Now you have given food, now we will cook it and have it,
Only if my father would have brought in the evening, then only we could eat.
For how many days have you not eaten food?
10 days.
Hello friends! I am Shabnam, Community Correspondent for Video Volunteers from Varanasi.
As you all know, there has been a 21-day lock down in the whole country because of the corona virus.
Because of this lock down, the poor people are badly affected.
The government is saying that its schemes are reaching the poor.
But what about those who are neither registered in any government document or in any of their government offices?
No plans have been made for them and they have not even lighted the stoves in their dwellings.
Due to which their life has become very gloomy.
Dr. Maurya has provided some relief by distributing ration to them.
My community and I are very thankful to Maurya ji.
And I appeal to all the viewers watching this video that more people who wish to come forward should help such poor people.
Please like and share the video.
And if there is someone who wants to help, then please write in the comment.
My name is Shabnam. I am a community correspondent of Video Volunteers from Varanasi district.
I am from Cholapur village of Varanasi district.
The 21-day lock down due to Corona virus has had a huge impact on our community.
What is the situation there? Is the ration etc. reaching the people?
Sir, the way it is coming in news and the way the rest of the things are going,
I would say that they are not getting even 5% benefit of any such scheme.
The other day a couple of people saw that some people were probably distributing ration in the market.
When we reached there, they started writing the names of all the people
saying that they will distribute ration to all on Tuesday, which is today.
For now we have distributed only to 10 people.
So that day 10 people received, that too only to those who were working in the MNREGA.
And today no phone call... I even gave my number, father's number, so that I get to know in case they call.
And all the people who went from around us, they all came back without ration.
They were hopeful that they will get a call and then they will get ration.
But nothing like this happened.
They talked of 20 kg of food grains, the MNREGA laborers, and the registered laborers, will get 20 kg of food grains for free.
While those with rate cards have received 20-20 kg of food grains.
But no one else got even 5 days back…
Not 5 days.... it was to be given on 28th, that day also they didn’t get.
When they went on the 1st, they got the ration by paying money on the unit that was due to them.
Means they did not receive it for free.
No, they did not get it for free.
So are you distributing ration to some people on your behalf?
Yes sir, I am giving ration to those who are not registered, those who are really distressed.
I went to them for 2-3 days, talked to them and did a survey.
Then I felt that really.... the place where I distributed ration today…there the people used to run their life by begging.
But today, they cannot come to the city; they cannot come to the market, because the police is vigilant.
If they go to the community, people shoo them away and blame them for bringing corona virus
These people live in such pathetic conditions that people avoid even calling them, so forget about giving anything to them.
For 10 days, the stove was not lighted in their dwelling.
Somehow they were surviving. I know that one cannot stay hungry, and will somehow manage…
but they were making arrangements in very bad condition.
Today, I have given them 1 kg oil, 1 kg rice, 1 kg pulses; I mean 1-1 kg each of all.
That too, I have been able to do with the help of a doctor.
He has supported, but because we had to distribute to 45 people, even he was not able to do that much.
We had requested him for 10 kg rice, 10 kg flour, potato, onion, oil, pulses and gram flour, from his side.
But he gave 1 kg each of sugar, potato, onion, oil, salt and there was soap.
So how many people have you been able to support today?
I started distributing yesterday. 12 people were given yesterday, today we distributed to 30 people,
and tomorrow we will distribute to 20 people. Because we have to go in the morning only.
There are still more people in distress like this?
There are still a lot of people. The area I go to distribute, when I pass through that side, there are many such people.
You know Sir, that while working with Video Volunteers, we have gained enough knowledge and understanding
to be able to gauge who should be given and who should not be given.
We are talking about such families, there are lots of them. Sometimes I have to just keep my eyes closed.
Because I am not able to do anything for them.
You are doing a great job. And keep supporting your community like this.
By the time the government reaches there with ration, it will probably be too late.
So, what you are doing is great.