This episode focuses on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan which is one of the flagship schemes of the government. “SSA has proved a lifeline for children to demand their right to education and fight injustice. SSA has given an opportunity for children to become citizens. The main challenge of SSA is that there still there are many children who are out of school while on the other hand retaining them in school is another major challenge of SSA" says Dr. Shanta Sinha, Chaiperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. "The ASER Report has shown that SSA has been quite successful in several states. Yet at the same time there are many bureaucratic hurdles in its implementation while an urban model on SSA is still not in place. India is one of the fastest growing nation but there is a need for inclusive development. We should all vow to ensure that no child is out of school" says Farida Lambay of Pratham.

This episode highlights the issus of schedule caste in terms of the special component plan promised in the 11th Five Year Plan and to ensure their well-being and development through this plan.

This episode opens the discussion on the All India Peoples Manifesto. "This is an initiative of various civil society groups to bring the participation of common citizens into the political process. After the Mumbai terror strikes, its evident that people's participation in the governance of the country is crucial. The responsibility and participation of the people does not end with voting once in five years" says Amitabh Behar, Convener Wada Na Todo Abhiyan. Sharing the ground level experiences of the people's manifesto public meetings, "Need for transparency and proper implementation of schemes like National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and Public Distribution System are the key issues that have emerged from the people's manifesto public meetings" says Priyanka Dixit from Uttar Pradesh, Wada Nibhao Abhiyan.

This episode broadly highlighting women's issues due to climate crisis affecting their normal life adversely and hereby urging the government to immediately adapt strategies to cope with the immediate changes.  

This episode highlights various problems faced by the people of India due to increase in food price and lack of good harvest. Food Security is not just a poverty issue, it is a much larger issue that involves the whole food system and affects every one of us in some way or the other. Among other things, Devinder Sharma talked of Futures’ trading as a factor to rising food prices and Dr. Suman Sahai said that BT brinjal and GM crops are not the ways to ensure food security.

This episode highlights the process of people's appraisal initiated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan and its partners to ensure democratic participation in the review of 11th Five Year Plan.

Listen to the 3rd episode of Haq Hamara, Wada Tumara on NREGA and the Right to Work. In this Episode Nitin Chandra, Director of NREGA and Nikhil Dey from Majdur Kisan Suraksha Sanghathan discuss on the progress and challenges towards the implementation of NREGA. This theme is being conducted in two parts where the 4th episode will focus on the activities being conducted in other different states.

This episodes highlights the significance and progress of Stand Up and Take Action programme in India being led by UNMC and Wada Na Todo Abhiyan. The 9-Is-Mine campaign was linked with Stand Up Event this year where government commits 6 % GDP on Education and 3 % GDP on Health which was being organized by our state partners across 15 states.

In this episode, we bring you a quick review of the United Progressive Alliance or UPA (the Indian Government 2004-09 that was elected for another term this year), focusing on its performance on some flagship programmes implemented during the previous term. Also under spotlight is the "100 Days" promise of the UPA. Experts and civil society organizations share their evaluation.

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