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from her own cultivated rice and when that finishes she has to go to otherpeople’s home to cut their grass and feed it to the cows.Now the fields are ripe with ‘Amon” rice and after the harvest Subhodra wouldbe sowing the seeds for the “Minicate” rice in the summer months. She alsocultivates “jaya” rice. “I have never got the seeds from the government but thisyear I have received five kilos. I had to buy them previously,” says SubhodraSardar.Subhodra says that if she had the opportunity she would open a shop at herhouse and that would have added to the daily income and things would havebeen slightly easier then. “At least I would not have to think about how to get theessential commodities for the family if I had a shop,” says Subhadra with a slighthope in her voice. “I am aging and am unable to work in the fields under the sonbut I have to and at times I feel that my body is just not putting up with thestrain,” she explains. “If I had the shop then I would have felt that after me atleast the family would not starve.” “I will distribute the property amongst my twosons once my daughter is married,” says Subhadra.To start a shop, Subhodra says that she would need to make a room first andthen materials to start business. Upon being asked how she would manage themoney for it, she says that if she is able then she would have to save from thehousehold expenses but that at present it looked difficult. She had never appliedfor a loan because people told her that the loan is never sanctioned and thatshe would never get it even if she applied.Subhadra says that she had a very small pond before which never had sufficientwater for watering all of her fields. She had to take water from other people’s‘shelo’ but now under the NREGA Project her small pond has been dug to alarger size over seven or eight kathas and she says that she is waiting to see whathappens to the water this year. She has not been able to buy much fisher lingsbut some and has released them in the pond. Due to the lack of funds she wasnot able to buy much. She says that the Panchayat had promised to give fisherlings and seeds but that has never been given though the villagers have been tothe Panchayat Office several times. Subhodra has applied for it and is awaitingresults.Subhodra’s sons got about six months of work under the NREGA Project and shesays that the money got from it has helped her a little in making ends meet.She has planted some banana trees and betel nut trees along the side of thepond where the dug up soil had been accumulated. She has not decided whatelse to plant on the rest of the place. According to her banana plantation is veryprofitable. She is not very happy with the way NREGA Project has slowed down.
She could have said that the six months was profitable for the family had therebeen more work. “My sons are not working now as it is nearly harvest time sowhere is the profit?” she asks. The job card holders have worked on ponds andthe river bed.The Panchayat member came and told Subhodra about the job card and thenshe applied. Now both her sons and she has a job card each.Subhodra is of the opinion that women have changed since her times. They donot want to remain with their in-laws and look after them in their old age like heryounger son and his wife who have separated from the family and do notcontribute anything towards household expenses.In conclusion it can be said that very poor people like Subhodra Sardar demandthat they get some seeds and fisher lings to carry them forward after the ponddigging is completed. It is very difficult for people like Subhodra to buy fisher lingsand seed when they cannot even make both ends meet.It is to be further noted that the Panchayat has not yet distributed the promisedseeds or fisher lings to the beneficiaries of the NREGA Project and that his needsto be done quickly so that these beneficiaries can enjoy the real fruit of theproject.Moreover, it is important to mention that widows like Subhodra Sardar could dowith some extra help like a small loan or any similar material assistance so thatthey can pull through the first phase of the Project before they start enjoying itsreal fruits.
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Page 3 and 4: The people of the village were dire
Page 5 and 6: pond. He also says that the people,
Page 7 and 8: 3. LAXMAN SARDARNREGA has improved
Page 9 and 10: have enough fish to sell as well as
Page 11 and 12: The Sardar family used to live in a
Page 13 and 14: “My younger son could have come h
Page 15 and 16: and that has helped improving the h
Page 17 and 18: sold in the local market but due to
Page 19: 7. SUBHADRA SARDARNREGA has offered
Page 23 and 24: give him and his wife food. They on
Page 25 and 26: 9. MAMATA SARDARNREGA has made vill
Page 27 and 28: 10. SAHADEV SARDARVillagers depend
Page 29 and 30: also says that their own pond took
Page 31: any money for the basic food items
Page 34 and 35: 13. BISHNU SARDARNREGA has been eff
Page 36 and 37: 14. RABIN GHOSHNREGA has generated
Page 38 and 39: 15.RAICHARAN SARDARNREGA has assure
Page 40 and 41: some temporary interim project that
Page 42 and 43: occurred,” says the aged farmer,
Page 44 and 45: two able sons who work in Barrackpo
Page 46 and 47: has not yet been received, Sujan st
Page 48 and 49: Rabindranath has approached the pan
Page 50 and 51: he does not belong to the party in
Page 52 and 53: was continuous family feuds and Jog
Page 54 and 55: 21. RADHAKANTA GAYENNREGA has incre
Page 56 and 57: 22. ANUKUL MONDOLEmployment on NREG
Page 58 and 59: 23. PRABASH CHANDRA MONDOLNREGA app
Page 60 and 61: The NREGA program has sponsored pro
Page 62 and 63: usually buy about 1 kg of oil but w
Page 64 and 65: “My husband sends me money on a m
Page 66 and 67: Abhilash has been working as a labo
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28. DHIRENDRANATH SARDARNREGA is mo
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29. KARTIK MUNDANREGA : Boon for un
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are able to work and the Panchayat
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nine hundred that he earns from bir
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“I have a neighbour who had three
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The roads project should also be un
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