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    Pahariyas

    History

    The Pahariyas were a forest dwellers living off its endless bounties for ages. Their food, dwelling,

    livelihood and intoxicants came from the forests around them and naturally their entire life was tied to

    the landscape. Along came the British with their railroads and insatiable hunger for timber, cutting the

    rich Sal forests down at an alarming speed. The Pahariyas sensing grave danger to their habitat

    retaliated by shooting down the intruders from tree tops and bushes. Unable to confront the Pahariyas

    with their conventional methods, the British employed their age old tact of pitting natives against one

    another. This time they sought the help of erstwhile rebels, the Santhals from nearby Bengal to counter

    the paharias offering them complete ownership of as much land as they can clear off the Pahariyas.

    The Santhals entered pahariya territory with utmost zeal forcing them to take refuge in the highlands of

    Godda near Sunder Pahadi. Hence the name Pahariyas and their old lands were rechristened Santhal

    Parganas. Decades later the British left the country leaving the enmity between the plain dwelling

    Santhals and hill based Pahariyas intact. For over a century the two tribes lived precariously perched at

    the edge of conflict. In recent times however there havent been any conflicts, though the territorial

    split has not been breached.

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    Present

    The hills that the Pahariyas inhabit are very old like the Aravallis, not very high, very little top soil left in

    them with miniscule nutrients. Due to rampant lumbering activities by outside people most of the big

    trees have been cut down already. By the time the Pahariyas learned to cut and sell trees very little of it

    was left. So in terms of natural resources the Pahariyas have had a raw deal. The hill tops dont have

    many water sources other than in the rainy season which is fairly short. For all their basic needs they

    carry water from the valleys below on foot.

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    Livelihood

    Over the years they had used swidden farming to grow food crops from the hill slopes. In this method

    they cut and burn vegetation from a patch of land to cultivate Maize, Barley and pulses like Cow Pea,

    Arahar, Kurthi. The next year they go to another patch and so on and come back to the initial plot many

    years later. This would give each patch of land enough time to recover their natural nutrients and thus

    bear decent crops for their cyclical cultivators. Over the years the length of this cycle has come down

    from 15 - 20 years to 5 years due to larger population striving to survive on the same area. This gives

    little time for the soil to recover and hence the crops are becoming more erratic.

    Their farming methods are quite rudimentary with very little or no fertilizers or pesticides used. They

    farm in two kinds of plots, namely the Kuruva and the Jara. The Kuruva is the homestead where they

    grow Kurthi, Arahar and other pulses. Sometimes they also grow maize or barley in this land as well. The

    Jara lands are the swidden farming plots in the hill slopes where they grow Cow pea, maize and barley.

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    They grow only a single crop per year starting during the rains and harvesting by mid winter. To add to

    their difficulties the hill slopes are infested with pigs, wild boars and monkeys who destroy and eat away

    the crops if left unmonitored. So they have lookouts on treetops where they can keep an eye on the

    crops, but this becomes difficult in the cold winter nights.

    Apart from farming the Pahariyas depend a lot on farm products like Bamboo, Timber, Mangoes

    and Mahua flowers. They collect these products and sell it in the local markets called Haats. They also

    rear cattle, Pigs, Poultry and even goats which they see as assets that can be sold off in times of distress.

    They do not milk the animals and are not used to consuming milk or milk products. In recent years some

    of them have taken to having tea like the plainspeople.

    Bamboo

    Bamboo needs limited water and soil nutrients and grows aplenty in these hills. It is universally used in

    house construction, fencing, look out points for guarding the fields and a lot more and hence have

    flourishing markets in some of the village haats. In the months that they are not farming many

    Pahariyas cut 3 to 4 long bamboos and take it to the nearby haat on foot or by cycle. This transport part

    takes up to 3 days as the distance to be covered bearing the load is significant. At the end of the day

    they keep their load at road sides and go home, come back the next day and resume the arduous walk.

    For all this effort they make about Rs 150 to Rs 250 in a week.

