Posted: Fri May 20 2011, 00:55 hrs
New Delhi:
New Delhi:
A Delhi government pilot study to test waters in the cash-for-food scheme is facing stiff resistance. NGO Parivartan, led by RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal, raised questions on Thursday about the move. Another NGO, which has been entrusted with the pilot study, has, meanwhile, alleged that Parivartan workers have threatened the families who are part of the study.
The pilot study, involving 500 households in Raghubir Nagar, West Delhi, is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is being carried out by Sewa Bharat to analyse the reaction to the cash-transfer scheme.
The NGO is submitting Rs 1,000 in the bank accounts of the women members of the each of selected households. The study will be a comparison between families who opt for cash and those who stick to the ration system.
Last week, Sewa Bharat sent a written complaint to the Delhi government alleging that workers from a group of NGOs, working under the name ‘Ration Vyawastha Sudhar Abiyaan’ and being spearheaded by Parivartan, threatened the 100-odd families who are getting cash instead of grains, as part of the pilot study.
The pilot study, involving 500 households in Raghubir Nagar, West Delhi, is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is being carried out by Sewa Bharat to analyse the reaction to the cash-transfer scheme.
The NGO is submitting Rs 1,000 in the bank accounts of the women members of the each of selected households. The study will be a comparison between families who opt for cash and those who stick to the ration system.
Last week, Sewa Bharat sent a written complaint to the Delhi government alleging that workers from a group of NGOs, working under the name ‘Ration Vyawastha Sudhar Abiyaan’ and being spearheaded by Parivartan, threatened the 100-odd families who are getting cash instead of grains, as part of the pilot study.