Securing daily jobs for the poor
Komal Pawar from Baswantwadi village in Osmanabad worked as project lead in the COVID19 committee. Beyond call of duty, she managed to list priority issues –ration cards, economic distress, lack of job cards & adequate work while involving key stakeholders – Gram Panchayat & Gram Sevaks to discuss solutions & got sanction of the MNREGA work. She helped villagers submit job demand forms. Enabled 20 women to get jobs under NREGA earning INR 240/day.
Due to the effort of Sakhi Task Force, Gram Panchayat agreed to provide daily jobs for migrants. Around 400 such people got jobs under MREGS after processing job card applications in Osmanabad. Over 20 to 40 migrants & landless labourers per village were involved in work of water conservation. Women leaders held a meeting with the CEO & Gram Panchayats to get work under government nurseries, tree plantation, drainage & road work.