    Mahua leaves and Liquor

    Mahua trees are very common in this region and it flowers in the month of March. These flowers are in

    great demand as the local liquor which has a big role in Pahariya social life is brewed from it. Villagers

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    collect these flowers, dry them and use it for their own brewing or sell it to others. Even the seeds of

    Mahua are used for extracting edible oil.

    Most households brew Mahua liquor for own consumption and many of them also sell it either in the

    village itself or in haatiyas. In a week a brewer on average sells fifteen bottles making Rs 600, but hisspending is around Rs 250.

    Timber

    A few Pahariyas have learnt some lumbering and basic carpentry. They work in groups of 3 or 4 in felling

    trees and then sawing them into beams, planks and door frames. Mahua and Sakuan are the only trees

    that are available these days as others like Sal have been felled to near extinction. Timber work is

    relatively very lucrative and fetches around Rs 600 to Rs 1200 per week to the workers. Some Pahariyas

    who do not have the skill sell full grown trees in their land to others who know for a much lower price.

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    Manual Labor

    The implementation on MNREGA scheme is very erratic in the Pahariya villages. Most of the village

    households seem to have one or two labor cards, but the actual number of days they get work is about

    10 to 30 days at the most in a year. In many villages no one has worked in MNREGA for the whole year.

    Apart from this villagers get work from the farms of fellow Pahariyas during the cultivation months. In

    fact in the peak agriculture season, it is very difficult to get labor. The only thing that brings in labor is

    the promise of meat in lieu of wages. So it is common practice for them to butcher a goat or a pig to get

    labor for their crops. The prevailing rate is 1/3 Kg of meat or 1.5 Kg of rice or Rs 25 to 30 per Bela (half a

    day).

    Livestock

    Most Pahariya households have one or two bulls or cows, a few goats, pigs and chicken. The livestock is

    treated as sources of cash during emergencies as they can be sold off. Also they come in handy during

    farming and during feasts in village or when relatives visit. But the herd growth is very slow as they are

    not very aware off vaccination and other health related aspects. Frequent diseases often wipe out the

    entire livestock of a family.

    Haats

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    The Haats which happen in some of the prominent villages in each region or cluster of villages once a

    week hold a special place in the lives of the Pahariyas. The haat villages are usually in the plains but

    Pahariyas from all close by hills come for the haat as it is the only place where they can buy provisions

    for the week and also sell some of their forest produce. They look forward to the haat all week and

    many of them visit more than one haat a week and half the space of the market space will be selling

    Mahua liquor or Toddy.

    Social Norms and relations

    The Paharias are to some extent individualistic for a forest dwelling tribe. They have a very laissez faire

    attitude to life and mostly mind their own business. The sense of community is visible during festivals

    held in honor of major crops like Maize, Bajra and Barabati. They collect money from all households and

    celebrate together by dancing, singing and feasting. They also entertain visiting relatives by cooking

    meat and serving liquor failing which is considered a social insult. In some villages it is common practice

    for the entire to help someone in building a house, the host just has to provide for food and

    refreshments.

    The Paharia people have very good gender relations and the status of women is on par with that of

    males. It is very acceptable for women to leave their husbands and remarry or move in with someone

    else. Live in relationship is the common practice as marriage would mean a lot of expenses in feasting

    and drinking for the whole village. Pregnancies outside wedlock is not as much a taboo compared to

    mainstream societies in India. At best it will be let off with a fine in the village meet.

    The Christian missionaries have been working in this area for close to two centuries in the plains

    and in the last few decades in the hills as well. They have made significant impact on the Pahariyas both

    socially and economically. Missionary schools are much sought after as government schools hardly

    function even if they exist. The villages where the missionaries have a presence in general seem better

    developed than others in terms of awareness, livelihood and access to education. In recent times some

    Hindu organization under a guru has attracted a big following among Pahariyas who call themselves

    Satsanghis. They do not eat meat or consume alcohol and are again more progressive and aware than

    their peers which could be attributed to the fact that lesser alcoholism means more attention focused

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    on livelihood endeavors apart from better knowledge about the outside world due to their travel to

    attend satsang activities elsewhere.

