Jharsuguda : Government has been boosting about various schemes and programme for the benefits of poor people but still many poor people are deprived to get these all benefits , Its example can be seen at Lakhanpur Block , where a �50 year old man, Jogindra Nikhunti, a resident of Pujaripali under Bhikampali Gram Panchayat of Lakhanpur Block, Jharsuguda District, has been living in a Toilet Block past one year �since his Kuccha house was completely got damaged.
Being a daily laborer he has been residing in this Toilet Block which was constructed under Centre�s flagship programme Swachh Bharat Mission.
�My mud house has been completely damaged. It got damaged during monsoon season one year back, and since then I am living in a Toilet block constructed by the government long back. Here I am staying in one room with my belongings. I find difficult to fit inside the room but still managing to sleep since I have no other place other than this. I had informed our Sarpanch and Samiti Member who had assured me of extending a help but till now nothing has been done. Even after repeated plea also no one has provided me any help. Additionally, I am neither receiving any Ration from the Government Side. On top of all this I have also got an Electricity bill of Rs 9000, without using the electricity. I don�t know when this misery of mine will get end.� said Jogindra Nikhunti.
��I know that he is staying in a bad shape, even I had paid visit to him and he had came to Panchayat Office several times bringing his request but during the population census in the year 2011, he was not present at his house and had been staying at some other place due to some work due to which his name was not been included in the Census list, for which he was not able to get a house and presently we cannot provide house under Biju Puccha Ghar but now as inclusion is going on, so we have already given his name to include in the list and would provide the house as soon as we get the target. In the context of his ration card issue, he has the ration card but� due to non-linking of Aadhar card he is not being provided ration, we have repeatedly asked him to make Aadhar card and after linking of his Aadhar card he will get ration, I don�t know whether he has made the Aadhar Card yet. But if he has made the Aadhar card then we can immediately link his Aadhar card and provide ration as soon as possible.� said Krishna Kalo , Sarpanch, Bhikampali Gram Panchayat.
