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Blessed be the Poor - PatnaDaily


PatnaDaily
Author s Note:
This  story draws directly upon my experience of investigating the targeted Public Distribution programme in Bihar between 1996- 2002. The cost of lost opportunity to the poor in this grievously miscarried programme may have been to the tune of Rs. 3,500 to 4,000 crores. Midway the government divested me of the investigation and handed it over to the Vigilance. Not much has been heard of it since then. A thumbnail version of a larger project - the parable of the well paid public servant - implementation of poverty alleviation programmes in Bihar. The wise Mr Dang has a counterpart in real life as indeed any one who cares to read my post The Poor Must Prevail. ....

Lal Singh , Manoje Nath , Vikrami Samvat , University Of Belsund , National Physical Laboratory , World Bank , National Art Gallery , Public Distribution , Poor Must , Directive Principle , One Billion Rupees , Five Billion Rupees , District Officer , Public Distribution System , Government Waste , லால் சிங் , தேசிய உடல் ஆய்வகம் , உலகம் வங்கி , தேசிய கலை கேலரி , பொது விநியோகம் , புவர் வேண்டும் , உத்தரவு ப்ரிந்ஸிபல் , ஒன்று பில்லியன் ரூபாய் , ஐந்து பில்லியன் ரூபாய் , மாவட்டம் அதிகாரி , பொது விநியோகம் அமைப்பு ,

Blessed be the Poor - PatnaDaily


PatnaDaily
Author s Note:
This  story draws directly upon my experience of investigating the targeted Public Distribution programme in Bihar between 1996- 2002. The cost of lost opportunity to the poor in this grievously miscarried programme may have been to the tune of Rs. 3,500 to 4,000 crores. Midway the government divested me of the investigation and handed it over to the Vigilance. Not much has been heard of it since then. A thumbnail version of a larger project - the parable of the well paid public servant - implementation of poverty alleviation programmes in Bihar. The wise Mr Dang has a counterpart in real life as indeed any one who cares to read my post The Poor Must Prevail. ....

Lal Singh , Manoje Nath , Vikrami Samvat , University Of Belsund , National Physical Laboratory , World Bank , National Art Gallery , Public Distribution , Poor Must , Directive Principle , One Billion Rupees , Five Billion Rupees , District Officer , Public Distribution System , Government Waste , லால் சிங் , தேசிய உடல் ஆய்வகம் , உலகம் வங்கி , தேசிய கலை கேலரி , பொது விநியோகம் , புவர் வேண்டும் , உத்தரவு ப்ரிந்ஸிபல் , ஒன்று பில்லியன் ரூபாய் , ஐந்து பில்லியன் ரூபாய் , மாவட்டம் அதிகாரி , பொது விநியோகம் அமைப்பு ,