tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post4393918970563567722..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Department of 'Huh?'Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-57443799375340055202007-12-26T11:26:00.000+05:302007-12-26T11:26:00.000+05:30In my locale, (Belgaum Rural) panchayata president...In my locale, (Belgaum Rural) panchayata president demands Rs. 500 -1000 to give a 'yellow' card. Seeing how these cards are distributed for money, these cards have become sops to the current politicians at the lower level from the state's 'higher' politicians.<BR/>B.S.Karadi M.D. an American monk in India on sabbatical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-47336064941143508932006-12-20T11:09:00.000+05:302006-12-20T11:09:00.000+05:30nothing to be surprised about - this is the norm r...nothing to be surprised about - this is the norm rather than the exception in india. in andhra pradesh, for instance, there are around 1.68 crore families, more than 1.4 crore bpl cards and over 2 crore cards overall.<br /><br /> i definitely hope a certain blogger who used to wax eloquent about how helpful the pds was to the poor before narasimha rao reads this post.kuffirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137701734913669203noreply@blogger.com