    Primary School in Tamligodda: Not a day of classes have happened in living memory says a villager

    The Pahariya life revolves entirely around their hills and their awareness of outside world is

    shocking in many cases. Majority of them, especially women have never travelled to even Godda the

    closest town. In some cases they migrate to Bengal for farm labor once their farming season in over.

    The bane of Government Doles

    In the last few years the number of government schemes doling out freebies to the Pahariyas have gone

    up significantly and with that corruption and rent seeking behavior has sprung among them. If all the

    schemes were to reach the community fully the Pahariyas can manage their entire life from birth to

    death depending exclusively on the doles. Anganwadis are supposed to give kichdi and other nutrients

    to infants and small kids till they go off to school. In government schools education is free along with

    food and in higher classes they can join high schools with free boarding in nearby towns. They get

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    special gifts in cash and kind for marriage, free delivery and freebies for pregnant women, schemes that

    provide money and material to build a house once they are married, free rations every month for every

    family and even allowances for expenses when a person dies. On top of this they get farm loans for

    banks with subsidies and almost entirely waived off.

    All this however works only on paper with school buildings without teachers or students, non functional

    Anganwadis, Cash allowances cornered by government officials in local administration with a small cut

    for a few complicit Pahariyas who have learned to exploit the system cheating their own fellow tribals.

    The PDS system works to some extent in most places and very well in a few places where NGOs and

    local community have involved themselves in ensuring regular supplies.

    The government doles here are universal and there is no discrimination between relatively well off andthe very poor families. This acts as a disincentive to take any initiative to improve their livelihood and

    reduce their financial vulnerability. The danger of an entire community being fully dependant on

    government schemes all their lives looms large as agriculture and forestry activities are sidelined and

    any effort to improve their earning capabilities by development agencies meets high resistance. The

    willingness to invest time and effort to engage in activities that will improve their long term earning

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    capabilities like planting trees, rearing livestock, building water harvesting structures and so on is

    eroded.

    The worst effect of the doles is that the Pahariyas are blissfully unaware of the fact that loans are meant

    to be repaid, that these allowances are not forever and that the path to a better future lies in initiativesthat they can drive themselves. This makes it extremely difficult for any organization to provide financial

    services to these people or to help set up micro enterprises. The gross dependence on government for

    these doles prevent them from confronting dysfunctional public servants like teachers in village schools,

    doctors in primary health centers and the block level administration as a community.

    Livelihood Study

    Objective: To get a better understanding of the livelihood sources of Pahariyas so that development

    interventions can be better designed.

    Methodology

    The Pahariya villages in Sunder Pahari block was divided into three groups based on the level of

    interventions carried out so far in this area by Pradan /Arohan. This was done through inputs from

    Mr. Soumik Bannerjee. The division was not just based on geography but on levels of awareness of

    people, perceived development and track record of work with Pradan / Arohan.

    Group Name Description

    Group 1 - Control These villages have had limited or no interventions from Arohan, their general

    level of awareness is very low, alcoholism is rampant

    Group 2 - Medium These villages have had significant Arohan/Pradan presence but accessibility is

    limited

    Group 3 - Mature These villages have significant Arohan/Pradan presence and accessibility is good

    The study consists of a questionnaire (See Appendix 1) based survey which covers different sources of

    income:

    Farming Forestry Livestock Labor / Wage Income Government Grants

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    And different heads of expenditure:

    Food Healthcare Social Expenses Miscellaneous

    Apart from this it covers Personnel information, Economic indicators and some descriptive questions on

    the outlook of Paharias on their livelihood and economic situation. The questionnaire was made in

    English and then translated to Hindi and was administered with the help of interpreters who speak

    Pahariya language. On an average it took 30 to 60 minutes per household to do the survey. In most

    cases the male head of the family was interviewed and in a few cases the woman of the house was

    interviewed. Most villages in these areas have multiple hamlets or Tolas and hence while choosinghouseholds a conscious effort was made to represent as many Tolas as possible.

