With the ‘Second Chance’ Initiative, District Collector inspires educational innovation at Dantewada
Education, in the words of Swami Vivekananda, is the manifestation of perfection already in people. At times people do require multiple opportunities to exhibit the perfection achieved through education. Vinit Nandanwar, the District Collector of Dantewada knows this perfectly well. Native of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, he was able to achieve success in arguably the world’s toughest […]
Girdalpara hydropower plant: converting skepticism into firm belief
Pardeshi ram markami, a resident of Girdalpara village of Sukma, used to take up crops only during rainy season. In other times of the year he and his family barely earn the square meal from collection of forest produce and other nominal works. They didn’t even have enough money to fulfill basic needs. But all […]
Adversities made this Chhattisgarh’s IAS, a glimpse of hope for more than 50,000 families
His own struggle to get his Caste Certificate made during the school days, wandering from door to door of government offices followed by the lengthy procedure and complex documentation for a Certification which is his birth right. This young boy then and therewith got determined to put an end to this struggle and vexation for […]
IAS Officer introduces adult literacy programmes in the district to fight bank frauds
Speaking to The Better India, Harshika says, “The people work very hard to make ends meet. It is unfair that they are robbed of their money only because they are not literate. To right this wrong we introduced the adult literacy programmes.” A tribal district, which falls on the border of Chhattisgarh, Mandala is also a […]
Young IPS officer opens a library to help youth have a bright future
In the remote areas of Bihar’s Aurangabad district, a young IPS officer has decided to open a library for the youth to prepare for competitive exams. Ramashankar learns about the new chapter in people’s lives in this Maoist stronghold. This young IPS officer has chosen twin objectives: fight Maoists in the dense forest of Chakrabandha in […]
An IPS Officer Lends His Helping Hand to Northeasterners Living Outside Their Region
Special Commissioner Robin Hibu of Delhi Police is known for always rushing to help people of the Northeast who find themselves in distress in the capital. Not confining himself to the boundaries of Delhi, he even lends a helping hand to northeasterners who face problems in other states also. He does this through his network […]
Real Freedom after 75 years in this part of India !
After 75 years of Independence, 14 villages of Sandur Taluk of Ballari are about to witness true freedom. Sandur, both famous and infamous for its mining activities in Karnataka witnessed something special this Independence Day. 14 villages of this erstwhile princely state got their lands and land records officially validated this year through an exercise […]
Trifed: 2017-2021- Spectacular, Revolutionary!
Trifed: 2017-2021 Spectacular, Revolutionary! At a time when the economy globally is reeling under an unprecedented pandemic, a spirited bureaucrat with right political guidance and support gears up and steers Trifed, a little-known Federation, to break new grounds and achieve many times more than what it had achieved in its first three decades! How would […]
“Sombhadra” Social Brand for Rural Self-Help Group (SHG) products
NRLM or Ajeevika Mission is a flagship program of the Government of India aimed at promoting the economic empowerment of rural women through the Self Help Group (SHG) model. At the District level, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) is the nodal agency for handholding and promoting the SHGs. One of the modes of promoting […]
Transformation of the Tribal Heartland – Bastar Unprecedented and Unparalleled
Rajat Bansal (IAS: 2012) will shortly complete two years of his stint as Collector Bastar. In a short span of two years, coupled with the misery of the pandemic, revisiting of developmental projects and progressive initiatives in Bastar reflect an unprecedented and unparalleled transformation of the once infamous Naxal heartland. The Bastar development model is […]
