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... 

A common held middle-class view is that villagers tend towards lethargy and complacency, and are not driven by an impetus for change. However, this myth far from corresponds to reality, which reveals that, when provided a conductive platform, villagers can be highly outspoken and articulate about their grievances and demands. A recent public hearing and grievance redress camp held in Bharatpur, Rajasthan,...