Khuchep- my village is 25 kilometres from Changlang town. The village is
accessible by an unleavened road - the laying of the permanent road still lies
incomplete.I am unmarried and stay with my parents who are farmers. Being the eldest, of
five, I decided to work and help my parents after successfully completing my
class x exams. I took loan from the State Bank of India and started a shop.My village people appreciated my work and nominated me for the seat
reserved for women as they felt I was suitable as a leader. I then attended the
Women’s Leadership Workshop organized by The Hunger Project several times
and found them to be very empowering. I did not know about the various
schemes of the government for the development of the village poor earlier.
After the attending the workshops I have implemented one of these schemes
at my village under Swaran Jayanti gram Swarojgar Yojana (SgRY) and have
implemented the Manufacturers Investment Credit in the agricultural fields. I
visit the Block Office regularly to collect information about the schemes and
to find out about the new ones.However, I am not satisfied with the work that I have done until now and
I feel and see that so much more has yet to be done. I want the immediate
devolution of power to Panchayat Institutions. I feel that this is the real
bottleneck, which hampers the developmental progress in villages. Without
real power, the Panchayats are helpless to accomplish anything substantial.Ranboi Zongsam
Member Block Panchayat
Panchayat: Khuchep- I
Block: Changlang
District: West Siang