A Marginalized Widow Women from Gaya District

Name: Jaymati Devi Husband’s Name: Late Puneshar Manjhi

JAYMATI DEVI WITH HER CHILDREN



Village Name: Tikuly

This is the story of a woman who belongs to marginalized group. In the month of February her husband died due to electric shock. He was working with Ekta Parishad and Pragati Gramin Vikas Samiti as an active member. But after his death there were no one takes care of her. So she was suffering from this disaster along with her five children. Their names are; Guria Kumari 18 Years Daymanti Kumari 15 Years Hemanti Kumari 8 Years Basanti Kumari 5 Years And one boy child Suraj Kumar 2 YearsBefore two month she had given birth of two replica child but due to extremely week she lost both of them one by one. When I start asking how this incident took place she start weeping bitterly so I got in touch with her neighbor as she said that “Actually both of child were extremely week and she was not giving them breast feeding. So one day when she made them slept (After providing milk) and she found that one is died and next morning same thing happened with another one”. According to her (Jaymati) statement I gauge she was careless about her job. Their name was Karan and Arjun who were just 1.5 month old. However, after assessing current circumstances I suggested her to send children to school then she replied how they can go to her school without eating then I told her she will get meal over there.

Our organization made her understand about benefits of RtE. And other Govt. Scheme like. MDM, Mukhyamntri Poshak Yojana, Mukhyamntri Paribhraman Yojana, Scholarship etc.

There after I got interacted with Tola Sewak to realize him about his job. Her current status is she has joined MNREGA where she get daily wages of 144 Rs/-. But currently she is not getting this as their coordinator said you will get it after 1st Month.

I told near villagers to fill the form of "Widow Pension Scheme” and they made me assure that

we will fill the form and she has been counted by Panchayat Sewak as a beneficiary.Their Near School is Primary School Tikuly and M.S Tikuly.Villagers of Tikuly are quite cooperative as they have shown it while providing 1 packet wheat to the effected women.

As of now she is beneficiary of;

1. MNREGA
2. PDS Shop
3. Community Contribution
4. Proposed Widow Pension Scheme

She can be contacted using contact number:

+91-8809044422 (Mr. Jitendra Kumar) (Tola Shikshak)