Rakesh Rai is calling from Pampapur village in Ambikapur block in Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. He says day before I had reported on Swara that hundreds of people here are waiting for their NREGA wages from more than 2 years. After hearing the message yesterday officials came to village and have made payments. Today they were supposed to be back to pay the rest but there is no sign of them and people are waiting. Rakesh@9826515792

Rakesh Rai is visiting Pampapur village in Ambikapur block in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh where he finds young people are not getting NREGA wages and old people tell him that around 300 of them have applied for old age pension for more than a year ago but their application has not gone forward and they are not getting any pension. They allege officials not taking their issue seriously.You are requested to help. For more Rakesh Ji can be reached at 9826515792

Rakesh Rai is visiting village Gajarbhavna in Pampapur Panchayat in Ambikapur block of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. This is a village of primitive Pahadi Korwa tribals who tell him that they worked in NREGA a year back and some have got half wages, some have got no wages at all. You are requested to call officials at 9754352167 ( Secretary) and 94255825854 ( Block CEO) to help these primitive tribals. For more Rakesh Ji is at 9826515792

Rakesh Rai is visiting Pampapur village in Surguja district in Chhattisgarh where he meets Bhagwat Ram who tells him that he worked 100 days under NREGA in 2012-13 but he is waiting for half the wages. When he goes to officials they say it is a problem of mobile banking. There are around 100 such people in his village who are also waiting for wages. You are requested to call Collector at 09406100100 to help. For more Rakesh Ji is at 9826515792

Rakesh Rai is visiting Lundra block of Surguja district today where he meets women running Self help group in Dhawalpur village in Bilaikala panchayat who tell him that they are cooking mid-day meal in Govt school from last 6 months but have not got any money. They have borrowed money to buy grains to cook food for children but officials only give assurance and no money.You are requested to call Collector Surguja at 09406100100. Rakesh@9826515792