Food for All programmes in doldrums

Revolution Paralysed: Bhalessa residents yet to

avail basic amenities

The initiatives of reaching the target rural

populace, The so called schemes of providing
solace, seemed futile and unimplemented. The
technology seemed urban centered and
government after all failed to achieve the
programme of Food for All, Health for All and
Electricity for All and Water for All in rural
areas.
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By Sadaket Malik

India is striving to achieve the slogans like of “Health

for All Food and Water for All, the government has
had claimed progress and achievement of such
programmes in rural areas, but when one go deep in
the rural areas, the picture exposes the claims of the
authorities as there are thousands of areas without
health facilities, food, water and basic amenities.

The schemes of e-revolution and e-governance

seemed futile and unimplemented. The technology is
urban centered and government after all failed to
achieve the programme of Food for All, Health for All
and Electricity for All and Water for All.”

Bhalessa is settled in rural most realty of the state.

Bhalessa is digit of the most far and outback parts of
Doda. Straddling the about with Chamba in Himachal
Pradesh, which exposes the claims of the successive
governments as the area lacks facilities like of the
health, water and food even authorities failed to
supply food on important festival’s like of Eid and
Deepawali. What to speak of the transport, that too is
at had hit as people are not in a position to travel due

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to inefficient transport facilities on the eve of such
grand festive.

It is worth to note here that Bhalessa is a home of

Union health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad but
witnessed complete shortage of food, health and
basic amenities like water and electricity on the eve
of very recent Eid ul Azha.
Amidst Eid festival, the ration depot seemed
empty of any of the items to be supplied by the state
food and supplies department. No departmental team
seemed flying to finalize ration facility arrangements
in the area and people celebrated EID with routine dry
food. “The sugar and rice being provided by the so
called department remained unsupplied. There also
seemed frequent power cuts in a routine manner
leading the people to live a tough life.” lashed
Mohammed Alyas Batt, a local sarpench.

Locals complain that the nearest offices of the

food and supply are not coming unto the expectations
of the poor people as people living bellow the poverty
line (BPL) are at hard hit as they have not received
food items yet.

The area lack facilities like of health in uppercase

hamlets as the area is without any efficient health
facilities.

Previously, emphasis were laid by the former

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and local MLA
Mohammed Sharief Niaz in improving and extending
the electricity, and basic amenities, but area at this
juncture faces acute shortage of all such schemes.

At Present power receiving station at Tawai

changa commissioned before three years by the then
Minister for Power Mohd. Sharief Niaz. This is the only
power receiving station in the area which supplies
power to nearby villages. But no efforts were made to
remodel it for generation of additional power.

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However the area is witnessing frequent power cuts
leading the people to live a tough life.

The concerned departments are reluctant to act

and people in the upper reaches of Bhalessa continue
to suffer on account of the poor supply of electricity
rice, wheat and sugar.
With regard to the health sector, the area lacks
Genealogists & Pediatricians and people especially
women & children have to suffer a lot.
If the government at the centre adopt a plan and
a strategy of proper share to the rural areas and
provide basic amenities to the people like of
Bhalessa, I think the slogan of reaching the
unreached can be solved at large otherwise the
country can loose another century to get developed.
The local people of Bhalessa have expressed
resentment for inadequate amenities in the area and
have threatened to come on roads and streets against
the perspective authorities reluctant to act.

Sadaket Malik is Social Activist and Writer. He has

conducted village survey of the area for gauging basic
facilities in Bhalessa. He can be contacted at
sadaketmalik@rediffmail.com