Niyad Nellanar Gram Panchayat Dharmaram brings transformation that rebels restricted
Team News Riveting
Bijapur, April 2
With the dark fog of Left-Wing Extremism clearing in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, the light of development has started reaching the Maoists-affected villages.
The biggest example of it is the Gram Panchayat Dharmaram of Bijapur district, where the first permanent house has been built after independence. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the permanent house of 70-year-old elderly woman Gundi Buchma has been constructed.
Even after the death of her husband, Gundi Buchma did not lose courage amidst the shadow of terror and fear. She kept her son connected with education. Currently, the house of Gundi Buchma is ready under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana of the Narendra Modi Government.
Gundi Buchma’s house in the area is giving the feeling of true freedom after 77 years of independence. The story of Gundi Buchma’s house becomes important because Gram Panchayat Dharmaram was a village affected by Maoism and hence implementation of government schemes was difficult. Even after 77 years of independence, villagers were forced to live in terror and fear. Due to rebels’ influence, villagers were not able to get even basic facilities like water, electricity, roads in the Gram Panchayat.
Gundi Buchma is a single woman who was raising her child by farming. She sent her child to another Panchayat and got him educated till 12th, which is an achievement for her.
With the setting up of security camps in the village, the darkness of Maoism also started to fade. In the financial year 2024-25, information about Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was received through Gram Panchayat. Initially, the villagers were afraid to construct houses due to fear.
Gundi Buchma took the initiative and started construction of the house. Presently, her house with a concrete roof has been completed. Smt. Gundi Buchma’s son said that due to the fear of Maoism, life was somehow going on in a hut without electricity, road, or water. “Now we have a permanent house. With the establishment of security camps, the situation is gradually changing. I thank the government administration,” he added.
