Tag: BPL
The Road to Ration
875 people reside in Takhtpur village but only 135 people have BPL cards. They have to walk 4 km to another village, to access the Ration Distributor. It is just not the distance but the terrible condition of the way, which makes it even more difficult to carry ration back...
Jharkhand Tribal Go Missing on PDS List
Negligence of ward members increase difficulties for BPL families in Simdega.
Kashmiri Farmers Struggle Against Climate Change
Government dismisses local peoples’ voices on environmental rehabilitation plans
Corruption Keeps Hungry Waiting
National Food Security system fails to provide for communities in Gairsson, Uttarakhand.
Ruined Rations leave Poor Hungry
In Ladwa, Haryana, wheat rations are not fit for human consumption
Corruption in Bageshwar Hospital
In Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, poor patients are forced, against government policies, to pay for treatment and medication.
RTI Could Curb BPL Corruption
Man files RTI application in rural Haryana to fight for his BPL rights.
Villagers Yearn For Water
Villagers in Khursipar, Chhattisgarh, are desperate in the face of acute water scarcity.