Does the Government Scheme really benefit the people? and if it does to what extent and above all does it equate to the objective they were conceived. This was one of the objectives in organising " Jana Mana"., also a one-to-one platform to interaction with people who are actual beneficiaries, it set the tone to assess the success of initiatives while welcoming suggestions and reflect upon constructive criticism…
Interactions such as these
provide a better perspective for effective implementation and result oriented
schemes that are focused and beneficial.
Article by THE HINDU below
give a snap shot of the concluded 'Jana Mana'
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sorake-promises-boiled-rice-under-anna-bhagya-scheme-in-udupi-district/article7571303.ece
‘Provide
subsidised diesel to farmers for mechanised tillers’
Minister
for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake said on Saturday that the government
would take steps to provide boiled rice under the Anna Bhagya scheme in Udupi
district shortly.
He
was speaking at the ‘Jana Mana’, an interactive session with beneficiaries of
various government schemes, organised by the district administration here.
Earlier,
Roopesh, a farmer from Kalya village, said that people in Udupi and Dakshina
Kannada districts do not eat raw rice. They use boiled rice for their meals.
Raw rice is used only while preparing idli and dosa. So the government should
supply boiled rice to people under the Anna Bhagya scheme.
Mr.
Sorake said that the matter had been considered earlier by the government and
boiled rice from Andhra Pradesh was being supplied to fair price shops.
But
people did not like the taste of the boiled rice from Andhra Pradesh. “Hence,
efforts are being made to provide boiled rice produced in the State,” he added.
Another
farmer suggested that boiled rice, which was procured from the farmers in the
district by Paddy Procurement Centres, should be distributed under the Anna
Bhagya scheme in the district. This would benefit both the farmers and the
beneficiaries, he added. To this, Mr. Sorake said that the suggestion would be
considered.
Achuta
Adiga, a farmer, said that farmers were no longer using oxen for ploughing as
in earlier times. Instead now, they use mechanised tillers that work on diesel.
Hence, the government should provide subsidised diesel to farmers as was being
given to fishermen to operate their boats, he added. In response to the
suggestion, Mr. Sorake said that he would take up the matter with Minister of
Agriculture Krishna Byre Gowda.
Kerosene lamps
Some
farmers said that a minimum of two litres of kerosene should be provided for
every ration cardholder in the villages. People in the villages still have to
depend on kerosene lamps when there is no power supply. But as per government
guidelines, kerosene is not being provided to those card holders who have LPG
cylinders. This guideline should be relaxed, they added. During the interactive
session, Kajil, a transgender, said that the district administration had given
title deeds to three transgenders in the district, and such a thing happened
for the first time in the State, and same should be replicated in other
districts also, added Kajil.
“We
should be treated with respect and not discriminated against. We want jobs so
that we can become self-reliant. Deputy Commissioner R. Vishal has agreed to
consider our demand for jobs,” Kajil added.
‘Though boiled rice sourced
from Andhra Pradesh was supplied, people did not like it. So, efforts are now
being made to supply that which is produced in the State’
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