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“I will not leave the land even if I die”

 
/ January 30, 2014

Fakirs, Adivasis and Banjaras, the three tribal communities have been living on forest land in Aunda village of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. Most people are farmers and earn two meals a day by cultivating seasonal crops. Since last few years, they are being harassed by the Forest department officials on account...

Guaranteeing Employment

 
/ January 29, 2014

Community correspondent Krupakar reports the story of a Sadashiv Thakrey who has not been given a MGNREGA job card due to which he along with many others who are unemployed are suffering. In Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, lives Sadashiv Thakrey. He applied for a job card under the Mahatma Gandhi...

Hope for houses: Indira Awaas Yojana

 
/ October 11, 2013

Gharkul schemes which come under Indira Housing Scheme (IAY) ensures that people living below poverty line  get a land with constructed houses. Our Community Correspondent Anil S Jagadhane tells the story of  a widow, Mumtaz Nizam Tanboli from Dhongargaon village, Solapur district ,Maharashtra who has been trying to get access to a...