Jharkhand COVID-19 lockdown: On ground the schemes are hobbled by poor implementation, planning or plain apathy. Dealers take a cut as usual, people remain clueless on 10 kgs of rice who don't have ration cards. Anganwadi's have not received supply + https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jharkhand-double-ration-promise-mostly-on-paper-village-struggles-to-stay-afloat-6350774/
Jharkhand double ration promise mostly on paper, village struggles to stay afloat

On paper, there are enough social security schemes and entitlements to see the poor through a 21-day lockdown. But on the ground, these schemes are hobbled by poor implementation, planning or just...

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jharkhand-double-ration-promise-mostly-on-paper-village-struggles-to-stay-afloat-6350774/
Manoj Lohra, 36: 90% permanent physical impairment since 2017. Applied for pension, but 3 years later no luck. Worked as a labourer, now feeds on his father's ration supply. It is during these times that social security would have helped people like Lohra. + @IndianExpress
Manoj Lohra, 36: 90% permanent physical impairment since 2017. Applied for pension, but 3 years later no luck. Worked as a labourer, now feeds on his father's ration supply. It is during these times that social security would have helped people like Lohra. + @IndianExpress
Manoj Lohra, 36: 90% permanent physical impairment since 2017. Applied for pension, but 3 years later no luck. Worked as a labourer, now feeds on his father's ration supply. It is during these times that social security would have helped people like Lohra. + @IndianExpress
Manoj Lohra, 36: 90% permanent physical impairment since 2017. Applied for pension, but 3 years later no luck. Worked as a labourer, now feeds on his father's ration supply. It is during these times that social security would have helped people like Lohra. + @IndianExpress
Hear a woman from this village. +
Kaleshwar Lohra and family +
At a ration shop. Dealer explained that for every transaction (twice now) it takes around 10-15 minutes. Reason: he has to punch his own thumb impression. The government suspended thumb punching of ration card card holders in e-POS machines.
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