Young Sweeper at Vindhya Nagar Admin Building

While I was coming out from admin building of NTPC Vindhyanagar, I just saw a person carrying dustbin. Looking her nice dress of blue color, I was in doubt that he was a sweeper or not. Instinctively I inquired, "Are you sweeper? Where are living?" He replied positively and mentioned they are living just outside the township of NTPC Vindhya Nagar though they had made their huts on the land of NTPC Vindhya Nagar. He further mentioned that there was no electricity, no proper source of water etc in his locality. 

He mentioned that he belonged to lower caste. When I told him to mention the name of his caste specifically. At first he didn't understood, but on my mentioning DOM he said yes he belong to that caste only. 

I promised him that at sometime I would visit his locality and would like to work to improve their condition.  

Two Young Labourers @ Vindhya Nagar Township

Whenever I am walking along roadside in township or in plant areas I used to look around all the people coming and going here and there. If I come across with a labourer I intend to talk with him. Yesterday at Vindhya Nagar, I met two young labourers with his boss. When I started talking with these two guys his boss kept walking in the same pace and went much ahead. Curious I asked these boys where they are living. They said they are in Delhi. They were brought here to work by a certain contractor for two-three months. Meanwhile they are living just outside the campous. Further he mentioned that they belong to Muzaffpur and stay mostly in Anandvihar, Delhi for work purpose. When I asked how much they are being given, they shyly mentioned about seven and a half thousand rupees including food and room rent. Further he mentioned that he was being paid in cash. The other boy mentioned it depended upon contractors, sometime they were being paid in cash or sometime their salary are being paid directly into their bank account. 

Being curious I asked when they were going home. They said generally in two three months they are visiting their home. Particularly they have to move home when some emergency situation arises at home. It is really amazing how these boys are managing their family and emergency situations with such petty salaries. 

The second boy started telling he would earn money for a few months and then  they would go back home to resume their study as he realized that their is no fate in being a labourer.   

Ambedkar Jayanti

Rally was organized early in the morning at Rihand. In the evening Sirsoti organized a rally in the evening and took a round in the village. Many people were excited to see the rally in their village. We also went in locality of Baiga Community which someone told that it is red light area of Sirsoti and wished the end of such activities from the village. I directed to give free education to their children and if needed to give scholarship for encouragement. 

Navodaya Mission Academy

NTPC Rihand has provided a building having two small rooms and two attached tiny rooms for teaching purposes for shifting this educational activities from EDC Rihand. People are fearful who will be responsible if some mishappening will occur. Now Navodaya Mission has to take all the responsibilities. Whatever be the case now our activities will be recognized from our name, otherwise these activities are being taken activities by EDC. So there is gain as well as losses. Our team members have once again expressed solidarity and wished to lead the program more effectively.
Further on our repeated request finally ED Rihand, Shree Murty sir made CSR to sanction Rs. 120000/- for keeping some teachers. 

@Sewa Kunj Ashram, Karidar, Chapaki

Date 29/11/2016

We visited this Ashram and interacted with children. This Ashram is being run by an NGO, Sewa Samarpan Sansthan which is associated with Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram which is part of RSS family. Currently Anandji heads this ashram and takes care of all its affairs. He is Pracharak of RSS and designated as Prant Sangathan Mantri, Kashi Prant from organizational point of view. 

At present, 165 tribal children from all across Sonebhadra including some children from Jharkhand from border villages of Sonebhadra are staying in the Ashram. They are provided accommodation, fooding etc. by Ashram free of cost. There is arrangement for education till class fifth and then children go to nearby highschools for secondary education.
Discipline is the key of this Ashram. All are bounded by rules and regulation and children are not tended to break the rules though no corporal punishment is being given to any children.

Panchayat Level Sports Event

Like last year students of Gov. School, Sirsoti (Senior and Junior) excelled in the sports specially Kho Kho. All the four teams of Kho-Kho (boys and girls) beaten all the opponent and reached in the next level. Now they will play on block level, then on district level and finally on state level. Last year children of this school reached at state level. Abhimanyu Jaisawal, representative of Navodaya Mission from Sirsoti kept working hard with children to make this possible. Headmasters of these schools thanked Navodaya Mission for these achievements.

How vulnerable are the lives of laborers/sanitation workers in unorganized sector?

Date: 14/10/2016

Place: Rihand Nagar, Bijpur

Unlike all the days his family members would have kept waiting for him. Fortunately the Police identified the person after making calls from his phone. Police was quick enough to guess the reality behind the dreadful case. Everyone was talking, if some accident happens, one should help the victim to reach hospital. He should be more sympathetic.

The employers disowned him for avoiding obligation of giving any compensation or aid to his family to bear the pain inflicted upon them due to this unfortunate accident. Someone near to him came and requested the police to help his family to get some help and accepted the truth that his near and dear one has gone out of this world. Police is unable to give any consolation and seemed more active to identify and catch the real victim.

Early in the morning many interpretations were there in the rumors. People were making talks as if they have found the truth.

It is more unlikely that that person would have benefited from Atal Pension Yojana or recently launched insurance scheme. Fortunately his son is old enough to take care of himself.