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Film on success stories of J&K Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Development Corporation

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Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Development Corporation released a 23-minute documentary film titled ‘Sucess Stories of J&K SC, ST, AND BC Development Corporation. The film highlights follow aspects of their work: Officials emphasized that audio-visual storytelling leaves a lasting impression and will help raise awareness, especially in remote areas. Read […]

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Governance in Tamil Nadu: Principled in Dignity, Economic Parity and Unity

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Female farmers in India are one of the most marginalised groups as they seldom have agency over the land they toil away for. Better Life Farming is an initiative that aims to help women take agency and ownership of the land, who’s produce is the fruit of their hardwork.

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Odisha: Sustainable Local Governance Through Public Participation

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Strengthening the Gram Panchyat plays a vital role in creating local participation and self governance. This story from Odisha is the predicament.

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A woman carrying water to her home in Bidapaju village in Odisha’s Nayagarh district. Photo: Arabinda Mahapatra

Bidapaju Village: Community Ownership of Forest Rights After 15 Years

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The Residents of Bidapaju Village were unaware of the laws protecting them until volunteers from Nirman NGO visited them and encouraged them to ascertain their forest rights.

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Ratanpura Mahila Sabha Take Village Sanitation Issues In Stride

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Mahila Sabhas are a platform where women are able to break the shackles of patriarchy and voice out their needs and opinions in the safety of sisterhood.

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Anjanapuram: The Saga of Community Literacy to Governance

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Empowering youth to empower themselves, through education.

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Gram Udyay VII: The Power of Village Leadership

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The Gram Udyay VII was implemented in Machhrauli Village by the S.M.Sehgal Foundation, under which Village Leadership Sessions were conducted to inform them about the government facilities and help them access government schemes.

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Tribal areas fight against the irregular implementation of Forest Right Act

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Irregular implementation of the Forest Rights Act due to lethargy and ambiguity has rendered some tribal communities in Maharashtra strangers in their own homes. They are often harassed by Forest Officials and restricted access to the resources of the forest they help nurture all in the name of a law enacted in 1980. Frustrated by

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