    The villages included in the study were:

    Village name Group

    Gosmara Control

    Loladoni Control

    Dumer Palam Control

    Sarmi Control

    Tamligoda Control

    Telbhita Control

    Bada Dangapada Mature

    Dangapada Mature

    Golkunda Mature

    Koromba Mature

    Pakrikuta Mature

    Tarobarn Mature

    Asripada Medium

    Balami Medium

    Chamdade Medium

    Cheo MediumDorio Medium

    Gadgama Medium

    Gaghri Medium

    Jolo Medium

    Nathgoda Medium

    Sidhapada Medium

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    Sampling

    In all 53 households were surveyed

    Group Samples

    Control 19Medium 20

    Mature 14

    Survey in Dorio

    Limitations of the Study

    The villagers are mostly illiterate and do not keep track of income and expenses In many villages, especially in the control group the sample households have an upward income

    bias as mostly the better off villagers are more willing to take the survey than the others

    Some of the income sources like Lumbering, getting loans by bribing etc are illegal, hence thevillagers are sometimes reluctant to share the information

    The economy is not completely monetized

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    Result

    The average income for the different group of villages is given in table below

    Group

    Farming

    Forestry

    Liquor

    Timber

    Livestock

    NREGS

    Labor

    Salary

    Migration

    Loans

    Govern

    ent

    HouseGrant

    Othersources

    TotalIncome

    Group1 3250 1108 0 0 625 1471 1753 1375 125 0 3583 1750 15041

    Group2 2509 3017 4206 2156 244 1689 4010 4506 1778 4878 2778 0 31769

    Group3 3042 1333 3000 6450 58 0 933 333 1400 0 6650 333 23533

    Avg 2873 1990 2660 2767 300 1144 2486 2419 1198 2090 4114 595 24636

    % 11.7 8.1 10.8 11.2 1.2 4.6 10.1 9.8 4.9 8.5 16.7 2.4 100.0

    Average expenses for different Groups of villages under various heads is given below

    Group

    Farming

    Livestock

    Food

    Toiletries

    Health

    Festivals

    Liquor

    Education

    House

    Misc

    Expenses

    Savings

    Total

    Expenses

    Group1 2750 208 6633 955 2935 904 1888 0 250 1450 42 17831

    Group2 3056 418 9622 1344 2488 1454 1967 703 3011 4422 3329 31458

    Group3 1871 38 7983 1233 3972 1425 2317 308 3767 3950 458 25838Avg 2630 250 8300 1201 2410 1289 2044 389 2438 3438 1570 25959

    % 10.1 1.0 32.0 4.6 9.3 5.0 7.9 1.5 9.4 13.2 6.0 100.0

    3250

    1108

    0

    0

    625

    14711753

    1375

    125

    0

    3583

    1750

    Farming income

    Forestry income

    Income from Liquor

    Timber Income

    Livestock income

    NREGS

    Labour Income

    Salary

    Migration Income

    Loans from Government

    Grants to build house

    Control Group Income distribution

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    2750 208

    6633

    955

    2750

    9041888

    0

    250

    1450

    42Farming

    Livestock

    Food items

    Toiletries

    Health

    Festivals

    Liquor

    Education

    House

    Misc

    25093017

    4206

    2156

    244

    16894010

    4506

    1778

    4878

    2778

    0Farming

    Forestry

    Liquor

    Timber

    Livestock

    NREGS

    Labour

    Salary

    Migration

    Loan Government

    3056

    418

    9622

    134421321454

    1967

    703

    3011

    4422

    3329

    Farming

    Livestock

    Food items

    Toiletries

    Health

    Festivals

    Liquor

    Education

    House

    Control Group Expense distribution

    Medium Group Income distribution

    Medium Group Expense distribution

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    Comments on income

    Quite expectedly the income in the control area is significantly less than in the other two groups. But in

    the case of Medium and Mature groups on the surface looks counter intuitive as the Mature area has

    lesser income. But it is because of the subsidized loans from government which people do not pay backand a number of salary earning people were interviewed in that group than their fair share.

