A dimension within Farming Economics
Concerns regarding financial aid for farmers, including issues with payments and public distribution of food rations.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.
Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.
Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.
Despite a national vision for development, many villages in Mandla still grapple with fundamental infrastructure deficiencies, from roads and bridges to clean water and reliable electricity.
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money. So, there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
It is a problem that some farmers in Bela village do not receive Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We farmers are not able to get the subsidy scheme from the agriculture department, so we want the subsidy money to reach the farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The farmers of the village are deprived of the Kisan Samman Nidhi. Applications were submitted many times to the Patwari sir, but we did not pay attention to the Aadhaar.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some families are not receiving ration food grains.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The government scheme's food grain vehicle is not being brought to the village, so there is a problem of food grains for our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some farmers in Balla village are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Due to the road problem in our village, the things that should be available are not being received under the government's scheme.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We want to convey to the government that we are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi funds, so the problem lies with the Kisan Samman Nidhi itself.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some farmers are deprived of the Samman Nidhi scheme. They have applied many times but there has been no hearing for it.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Farmers in the village are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi funds. We want the government to ensure that some farmers receive the Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The agriculture department is not providing Rabi seeds to the farmers, due to which the farmers are troubled. Our problem is that the government should provide Rabi seeds on time.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The Kisan Samman Nidhi money has not yet been credited to our account. So, the Kisan Samman Nidhi beneficiaries want the government to pay attention to this problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Government rations are not received on time. Ration shopkeepers sometimes give less rice, and sometimes they open late. It is only us, the poor, who face these problems.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
In Ratola village, some farmers are not receiving the benefit of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not able to receive any of the government's schemes because our panchayat is far away. We face a lot of difficulty in commuting to and from there, so we are facing problems.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money. So we want the government to give us the Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some members of our family are not getting their names added to the ration card, so there is a problem concerning names on the ration card.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Gram Panchayat Kharhara Puran Agariya. We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi.
— सरस्वती
We are unable to get the government housing scheme, and the Sarpanch is also not paying attention. The problem is that government housing should be built. Government housing should be built.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We farmers are not getting proper high rates in the village; this is a problem for our farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our village is not receiving benefits from any government scheme. Our panchayat is far away, which makes commuting difficult. No scheme is accessible to us. The problem lies with the schemes.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem: no schemes from the animal husbandry department are reaching the villages. Neither are loans available for cattle, nor for livestock farming such as pig, goat, or poultry farming.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
This time, we are not receiving seeds from the agriculture department, which is a problem. We need to get some seeds from the agriculture department.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi funds at our home, so we wish to be enrolled in the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not getting rations. We informed the Sarpanch, but he is not paying attention.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Trouble in bank loan approval. When we farmers need a loan, bankers make various excuses and even demand collateral.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
It is a big problem if the village farmers are not getting seeds from the agriculture department. They have been told many times, but they are not providing any seeds.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not receiving any schemes from the animal husbandry department. The problem is with the animal husbandry department's schemes.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
This time, the agriculture department is not providing Rabi seeds, which is a problem for us, so the government should provide Rabi seeds.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are from a rural area, and our problems are not always resolved. Also, information about our situation here does not reach the government administration.
— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Some farmers in the village are unable to receive Kisan Samman Nidhi, so we want every farmer to receive the financial support of Kisan Samman Nidhi.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem in the village. Food rations are not being given to the people even after being brought to this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some farmers are not receiving Kisan Samman Nidhi, so we want every farmer to receive Kisan Samman Nidhi financial assistance.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There are many government schemes, but we don't get the right information... The paperwork is also so difficult that it's not possible for a common person.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Some elderly men and women in the village are not receiving the old-age pension under the scheme. Despite submitting applications and informing the Sarpanch multiple times, our issues are not being paid attention to.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not getting our ration. We informed the Sarpanch, but he just keeps saying yes, yes, but no action is taken.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The panchayat is far away, so we don't receive information about every work and business scheme, and because of this, our work gets stalled.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a problem under the government's Chief Minister's Housing Scheme. Many people have been surveyed under the Chief Minister's Housing Scheme, but financial support is not being given for its construction.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Farmers are not getting Rabi seeds from the agriculture department. We have talked to the agriculture department many times, but they keep saying yes, yes, but they are not providing them.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
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