{"id":1546,"date":"2021-11-12T12:37:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T07:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/?page_id=1546"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T08:56:56","slug":"bringing-government-closer-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/bringing-government-closer-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Government Closer to the Public"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1546\" class=\"elementor elementor-1546 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95aecf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95aecf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a0dda5\" data-id=\"2a0dda5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee83a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ee83a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gimp_NMNJ_2000x800.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gimp_NMNJ_2000x800.png 2000w, https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gimp_NMNJ_2000x800-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gimp_NMNJ_2000x800-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gimp_NMNJ_2000x800-1024x410.png 1024w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a2ecd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a2ecd3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25c8b5c\" data-id=\"25c8b5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ac9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2ac9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #2e2a2b;\"><strong>Bringing Government Closer to the Public<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2ea4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2ea4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Nayana Kirasur | October 2021<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02684bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02684bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2951e67\" data-id=\"2951e67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f63667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f63667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pension-Adalat-300x176.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pension-Adalat-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pension-Adalat-768x450.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/projects.itforchange.net\/namma-maathu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pension-Adalat.jpeg 939w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pension Adalat held at Gowdgere town in Hunsur block of Mysuru district<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1fa99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc1fa99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Public welfare schemes such as pensions are crucial to support marginalized groups. However, poor information outreach and grievance redressal severely impede service delivery in rural areas and exclude populations the state claims to assist. IT for Change\u2019s Namma Mahiti Kendras are ICT-enabled information centers that aim to break down the barriers to citizens\u2019 right-claiming processes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fcfdb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fcfdb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2210a3\" data-id=\"a2210a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d6c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d6c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Rajni* and Kumari* are sakhis (infomediaries) who run the Namma Mahiti Kendras (Our Information Centres) by gathering public information from government departments, and disseminating it among our operational villages. Kumari, during one of her village visits, learned that many people\u2019s pensions were being withheld. Some people, had recently qualified to receive pensions, had little knowledge about the pension schemes that were available to them. <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Providing pensions under National Social Assistance Scheme (NSAS) is a step towards realizing Article 41 of the Constitution which directs the state to provide public assistance to senior citizens, widows, persons with disabilities, and offer a lump sum amount to families who have lost their sole earning member. The poor and marginalized citizens of the society depend on such government interventions for sustenance. In light of the immense financial distress induced by the pandemic, growing unemployment, and inflation, access to pensions has become even more vital.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e4758d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e4758d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19f9ea2\" data-id=\"19f9ea2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4ce4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a4ce4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Barriers to Public Service Delivery<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Lack of access to information is one of the major barriers to people asserting their rights. \u201cMany women\u00a0 in the village had no idea that they were eligible for the widow pension and there is confusion regarding the eligibility criteria for old-age pension. My job is to clarify their doubts,\u201d Kumari explained. To make matters worse, applying for pensions schemes is a time-consuming and a resource-intensive process.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1df7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c1df7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<blockquote><h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">People incur high financial costs and often have to forego their daily wages since the process requires multiple visits to the town and block-level offices. Bureaucratic delays, errors in documents such as Aadhar, blocked bank accounts, and lack of efficient grievance redressal add to the challenges in public service delivery.<br \/><\/span><\/h3><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de12bdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de12bdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59647e4\" data-id=\"59647e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f86fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f86fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">The NSAS requires government agencies to make information public and conduct camps called Pension Adalat to resolve pension-related issues. However, the information does not always reach the citizens in the villages. \u201cThe government should ideally conduct pension Adalat events at the village level. When they are held at the town level, the government should announce the details of the event in all surrounding villages. However, these guidelines are not always followed. Many people don\u2019t receive the information in time. Even if they do, it is often too late for them to arrange required documents\u201d, Rajni elaborated.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a862e68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a862e68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dad7b24\" data-id=\"dad7b24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c489a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c489a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Role of the Local Information Centres<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Namma Mahiti Kendras attempt to break down the barriers to accessing pension schemes and other such public services by employing two strategies:<br \/>1. providing information to the citizens, and<br \/>2. interfacing with government departments to push for efficient service delivery.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our sakhis conducted village surveys to understand the pension needs of the communities and approached the town-level office of the Social Welfare Department. One of the village administrative officers informed them about the Pension Adalat being conducted the following week in a nearby town.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cebeef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cebeef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b57977\" data-id=\"2b57977\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2632755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2632755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">The sakhis shared this information with people from all our operational villages and verified people\u2019s documents beforehand. They collectivized and brought 85 people from 16 of their outreach villages to the Pension Adalat program. At the venue, Kumari and Rajni organized each person\u2019s documents and filled their application forms. People from neighboring villages outside of our operational areas asked for the sakhis\u2019 help. An old woman from a nearby village appreciated their efforts when she said, \u201cSince I can\u2019t read or write, I have to depend on others. To fill any form, people charge 30-100 rupees. Whereas, you both [Rajni and Kumari] are doing it for free. Thank you for helping.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seeing the number of people who surrounded Rajni and Kumari asking for their help, the village administrative officer even set up a table and chairs for them to sit comfortably. Rajni and Kumari filed over 100 applications during that Pension Adalat. In their presence, the village administrative officer and the Tahsildar (tax officer) verified each application and promised to process them soon. \u201cWe will also let you [sakhis] know when the next Pension Adalat happens\u201d, the village administrative officer promised.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd00fbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd00fbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e59fdb\" data-id=\"8e59fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8709a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8709a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Rajni and Kumari are regularly following up on the pension applications online and are in touch with the applicants over phone calls.\u201cI was overwhelmed by the response. I am happy that so many people will benefit from the Adalat. I hope more and more people become beneficiaries of public welfare schemes\u201d,\u00a0 Rajni shared. Through Namma Mahiti Kendras, people access public information and claim entitlements without foregoing their wages or being taken for a ride by exploitative brokers. Over time, these information centers have become critical and local first points of contact for poor and marginalized women and community members.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c093cbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c093cbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08210b0\" data-id=\"08210b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab7c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ab7c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }strong { font-weight: bold }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">* Names of all the interviewees have been changed to protect their privacy.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent;\" align=\"justify\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }a:link { color: #000080; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }<\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing Government Closer to the Public Nayana Kirasur | October 2021 Pension Adalat held at Gowdgere town in Hunsur block of Mysuru district Public welfare schemes such as pensions are crucial to support marginalized groups. 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