Pension Parishad, Lets Walk Together, Pune, 25th February 2012 89, New Timber Market, Bhavni Peth, Pune 411002 Phone: 020-2647307 11/02/2010 Dear friends, This is to invite you for a very important meeting and seek your solidarity on a very important issue. For years, there has been no social security for people in the unorgainsed sector. The ageing working poor are the most vulnerable because they... 

On the 28th of January, 2012, people of Barkheda and Jhamdi gram panchayat came in record numbers for the ‘Jan Nigrani evam Shikayat Nivaraan Shivir’ organized by Soochna and Rozgaar Abhayan and Prayatna Sanstha, Bharatpur. Also present were key financial advisors and policy makers from different ministries, as part of a policy and service delivery workshop organized by the Institute of Economic... 

We are deeply shocked at the attack on Dhura Ram, an NREGA-RTI whistleblower on 2nd February 2012. Dhura Ram through his complaint brought to light a Rs. 4 crores scam in MGREGA works in Nokha Block, Bikaner District, Rajasthan. Today, after this violent attack, Dhura Ram is admitted in the emergency ward of P.B.M hospital, with multiple fractures and head injuries.  Today’s incident once again... 

4th December 2011 by Gaia Von Hatzfeldt  The villagers gathered under the colourful tent in front of the Tehsil office in Bhim yesterday, were witness to an unforeseen, yet potentially very significant event: an impromptu experiment with a Grievance Redress Manch. What had been planned as a ‘jan sunwai’, by the spontaneous turn of events morphed into a platform in which mass grievances were raised... 

MKSS was at the Right to Food Jan Manch held at Jantar Mantar on 29th November 2011. This was in support of a universal PDS system and no cash transfers. For more information, read Jean Dreze – Kaun Banega Scorepati The following is the memorandum from the Jan Manch. 29 November 2011 To:       All Members of Parliament National Food Security Act: Memorandum from Right to Food Campaign Today,...