Bengali Report - Bengalee Association Bihar

Bihar government. In contrast to the practice in Bihar, the scheduled caste
Bengali refugees settled in other Indian states (Odisha, Assam, Meghalay,
Mizoram or Tripura) have been awarded the proper caste certificate, taking
into account the scheduled caste list in West Bengal.
(b) Most of the refugee Bengali population were provided with land for their
livelihood. But in spite of specific government order, many of these
households have not been given the ‘parcha’ for their land. Consequently, in
many villages, some of the local strongmen have illegally captured the land
of the refugee Bengalis.
(c) In spite of the fact that there is a large Bengali-speaking population in East
Champaran, the schools in the district do not have Bengali teachers. The
number of sanctioned pots for Bengali teachers is itself very inadequate and,
secondly, even those sanctioned posts remain vacant.
(d) The refugee Bengali population in Champaran, engaged in cultivation also
face wide discrimination when it comes to receiving several state government
benefits for fertilizer, seed, credit and irrigation. Such discrimination is indeed
practiced by the local administration.
(e) In case of other state government benefits like Old Age Pension, Social
Security Benefits, assistance for flood-affected households, etc., the refugee
Bengali population again faces wide discrimination. In some case, these
households have not received any compensations (either land or cash) for
the land acquired from them for Gandak canal or roads. Many of the colonies
of the refugee Bengali population are in remote areas where the police
presence is rather limited, resulting in wide prevalence of theft and dacoity.
The reach of electricity is also very limited in the areas.
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