    Farming

    The cash income from farming is Rs 2900 per year. The income is higher in the Control region mostly

    because they use larger quantities of seeds and some crops like Barabati grow better in the higher

    3042 1333

    3000

    6450

    580933

    333

    14000

    6650

    333

    Farming

    Forestry

    Liquor

    Timber

    Livestock

    NREGS

    Labour

    Salary

    Migration

    Loan Government

    1871

    38

    7983

    123324881425

    2317

    308

    3767

    3950

    458 Farming

    Livestock

    Food items

    Toiletries

    Health

    Festivals

    Liquor

    Education

    House

    Misc

    Mature Group Income distribution

    Mature Group Expense distribution

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    reaches than in the slightly lower areas. Apart from the cash income they also provide food grains,

    pulses and oil seeds for consumption. Farming also provides labor income for most Pahariyas who work

    in each others fields. This is critical for the more vulnerable members of the villages as they do not have

    any other source of income and their own harvest is usually very scanty.

    The PDS food grain distribution is 35 Kg of rice irrespective of family size and hence farming is more

    important to bigger families. There are many cases where a family of 9 or 10 has just one PDS card.

    Some of the better farmers (10 15 % of total) produce enough food to feed their families all year

    round and with excess to sell for cash needs. But on the whole without PDS and other sources of income

    the Pahariyas can put food on the table for 4 to 5 months in a year.

    Timber

    Roughly 25% of the households in the study area have a significant portion of their income coming from

    timber. The felling of timber is more in villages that have more forest cover in close proximity. Most

    places with easy access to roads have already been completely exploited by outsiders, but in remote

    places the felling is done by the Pahariyas themselves. Income from timber is much higher per week

    than any other source and hence people who take to it do not want to work on anything else.

    Liquor

    About 30% of the people surveyed reported that they sell Mahua Liquor at some point or the other and

    for about 15% of the people it is the principle source of income providing on average Rs 9000 per year.

    Government Grants

    The two major government grants are the Indira Awaz Yojana grant for house building and the

    subsidized Kisan Loan. The farmer loan amount is Rs 25000 in total out of which Rs 12000 is subsidy. The

    scheme is such that the farmer will get Rs 13000 first and once the repay it they get Rs 12000 that they

    do not have to repay. But invariably the Pahariyas take the first installment and thats the end of it. They

    get only around Rs 7000 on average as the rest of it goes to the agent, bank staff and the sanctioning

    officer. In fact most of the Pahariyas who have taken the loan are not aware that it needs to be repaid.

    Comments on Expense

    Food

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    This is the major expense for as expected accounting for 32% of the total for the whole sample and

    about 40 % for the control villages. This is despite the fact that free PDS distribution of rice actually

    works at the ground level more than 80% of the time.

    Liquor

    The expenses on liquor are significant part of their expenses, roughly 8 to 12 % of their total expense.

    This percentage is much higher for the lowest earning section of the people who are also the worst off in

    all indicators of development. In the control regions the spending on alcohol was under reported as

    most of them tend to be drunk every day as observed during visits.

    Farming

    The major expense for farming is on laboras seeds are usually from previous years harvest. The

    labor

    expense is higher for Cow Pea cultivation as the forest needs to be cleared of shrubs before sowing the

    seeds. Since it is a high value crop they borrow money from money lenders during the sowing season in

    August. Usually this is the time when they face maximum financial constraints.

    Housing and Miscellaneous

    The expense on housing is coming out to be around 10 % because a large number of Pahariyas have

    received monetary and in kind housing grants this year. In many cases they only spend a part of this

    money on housing and use it for every day expenses.

    The other major expenses include buying clothes and travelling to the Block office in Sunder Pahari. A

    number of Pahariyas who have begun take up government contracts or have any other government

    related work go to the block often to get their projects allotted. This small creamy section of Pahariyas

    have benefitted the most from all the government schemes as the rest of the villagers are totally

    dependent on them to get loans, to construct their houses and so on using their contacts in the Block

    office. For example in Liladoni village 8 households got housing grants and all the 8 was constructed by

    the same contractor from the village as obviously he was instrumental in getting the grants allotted in

    the first place.

