Two adibasis from Surguja district of Chhattisgarh says they worked during Diwali and have not paid their wages yet after 3 months in Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee act. They say we are poor people if we are not paid our wages for so long how can we go back and ask for more work? or more details about the story please call 9826515792

Parasram Bhoi from Teka village in Pithora block of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh says he got the muster role of NREGA work in his village through RTI which showed names of many fictitious people who have not done work and does not live in the area. He has complained about it to concerned authorities and have also visited chief Minister’s Jan Darshan ( meet the people)program to complain about it. But nothing has moved in more than 6 months. For more please call 9424215854/9893796309

Bhan Sahu is reporting from villages in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh where NREGA payments have not been made from last many months. Last month people went in big numbers to the Janpad office to complain after spending money on transport but still there is no response. Pension for old and widow has also stopped from last 4 months and the construction of an anganwadi building is not completed in last 4 years. She says this is the situation of development

Rajesh Bairagi is reporting from Chiraidangri village between Mandla and Jabalpur. He says government now gives NREGA payment only from the bank and the State bank officials come late in this rural branch and people need to visit many times to get their money. They also get refused payment when their account has less money. People need this money to run their daily expenses and government should make special arrangement so that they are given their payments in time

Bhan Sahu is reporting from Kanker that a rally was organised in Bhanupratappur area under the banner of Jan Van Adhikar Manch demanding better implementation of NREGA and Forest Rights act. Under NREGA people are not getting 100 days work and in FRA they are getting ownership for less land than what they are applying for. She reports that liquor mafia is misusing the permission given to tribals to brew liquor and there is a rally on 2nd October to protest that. Jan Van Adhikar manch is planning for a bigger rally in October to press for similar demands