Khirasindhu Sagria is a Dalit RTI activist in Khariar of Nuapada district of Odisha. Thanks to RTI applications by Khirasindhu a major NREGA corruption was exposed and many officials were suspended. But instead of encouraging him the District Collector has sent a notice under Sec.89 of Orissa Gram Panchayat Election Rules-1965 to him asking why his name would not be published in the list of persons encouraging litigation! Fo r more Khirasindhu can be reached at 9937371553 and Smitaruchi the caller can be reached at 09437203461

Son Singh from Adivasi Jan Van adhikar manch in Kabirdham in Chhattisgarh says we finished our dharna last month demanding better implementation of Forest Rights Act and NREGA when SDM promised an enquiry. There is due of Rs 14 lakhs from year 2006. There is no enquiry ordered yet and when y’day 127 families demanded FRA rights the objection of 10 were heard ignoring our demands of poor Baiga adivasis. You are requested to call SDM Kiran Kaushal at 09425073128 asking why she is not fulfiling her promise. For more Son Singh ji can be reached at 09752796887

Khuturam Sunani from Nuapada district of Odisha says according to law NREGA payment should be made within 2 weeks but in one village in his district workers have not been paid for more than 6 months now. More than 12 lakhs is due to more than 125 workers and their complaint to collector have not helped. You are requested to call the Collector at 09437120722. He also intreviews couple of workers in Odia. For more Sunani ji can be reached at 09437657625. You can also talk to one of the workers Kashiram Sunani at 09178360963

Gulaliya Kanasiya from Badwani district in Madhya Pradesh says there were some NREGA work in his village in mid 2010 where some false payments were made.The villagers have submitted a complaint to CEO Badwani on 16/11/10. They followed up with another application on 23/6/11 and then again on 10/8/11 they submitted a third application.
You are requested to contact DM Renu Tiwari at 094254 15222 to check why no action has been taken. For details and clarifications, Gulalia ji may be contacted on 9754101714

Umesh Shrivas of MNREGA workers association is discussing about his experience of discovering irregularities in NREGA after visiting a village near Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. He says we found that officials have given wages to some workers but they have got less wages. Some have got no wages neither they are registered for their work. And their are fake names in register who have got full wages. For more Umesh can be reached at 07869295488