    In the recent elections a number of these influential people have managed to get elected as village

    Pradans and so on.

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    Observations

    Among the sources of income of the Pahariyas Timber, subsidized Government loans and housing grants

    are not very sustainable sources. So other more sustainable sources of income must be identified.

    Lac cultivation

    This is one option that is being tried out at a small scale here. The Pahariya hills have a large number of

    Kusum trees that are being currently felled for fuel and timber. It is an ideal host to grow Lac which has a

    good export market with better price level that even Tasar. The knowledge of Lac cultivation is not very

    mature here especially since the market for it crashed in the 1960s after the advent of plastic music

    records.

    But it is ideally suited to the area as:

    The effort required from the Pahariyas is minimal Investment is only around Rs 1500 for a farmer The market is very good with high prices (Rs 150 per Kg), especially Kusum based Lac There is large number of Kusum trees in the area

    The problem is that the Lac yield is very volatile and has high chance of failure. But the expected yield

    and the prices are high enough to be profitable even if only one in three crops is good. Also Pradan has

    the experience of running interventions for Lac in Khunti and Gumla.

    Livestock

    Goat rearing and Pig rearing are activities that Pahariyas are traditionally aware of. But they do not do it

    in a systematic manner and hence frequent diseases wipe out entire flocks in the village making it

    unproductive. But an intervention to vaccinate these animals and provide vet nary treatment for sick

    animals will certainly increase flock sizes and gives considerable income.

    Goat rearing activity is already being covered under the SGSY project by Pradan.

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    Farming Loan

    Swidden farming is an activity that every Paharia engages in every year actively for 3 4 months. But

    yield is quite erratic due to dependencies on multiple factors like rain, plot, pests etc. To make matters

    worse they take loans from Mahajans for seeds and labor and when crops fail their indebtednessincreases. The prevailing interest rate is 50% for the season of four to six months and on many occasions

    a good crop in the following year is just enough to pay back the loan with interest.

    Currently the SHGs give loans averaging around Rs 1200, but the expenses are on average three to five

    thousand rupees.

    The challenges are:

    The loan recovery is still only around 80% even at this level. So recovering a bigger loan would need a

    more intense effort. The reason that villagers keep going to the Mahajan is because he is flexible in

    lending multiple small amounts as and when they need and he is willing to wait for the repayment next

    year in case of crop failure.

    The Pahariyas have no proclivity to save apart from the SHG collection. They should be encouraged to

    encouraged to start saving in years of good crops.

    Education

    The level of education among Pahariyas is woefully inadequate. On paper there are primary schools in

    almost every village, but at best they function only on days of national importance and some never do.

    In terms of livelihood a Pahariya who has gone to school at least till 3rd class earns Rs 8500 more than

    those who havent. Their ability to get access to government schemes meant for them is much better

    and their quality of life also appeared distinctly better.

    Education also improves the ability of the Pahariyas to appreciate development initiatives better and be

    active part of it. The Christian mission schools in the area are run very well which indicates that if

    provided adequate educational services the Pahariyas are very receptive. A watchdog approach to

    ensure that government schools work is an option that is very difficult as the locals would be wary to

    confront the local authorities on whom a lot of their doles depend on. The second alternative though

    costly is to develop a parallel system of primary education in the hills.

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    Having even one educated and conscientious villager in each village improves the ability of

    developmental organizations like Arohan to work with them a lot better than otherwise as seen from

    the fact that SHGs have been dormant or inactive in many villages where there is not a single person

    who would coordinate with the PRADAN or Arohan.

    Access Roads and infrastructure

    Quite expectedly the villages which are closer to the roads have on average better income as the people

    can travel easily for education, work, selling their produce in Haats and for getting more attention from

    government.

    MNREGA implementation is very feeble and very few Pahariyas seem to get any work from the scheme.

    In the context of Jharkhand government returning 66% of the fund allocated for MNREGA due to lack of

    projects, this is a very sorry state of affairs. To whatever extent possible water conservation structures

    can be created using the MNREGA funding and labor. The involvement of Pahariyas in designing the

    projects is nonexistent. The golden opportunity of having elected local representatives should be made

    use of to get the voice of the Pahariyas heard in the design of interventions.

