Mahangpur village, Jehanabad district, Bihar | Asha Kumari Malnutrition is rampant in Mahangpur village of Jehanabad district, Bihar. Despite this, the Anganwadi centre in the village did not distribute ration on a regular basis. When community correspondent, Asha Devi learnt about this, she reported the matter to the Child Development...
15% of India’s 1.2 billion people, which amounts to 180 million people, still don’t get enough food each day (Source: International Food Policy Research Institute).The ration is not being distributed to Lakshmipur village in Bihar and all that the villagers hope for is some subsidised food, which is a right...
Turki, Falka, Katihar, Bihar | Navita Devi More than 1000 people still do not have access to electricity in Bihar’s Turki village. Electricity poles were erected 5 years yet the villagers suffer in darkness. Correspondent Navita talks to the community about living without electricity and discusses how this problem can...
Maniyarchak Ghat, Munger, Bihar | Sheila Sheikh Maniyarhak ghat has nearly 15 to 20 houses with a population of around 100 – 150 people. These villagers have never had ‘pukka’ houses been built for them. “We are poor people and cannot afford to build proper houses. Our houses are very...
Munger, Bihar | Sheela Sheikh 300 people have not seen a toilet in 40 years. Swacch Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission’s main objective is elimination of open defecation. This campaign aims to accomplish the vision of a ‘Clean India’ by 2 October 2019 which is on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th...
Rounia, Barari, Katihar, Bihar | Reena Devi The national food security law provides legal entitlement to subsidised food grains to two-thirds of India’s population. Bihar was hailed for being among the states that successfully implemented the scheme. However, our ground reports tell us that majority of the beneficiaries still don’t have...
Sikkat, Katihar, Bihar | Reena Devi The pregnant women in Sikkat, Ward no. 3, Bihar are not being provided with proper healthcare facilities as expected. Their sufferings were recorded by our Community correspondent Reena Devi.Please call the Sub-divisional officer on +91-9473191377 and ask him to immediately make sure that pregnant...
Madva, Bihar | Ashok Paswan Mamta Devi, a mother of a newborn child, failed to receive primary healthcare from the Aanganwadi in her village during the pregnancy of her child. Mothers in Jamui repeatedly complain of recurrent episodes of giddiness and weakness, and low immunity in their infants. This failure...
