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Agriculture
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After Flag-off: Kisan Swaraj Yatra visits 22 villages in 24 hours!
After flagging off at Sabarmati Ashram, the Yatra fanned out in 4 teams setting off in different directions. Through 22 villages, the Yatra message reverberated slogans such as "Kisan Swaraj Yatra ki yehi sandesh, Hamare Beej Hamara Desh!", "Kisan ki majbooti, Desh ki majbooti!" The Yatris were welcomed everywhere affectionately by village teams of children singing songs and dancing, and women presenting each Yatri with flowers, bajra, jowar and other grains. Farmers discussed intensely about switching to organic agriculture, and some pledged to do so. Kisan Swaraj Yatra website: www.kisanswaraj.in |
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Livelihoods
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 A Jatha in Visakha District Andhra Pradesh with songs, street plays and puppet shows creating awareness on the National Rural Employment Guarantee and Right to Information Acts will cover 100 villages in two Mandals in 10 days (14 - 22 Feb 2012) and try to reach 5000 adivasis en route. It will conduct village meetings and register complaints. A padyatra in Srikakulam District will take place between Jan 26-30, 2012.
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Right to Information
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On 18th Nov 2010 a post was made on various RTI related mailing lists claiming that "AID" obtained a list of certain RTI activists through an RTI application to an Indian Consulate in the US.
Association for India's Development (AID) and its volunteers have not filed any such RTI application nor requested such information.
AID is committed to the RTI as a tool to promote transparency and accountability in democratic governance, and will continue to work with our partners deepening democracy in India through the use of RTI. To learn more about AID's work with RTI, please visit our RTI page at www.aidindia.org.
If you have any questions, please contact AID volunteers: Arun Gopalan garun1279@gmail.com (240-421-5510) or Somu Kumar somukumar@gmail.com (703-728-8987) |
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