Friday, March 22, 2013

Strengthening NREGA with JEEVIKA approach in tribal pockets@JEEVIKA Shivpuri


21/03/2013 Shivpuri: On one side some of us thought that today will be ends like usual days; than again a new day with same/may be different schedule but on the other hand community people of Kharaibhat and Khorghar villages planned there today a day/more days before. It’s possible with efforts of Community members, Sarpanch – Mr. Arjun Singh Rawat, Secretary, Panchayat members and of course Balveer Singh (Cluster Coordinator in JEEVIKA-GCSS). In a row of Wednesday’s Jan Samasya Nivaran Divas (It is an initiative started after a proposal in 1st Gram Sabha of this year for hearing and solution of problems of villagerst) at Khorghar Panchayat Hall, yesterday community members orally put their proposal for work under MNREGA (community people discussed about work under MNREGA in previous Wednesdays also) in their village. After discussion Sarpanch decided that villagers who really want to work should work on Dhakrona pond and they will be paid according to MNREGA schemes.

On next day (21/032013) Sarpanch reached at village at 8:30 am in morning and grouped community people to work on pond. People seen very happy and enthusiastic, nobody took time and 70 people left villages with Tractor-Trolley and by walk around 9 am with their lunch. Sarpanch explain them about work and 62 community people from youth to elder male-female started working there. Some of them are digging mud with sharp hoes and others are busy in collecting mud with help of mattocks in shiny pans. Arjun Singh is closely watching and encouraging them for work. Some youths have seen playing songs on their mobiles for time pass, some community people passing light jokes on each others. It created a happy environment there. At afternoon the Sun was on its peak and trying to slowdown them with straight heat but they have shown thumb at nose to Sun with their unstoppable hard work. Mr. Balveer Singh found busy with writing their names. I (Nagendra Chaturvedi) stayed there till their lunch and talked with some community people about today’s work. They said they are very happy to work with in village and if it continues like that than why they will go to work outside.

With a positive smile, hope and empty stomach I went back to Shivpuri and had lunch.

*Note*: 20th March 2013 was 8th consecutive Wednesday in a series of Jan Samasya Nivaran Divas after 26th January’s Gram Sabha of this year at Khorghar Panchayat.

This is Nagendra Chaturvedi (Project Coordinator at JEEVIKA-GCSS, Gwl). We will meet soon with more new stuff. Thanks …

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