NGO workers at health camp help minor who was raped
The Hindu
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Members of a non-government organisation, who were conducting a health camp in Thubarahalli, Maratahalli on December 5, have uncovered a case of a minor girl who was allegedly raped by an acquaintance a month ago.
The victim, who worked as a babysitter, lives with her two sisters and mother. When she attended the health camp, Sajida Begum, who worked with the NGO, Aasra, observed that the girl was suffering from severe stomach ache and breathing problems.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists