By Antara Bose
Jamshedpur:: Gone are the days when the primitive tribes of Musabani block in East Singhbhum used to depend on hunting to earn their livelihood. Now, the Sabars, a backward tribe residing at Joblakocha in the block, are slowly embracing a civilised life.
After taking up farming, members of the 25 Sabar families of the area have agreed to work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) like other villagers of nearby areas.
As such, the Sabars have been deputed the task of building a well in the area. The villagers have been suffering a lot due to scarcity of drinking water in the hamlet.
Hence, construction of a well will not take care of water problems, but also help the Sabars earn money. Under the scheme, they will be entitled to a wage of Rs 92 per day on a weekly basis.
The block development officer (BDO) of Musabani, Manoj Kumar Ranjan, and a city-based non-government organisation, Socio-economic and Education Development Society, helped the Sabars bag the job.
“The scheme was earlier meant for the Santhals of the nearby area. However, at a meeting with the panchayat sevak last month, we convinced them to give the work to the Sabars as they are more backward than the Santhals. The block development officer also played a crucial role in getting the well transferred to the Sabar hamlet,” said M.N. Jha, a project officer of Socio-economic and Education Development Society.
“We had to face certain difficulties as even after the gram sabha meeting finalised everything, the Santhals had already started digging a well, a km from the Sabar hamlet. We had to request them to stop work,” said Jha.
The members of the 25 Sabar families will get their job cards under the NREGA scheme soon. The cards will help them get their weekly payments. .
Last year, the same Sabar families had taken up farming and harvested crops such as ladies finger, bottle gourd, brinjal and so on. They made a net profit of Rs 10,886 by selling their produce at the nearby market.
“We really needed a well in our locality as there is no proper provision of drinking water here. Last year, we made a decent profit from farming. I hope work under NREGA scheme will help further develop the tribe,” said Raju Sabar of Joblakocha.
Source: The Telegraph
Jamshedpur:: Gone are the days when the primitive tribes of Musabani block in East Singhbhum used to depend on hunting to earn their livelihood. Now, the Sabars, a backward tribe residing at Joblakocha in the block, are slowly embracing a civilised life.
After taking up farming, members of the 25 Sabar families of the area have agreed to work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) like other villagers of nearby areas.
As such, the Sabars have been deputed the task of building a well in the area. The villagers have been suffering a lot due to scarcity of drinking water in the hamlet.
Hence, construction of a well will not take care of water problems, but also help the Sabars earn money. Under the scheme, they will be entitled to a wage of Rs 92 per day on a weekly basis.
The block development officer (BDO) of Musabani, Manoj Kumar Ranjan, and a city-based non-government organisation, Socio-economic and Education Development Society, helped the Sabars bag the job.
“The scheme was earlier meant for the Santhals of the nearby area. However, at a meeting with the panchayat sevak last month, we convinced them to give the work to the Sabars as they are more backward than the Santhals. The block development officer also played a crucial role in getting the well transferred to the Sabar hamlet,” said M.N. Jha, a project officer of Socio-economic and Education Development Society.
“We had to face certain difficulties as even after the gram sabha meeting finalised everything, the Santhals had already started digging a well, a km from the Sabar hamlet. We had to request them to stop work,” said Jha.
The members of the 25 Sabar families will get their job cards under the NREGA scheme soon. The cards will help them get their weekly payments. .
Last year, the same Sabar families had taken up farming and harvested crops such as ladies finger, bottle gourd, brinjal and so on. They made a net profit of Rs 10,886 by selling their produce at the nearby market.
“We really needed a well in our locality as there is no proper provision of drinking water here. Last year, we made a decent profit from farming. I hope work under NREGA scheme will help further develop the tribe,” said Raju Sabar of Joblakocha.
Source: The Telegraph
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