June 01, 2005

(Audio) Employment Guarantee Act in India


A campaign is now underway in India to garner support for the fundamental right for the country's residents to be free from hunger and malnutrition. While a bill called the Employment Guarantee Plan is under consideration in the Indian Parliament, the county's poor continue to starve while government warehouses overflow with grains. FSRN Correspondent Binu Alex reports from Panchmahal, one of the poorest districts in western India.

Duration : 3:55

Free Speech Radio News Wednesday, June 01, 2005

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