Do justice to Mahadalits.
The report on the plight of Mahadalits in Bihar ( I.E. dt.7/6/12) is
slap on the face of the bureaucracy of India, especially in Bihar. It
was very imaginative on the part of NItish Kumar, the Chief Minister
of Bihar, to empower the poorest of the poor, through this programme
of handing over a plot of land to build a home for themselves. Your
report makes it clear how the bureaucracy and land mafia cheat these
poor people.All programmes of social welfare should be monitored by
local NGOs and political activists to ensure that it reaches the poor
people. It appears that Mahadalits have been given plots in isolated
areas. There could be cluster of huts/homes near their village so that
they can come together and help each other. It would be good idea if
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was used to construct
houses to these people. I do hope this reaches those who are in charge
of uplifting the poor.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/they-got-a-plot-but-sleep-on-the-road-cook-in-the-open/958915/0
June 7,2012.
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