My name is Fateh Muhammad. I am calling from Chandapur in Bundi district of Rajasthan. I want to complain about the public distribution system. Whenever we go to the dealer he says there is no stock. We get ration in once in 3 months but the entry in our ration cards are always complete. We feel that government is sending ration but the dealers are selling it in the market. I request the authorities to please look into the matter. For more Mr Muhammad can be reached at 09981297893

Chandra Pratap Singh from Navrachna Samaj Sevi Sanstha in Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh is visiting a village in Gourela block where he meets Mata Singh who tells him that Sarpanch and other officials in his village are demanding Rs 1000 or more each to give ration cards for subsidized food under Public Distribution Service. The officials also tell them that they can complain to whoever they want but cards will not be given. He requests us to take the matter to higher officals to help these hapless people. For more Singh ji can be reached at 09407779115

Anil Gudia from Palamu district in Jharkhand says on 27th July a ration shop dealer Lalmani Singh and his sons had beaten dalit lady Saraswati Devi when they had gone to ask for due ration from 5 months. I had reported it on Swara and some other forums requesting people to call officials. Thanks to those calls two sons of the dealer has now been arrested and his license has been cancelled though he remains absconding. All the friends are requested to put pressure on DIG at 09431706134 so that they arrest him. Pls also call SDM at 09431183170 so the victims are given their due ration from 5 months. For more Gudia Ji can be reached at 09430715638

My name is Jagdish. I am calling from Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. Today I am visiting a village called Ghuman in Jaba block. This village has 100 adivasi families who had applied for ration card and BPL card a year back but no one is listening to them and they are running from pillar to post. This area was ruled by kings before independence but after that also the adivasis live in same fear and their situation has not changed. Pls call Tahsildar Mr Munavvar Khan to help them at 09425470736. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883

Naresh Bunkar from Adivasi Jan Van adhikar Manch in Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh says we went to a village called Kandavani which is a village of Baiga tribals up on the hills. This village is 80kms from district headquarter and 47 kms from block headquarter. 105 Baigas have told that they have got ration cards this year but had to pay Rs 200 for each card. When we confronted the official with this information he has promised to return the money within a week but this is an example how Baigas are getting exploited in the region which needs inspection and correction. For more Naresh ji can be reached at 08717872770