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Pathetic plight

The articles "Suicides are about the living, not the dead" and "NREGP: no place for single women" (May 21 and 22) expose the lopsided nature of government policies. Due to poor management and planning, policies that are meant to alleviate the suffering of the poor fail to benefit them. Sometimes, they make life more miserable. In addition to drawing up policies, the government should ensure that they benefit the target groups.

Rohit Gupta,
Shimla

The plight of farmers like Kamlabai who work round the clock for paltry sums to eke out a living is pathetic. Many leaders visited Vidharbha following the spate of farmers' suicides and made huge promises to the people facing the agrarian crisis. But it looks like none has been properly implemented. True, the problems cannot be solved in a day's time but the fact that the farmers have been forgotten is a matter of serious concern.

Meghaa Gupta,
Tirupur

The objective of employment to at least one person of a rural family has not been fulfilled. It is time the government did a reality check on the ground and took corrective steps to ensure that the scheme benefits the needy. The suggestion by the Left parties and a Minister that the Government undertake a mid-course correction makes a lot of sense.

E. Sivasankaran,
Coimbatore

The least schemes like the NREGP can do is benefit people like Bandi Lachmamma who are victims of the Government's economic policies. The media concentrate on farmers' suicides but rarely talk about the plight of the family that is left behind. We hope such articles will draw the attention of those in power.

V.S. Syama,
Thiruvananthapuram

The article on Kamlabai Gudhe offers a glimpse into real India. Such a picture of despair and gloom, to which our elite are oblivious, is indeed shameful. The agrarian crisis is a dormant volcano that is waiting to erupt. The nation is responsible for its farmers' plight. It cannot be forgiven its apathy to the farming community.

Manish Amlathe,
Bangalore

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