priority. I tackled this development task in an efficient way. Whenever I had
a meeting with landowners, I did not insist that the landowners donate the
land. I was sensitive to the fact that the livelihood of the farmer is dependent
upon the land and that not every family can afford to simply hand over their
land, even though it may be for public good. There was another proposal
pending (for the past ten years), that of constructing a day care center, this too
was stalled due to the unavailability of land. Since no one was ready to donate
the land, so, I contacted C.E.O. of the Zilla Parishad, and got land sanctioned
from the Panchayat Samiti.
Most of the time tribal people are excluded from village affairs. When I thought
about constructing houses for them, I faced strong opposition. Nevertheless, I
was concerned about them, and determined, so I constructed seven houses for
the tribal people in my village.
During my tenure, I worked on issues of sanitation. We won the Nirmal
gram Puraskar for the Panchayat. Now, it is time for me to dedicate myself
to the ‘Sanvadini Mahila Sangh’, of which I am a President. THP-Parivartan
made me into a leader. I can now complete the desired development projects,
with their backing. Today my dreams have moved a notch up and I have the
confidence to make them come true.