Even after multiple complaints, the teachers were not coming to school since past two years. In september 2014, Shikha made a video on this issue and gave it to the Deputy Commissioner of Sahebganj district who took action to make sure the children don’t suffer any further. New teachers have...
‘To get my due payment is all I want. It’s Diwali, I wanted to buy sweets, clothes, and gifts for my girls and family’. ‘If the money is received, my girls can go to school again. I can deposit their fees and they can start studying. Children would be delighted...
Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh | Anil Kumar Saroj The nonseasonal rain and droughts in Uttar Pradesh has damaged this year’s crop. The government funds for the welfare of farmers haven’t been made available for the farmers of Galiya village in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh. ‘I’ve spent INR 25000 on sowing my crop....
The Forests Rights Act (FRA) was passed about 10 years ago, even now its implementation is patchy and dependent on the initiative of individual district administrators. The FRA recognises that forest dwellers’ have rights over land that they have been occupying and their communities have rights over use and management...
Sikkat, Bihar | Reena MGNREGA workers from the village get paid by the contractor after their job is completed. These workers aren’t aware that they have bank accounts opened in the post office on their individual names. The post-master and the contractor have gotten together to swindle money out of...
The residents of 18 panchayats fall under Maiguli and Bikhna villages of West Champaran in Bihar. There is a stretch of railway line that passes through these Panchayats from Bhikna Thori to Narkatiaganj. Bhikna Thori station is the last station on the Indian side before the Indo-Nepal border. The stretch...
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...
“People belonging to the Yadav community threaten to evict us from our lands”, says Kamala Devi, a member of one of the 50 Dalit families residing in Dhakwal Bigha village. These people have not received their documents regarding ownership of the land they have been living on for the last...
