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Governance

Welfare schemes for the poor: Lost between the cup and the lip

November 2, 2016 Akshatha M

Government officials say there are easy, streamlined procedures for the poor to avail special schemes meant for them, but the experience on the ground in Bengaluru suggests otherwise. Where are the gaps and can they be plugged?

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Governance

Spirit of Ramzaan: Volunteers to share their blessings through ‘Bengaluru Meals’

July 5, 2016 News Desk

How can we help our city’s hungry population? An idea inspired by Operation Sulaimani comes to Bengaluru.

Society

Over 84,000 hungry stomachs fed, thanks to the Feed Your Neighbour campaign

October 21, 2015 Ganga Madappa

Eight days back, a motley crew of good samaritans started distributing food to the hungry and homeless in Bengaluru. Come tomorrow, they are likely to have fed more than a lakh hungry stomachs.

Society

Five meals at a time, here’s how you can feed someone in need

October 7, 2015 Ganga Madappa

If every home in Bengaluru cooked an additional meal, would it ensure that the hungry don’t go to bed on an empty stomach? Here’s a community initiative that’s looking to do just that.

Governance

Better Water, Power Management for Bangalore: JD(S)

April 14, 2013 Navya P K

Citizen Matters, in an effort to feel the pulse of the Janata Dal (Secular), spoke to M S Narayan Rao, who is currently the Bangalore city President of JD(S). He also heads the Bangalore manifesto drafting committee of the JD(S).

Infrastructure

No new year in Bengaluru’s water starved slums

December 30, 2012 Navya P K

New Years may come and go, but for Aisha and her lot in Ejipura’s slum near Koramangala in south Bangalore, getting water is an ordeal each day. In a world where jobs matter for everything, she had to leave hers.

Education

Uncommon will sustains study centre for poor

June 8, 2011 Ruchi Choudhary

Normal people, with abnormal will – this couple runs a students’ study center in Cox Town in Bangalore for poor students nearby.

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Civic

They have possession certificates, yet live in fear of eviction

November 3, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

In part two of a series on Bengaluru’s urban poor, Citizen Matters speaks to slum-dwellers of Krishnarajapuram’s Rajiv Gandhi Nagar. Caught in a legal tangle, these residents are on the brink of losing their homes.


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