ready for migrating to other areas for search of work. Shivram Ji can be reached at 08120040375

Shobharam Ji from Bodla in Kabirdham ( Kawardha) district of Chhattisgarh says in his village they have worked for government programs of building roads and other works but have not been paid. Sarpanch earlier used to say it is delayed and now says the money has been lapsed. We are poor people how can we survive if our payment is so delayed. For more please contact 09589999760

Shivram Sonwani from Kachnar Adivasi Vikas Samiti Sitapur in Surguja Chhattisgarh says in Giroldi panchayat people worked under NREGA in 2009-10 but they are yet to get their wages. People have got tired of appealing to higher officials in janpad and district and no more wants to work in NREGA. They are instead migrating to other areas in search of work. For more please contact Shivram Ji at 08120040375

Shivram Sonwani from Surguja district of Chhattisgarh is talking about a village where people have worked under MGNREGA sceme 6 months back but they are yet to be paid. He says people have given their complaints to highest officials in the district and have also attended public hearing in district headquarter but their wages are yet to be paid. For more please contact Sonwani ji at 08120040375

सरस्वती साइकिल योजना के तहत इस साल अब तक 20 में से सिर्फ चार शैक्षणिक जिलों में साइकिलें बांटी जा सकी हैं। सरकार ने अब छात्र-छात्राओं को साइकिलों की बजाए रुपए बांटने के निर्देश दिए हैं। आदिम जाति कल्याण विभाग को 76 हजार और स्कूल शिक्षा विभाग को करीब 20 हजार साइकिलें बांटनी हैं।
मनपसंद कंपनी की साइकिलें : साइकिल बांटने के लिए शिक्षा विभाग में जिला शिक्षा अधिकारी और आदिम जति कल्याण विभाग में सहायक आयुक्तों को शासन ने राशि जारी कर दी है। वे पात्र बालिकाओं व बालकों के पालकों को बुलवाकर उनकी मनपसंद कंपनी की साइकिलें खरीदवाएंगे।