Tag: Governance and Accountability
Goan Villages Boycott Lok Sabha Elections, Say Only Promises, No Development
Bad roads, lack of water and electricity supply pushed these Goans to boycott the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Marlem
Jai Bharat Shikshan Sansthan: Towards Participatory Governance
In rural Madhya Pradesh, the Jai Bharat Shikshan Sansthan is helping communities get closely involved in local self-governance.
In an Electrified Village Eleven Families Continue to Live in Darkness
Atal Jyoti Yojana has failed to deliver on its promise of 24 hours supply of power to eleven households in rural Madhya Pradesh. Every month Lallan Singh receives an electricity bill. The catch is that he has no access to electricity. Singh and ten other families in Sariha, a village...
Sita and Twenty Widows Appeal for Widow Pension in Bihar
Makulal, a poor widow of Bihar has not received any widow pension fund under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) since her husband died a decade ago. She would earlier do manual labour for a living, but her failing health has forced her to stop working. She and her young...