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founded in 1982. The aim of AID is to fight poverty and give strength to
people to participate in grassroots democracy in India. It provides support
and technical assistance to community working for total transformation.
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July
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Issue
No. 4 |
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Grass Root Action : Awakening For The Rights |
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Events |
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Trainings |
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 Trainings on
Khuntkatti system was held in 38 villages covering 10 panchayats in
the blocks of Arki, Murhu and Khunti in Ranchi district in the months
of May and June 2006. The subject covered were concept of
khuntkattidar; transfer and sale of land; special provisions for
Khuntkattidars; rights of Khuntkatti villages over land and forest.
Four Block Level Workshops were conducted at Arki, Khunti and Murhu
with the following objectives: to identify problems related to
Khuntkatti rights of the Munda and to identify solutions and work out
a strategy for strengthening the Khuntkatti System. 268 participants
from 34 villages participated in the workshops. General problems such
as lack of awareness on CNT act were identified. |
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Memorandum on the Gram Sabha issue was submitted at the office of SDO,
Khunti; BDO at Khunti, Arki and Murhu; Department of Panchayati Raj;
DC of Ranchi, the Chief Minister and the Governor of the state. |
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Networking |
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The workshops conducted in the Khunti region were
supported by the local organizations that have similar objectives and
concern for the tribes:
Khuntkatti Raksha Manch; Adivasi Bho-Raksha Samiti; Adivasi Swa-sasan
Ubar Samiti; Munda Disum Mahasabha and Jungle Bachao Andolan |
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Proposed
schedules for July 2006 |
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Block level Workshops on CNT act at Tubil
village on 22nd July
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Training on Lac Cultivation at Parasu village
for 7 villages
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Formation of a Munda Forum involving blocks of
Murhu, Khunti and Arki.
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SHG record keeping trainings on 22nd and 23rd
July at Arki.
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Significant
event
Selection
of AID as partner NGO by the Welfare Department of the
Government of Jharkhand for Lac development Project covering 250
beneficiaries for Arki Block. |
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Workshops |
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Workshop on restoration of Khuntkatti system
Venue-Training cum Exhibition centre, AID, Arki on 3rd April
2006
 The workshop helped in bringing together all the grass roots
elders and activists under a common platform. It chalked out a
concrete action plan to strengthen the system for restoration of
Khuntkatti rights among the Munda tribes.
Village level problems such as irregular payment of lagan; lack
of interest among the youth regarding the khuntkatti system;
weak gram sabha; friction between the village community; no
lagan receipt by the revenue department; lack of conceptual
clarity among the community; non- recognisation of village Munda
by the government were highlighted. |
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Consultation meeting on tribal governance
Venue
–AID, Ranchi, 19th May 2006:
Key decisions/issues raised during the meeting:
 A Munda
convention was held on 8th June 2006 with the prime aim to
strategize on how to fight the recent gross infringements of
their rights by the Jharkhand government. The Jharkhand
government had recently issued a circular asking the local
administration to conduct elections to all Gram Sabhas and
mandating that the secretary of the same would be a government
functionary. AID workers in the Arki and Khunti area facilitated
active debates at the Gram Sabhas and with the Munda
intellectuals on this issue. The majority of the village
communities were decisive in condemning the government move as
another attempt to dilute the powers of the local elected
representatives and further strengthen the administration’s hold
over decision making and usage of village development funds.
Despite the rainy weather and problems of transport and
communication, the convention was attended by more than 100
Mundas from 67 villages spread over. |
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Munda Convention
 A Munda
convention was held on 8th June 2006 at Arki with the prime aim
to strategize on how to fight the recent gross infringements of
their rights by the Jharkhand government. The Jharkhand
government had recently issued a circular asking the local
administration to conduct elections to all Gram Sabhas and
mandating that the secretary of the same would be a government
functionary. AID workers in the Arki and Khunti area facilitated
active debates at the Gram Sabhas and with the Munda
intellectuals on this issue. The majority of the village
communities were decisive in condemning the government move as
another attempt to dilute the powers of the local elected
representatives and further strengthen the administration’s hold
over decision making and usage of village development funds.
Despite the rainy weather and problems of transport and
communication, the convention was attended by more than 100
Mundas from 67 villages spread over the Arki, Khunti and Murhu
blocks of Ranchi district who placed their views before the
gathering. “What conspiracy is this”, voiced the Mundas, “to
include a government representative in the Gram Sabha and that
to the lowest grade of government workers”.
The convention concluded with the urgent need for the formation
of Central Committee of Mundas. This speaks of the growing
leadership within the Munda community. |
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