    External agency to monitor government projects

    The extent of corruption and inefficiency is in the block is appalling in this block even though the

    government spending is significant. One major role that an external agency can play is to independently

    monitor the projects and raise red flags to the appropriate level when things are going wrong.

    Current experience with activism

    Many people from Pradan and currently Arohan have tried to raise the issue of corruption in to the

    higher authorities and have involved the Pahariyas themselves to get the point across. But the results so

    far have been disappointing due to the highly institutionalized and systematic nature of corruption. In

    one case a Sahaiya who on advice from Arohan raised the issue of corruption she was threatened in a

    locked room by officials from the health department and as a result she broke all associations with

    Arohan. This is just a sample of the number of such experiences that development workers have faced in

    this area.

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    Appendix 1

    O;fDrxr tkudkjhUkke firk dk uke xkWao Vksyk

    Ifjokj dh la- fk{kk dksbZ xzqi ls tqMk

    [ksrhChtfdrukyxk

    Qly Ckht dsfy, fdrukcpk;k

    fdruk[kkus dsfy;s

    Cskpkfdruk

    nj Cknykfdruk

    Cknys esaD;k feyk

    eDdkCktjkcjcVhvjgjdqFkhZSlq=ksljlksa

    eDdk Cktjk cjcVh vjgj dqFkhZ lq=ks ljlksa vU;

    cht dk [kpZyscj dk [kpZdkSu lkeghuksa T;knk[kpZ fd;k

    /kj dk vknehfdrus fnudke fd;k

    Yks tkus esafdruk [kpZ

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    dkSu lkeghuksa esa cspkMidj.kdqnky]gWafl;kvkfn esa [kpZ

    ou mriknuCkkl Ekgqvk

    chtEkgqvkQwy

    vke LkkyiRrkIysV

    ,d gIrs esa fdrukcspknj fdruk feykdksu lk efguk esaT;knk fcdzh gksrk gSavkSj fdlesa deEfgus esa fdrusvkneh vkSj fdrusfnu dke blesyxrk gS

    ckWl ;k Qy Qqy ghcsprs gS ;k mldkeqY; c/kZu ds fy;sdqN djrs gSa;fn gkWa rks nj

    fdruk feyrk gSVksVy fcdzhblls lky dk dqydekbZ

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    Tkykou ds fy;s ydM+h csprs gS D;k

    dksu lk efgus esa csprs gS

    ,d gIrs esa fdrus csprs gSa vkSj fdl nj esank:,d efgusfdruscukrs gSa

    fdruscsprs gSa

    fdlnj esacsprs gS

    blds fy;sfdrus fnu dkedjuk iM+rk gS

    blesa VksVyfdruk iqathyxrk gS

    egqoka

    rkM+h

    [ktqj rkM+h

    ydM+hvke tkequ egqok alky dqlqe lkxou

    fce

    iVjk

    pkS[kV

    [kEHkk

    isM+

    dkVus vkSj cukusesa fdruk [kpZ

    VksVy dekbZ

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    dksu lk efgus esa ydM+h T;knk csprs gSa

    dksu lk efgus esa de

    Ikkq/ku ls vkenuhLak[;k(lky ds

    kq: esa)

    fdruscsps

    nj fdrusejs

    fdrusiSnk gq,

    ehV dsfy, fdrusekjs x,

    [kpZ

    (nokbZ

    oSxsjg esa)

