Like many 19-year-olds, Bhagyashree Lekami too was planning on moving to a big city and starting a career. But when villagers of a Naxal-affected village asked her to become their sarpanch, she couldn’t say no.
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00:00What is the role of the government in the development of tribal villages?
00:10There is no development in our tribal villages.
00:14The village is 2000 km from the capital.
00:18Neither the government comes here, nor does anyone enquire here.
00:22If there is any work to be done, they do it as per their wish and leave.
00:28There is no benefit for the people here.
00:30They don't have a job, nothing.
00:58What is the role of the government in the development of tribal villages?
01:10People came to me and told me to be the head of the village.
01:15At that time, I thought that being the head of the village is good in politics.
01:23But if we work well for the people, it is good.
01:27What is the role of the government in the development of tribal villages?
01:39There are two villages in my village.
01:42One village is in the Pahadi area.
01:44There was a lot of water problem there.
01:46For so many years, there was no water.
01:50In 2019, I started a well there.
01:54What is the role of the government in the development of tribal villages?
02:03The health department does not come here.
02:06They do not take any motivational programs.
02:10There are programs, but nothing is done here.
02:15I download videos from YouTube and show them to all the girls.
02:22They tell me that they will go to the hospital.
02:25What is the role of the government in the development of tribal villages?
02:37We need the help of the health department.
02:40We need water and electricity.
02:45We need water at home.
02:49We do not want to overdevelop.
02:52We want to do it normally, but we want to do it well.