    Pkjokgkesa [kpZ

    eknk uj cPps+s

    Xkk;cdjh

    eqxhZikyu

    lqvj

    [kLlh

    cdjh dk[Llhlqvj

    dcqrj

    fdrus tkuoj bl lky esa [kjhns

    dkSu lk vkSj fdrus esafdrus Ikkq dks cnys esa fy;s

    dkSu lk vkSj fdrus

    cSy ls gy csp dj fdrus dek ysrs gSa

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    ?kksM+k gS rks mlls fdruk dekbZ gksrk gS

    osru vkSj etnqjhiwjs ifjokj ds fy;s

    fdrus fnufdrus vkneh

    fdl njesa

    Lkexzh esaHkqxrku

    dkSu lk efgus esaT;knk dke feyrk gS

    ujsxk

    [ksrh esaetnqjh

    vU; etnqjh

    osruHkksxh ;k ekuns; (lsfodk lkfg;k fk{kd ;k vU;) efgus esa osru

    vU; Lojkstxkj tSls efL=h c

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    vU;vkaxuokM+h pkoyvkaxuokMh nkyvkaxuokMh gYnh -vkaxuokMh vU; -?kj cukus ds fy;s ljdkjh vuqnkuuxn esa lkexzh esa

    Lisky vuqnkuuxn leku ;kstuk

    kknhizloEk`R;qchekvU; vuqnkudtZ oSxsjg

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    [kpsZa - [kkus esaEkk=k dher fdrus ekg

    nky

    pkoy

    phuh

    rsy

    tykou

    lCth esa

    Ekakl eNyh esaEklkyk gYnh ued oSxsjg

    vU;

    [kpsZa - LokLF;lkyHkj esa fdrus ckj

    chekj gq,D;kchekjh

    nokbZ esafdrus [kpZ

    MkWDVjdh Qhl

    vkus tkusesa [kpZ

    lnL; 1

    lnL; 2

    lnL; 3

    lnL; 4

    lnL; 5

    bykt esa vU; [kpZ

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    [kpsZa - lekftd vk;kstu,d lky esa fdrus ioZ euk;s x;s

    vkSlr [kpZ izfr R;ksgkj esaifjokj esa eq[; vk;kstu dh lqfp &tUe eR;q kknh vkfn esa

    ,sls vk;kstuks esa fiNys lky sa fdrus [kpZ gq,

    efgus esa fdrus ckj gfV;k tkrs gSa

    ,d gkV esa fdrus [kpZ gksrs gSa

    gkV esa [kkus vkSj nk: ;k vU; esa fdrus [kpZ gksrs gSa aefgus esa nk: ihus esa fdrus [kpZ gksrs gSa

    efgus esa [kSuh iku chM+h xqVdk vkfn esa [kpZ

    vU; [kpsZai

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    esaekWckby [kpZ eghuk esa

    Lkkcqu] rsy] dzhe vkfn esa[kpkZ eghuk esa

    ,dckjxh [kpsZegxs lkekuksa ij tSls eksckby] lksyj ySEi] Vh oh vkfn fiNys lky esa [kjhns

    bu lkekuksa ij gqvk dqy [kpZ

    iqjkus dtsZ pqdk, fdrus :cprefgyk eaMy esa ,d eghuk esa fd;k x;k vkSlr cpr

    fiNys ,d okZ esa cSad esa fd;k x;k cpr

    fiNys ,d okZ esa ikWLV vkWfQl esa fd;k x;k cpr

    fiNys ,d okZ esa chek ij fd;k x;k [kpZ

    tkuojksa dks [kjhnus esa fd;k x;k [kpZ

    ***************************************************************************************************************************

    D;k vkids ikl lky esa dHkh dksb le; ,Slk Hkh vkrk gS tc vkids ikl viust:jh [kpksZa dks Hkh iwjk djus ds fy, iSls ugha gksrs gSa

    ;fn gkWa] rks dc lky esa dkSu eghuksa esa] fdruh ckj] vkSj D;ksa

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    D;k vkids mij vHkh fdlh dk dtkZ gS\ ;fn gkWa rks fdldk vkSj D;ksa\ dtZ dsmij fdruk lwn yxrk gS\

    vkidh vkenuh ds fofHkUu lk/kuks esa ls fdlh lk/ku ls D;k fdlh rjg dk dksbvkenuh fiNys 5 ls 10 lky esa ?kVh gS\ ;fn gkWa rks fdl lk/ku ls vkSj D;ksa\

    D;k fdlh rjg dk dksb [kpkZ fiNys 5 ls 10 lky esa cgqr T;knk c

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    gS