Government had allocated 42 crores for the upliftment of Pahadi Korwas

1.	Government had allocated 42 crores for the upliftment of Pahadi Korwas, a tribal community. Under this project, a road was developed in the Kach Ketha village costing Rs.17.44 lakhs. However, the officials failed to notice that there was only one Korwa family in that village and they were suffering from acute water shortage. Also, these funds were grossly misappropriated as only 'Lal Mitti' was put over a Kutcha road. As Ramdas says, "Instead of spending Rs.17.44 lakhs of that road, if they had spent a few thousands on improving the damaged well on my land, wouldn't that have been better?" (i) What according to you would have truly benefitted Ramdas Korwa— developing the road or improving the well? (ii) Rs.17.44 lakhs were spent on developing the road. Is this cost justified? (iii) What values do you find disturbing in the above case?
Answer» Government had allocated 42 crores for the upliftment of Pahadi Korwas, a tribal community. Under this project, a road was developed in the Kach Ketha village costing Rs.17.44 lakhs. However, the officials failed to notice that there was only one Korwa family in that village and they were suffering from acute water shortage. Also, these funds were grossly misappropriated as only 'Lal Mitti' was put over a Kutcha road. As Ramdas says, "Instead of spending Rs.17.44 lakhs of that road, if they had spent a few thousands on improving the damaged well on my land, wouldn't that have been better?" (i) What according to you would have truly benefitted Ramdas Korwa— developing the road or improving the well? (ii) Rs.17.44 lakhs were spent on developing the road. Is this cost justified? (iii) What values do you find disturbing in the above case?

Government had allocated 42 crores for the upliftment of Pahadi Korwas, a tribal community. Under this project, a road was developed in the Kach Ketha village costing Rs.17.44 lakhs. However, the officials failed to notice that there was only one Korwa family in that village and they were suffering from acute water shortage. Also, these funds were grossly misappropriated as only 'Lal Mitti' was put over a Kutcha road. As Ramdas says, "Instead of spending Rs.17.44 lakhs of that road, if they had spent a few thousands on improving the damaged well on my land, wouldn't that have been better?" (i) What according to you would have truly benefitted Ramdas Korwa— developing the road or improving the well? (ii) Rs.17.44 lakhs were spent on developing the road. Is this cost justified? (iii) What values do you find disturbing in the above case?

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Government had allocated 42 crores for the upliftment of Pahadi Korwas, a tribal community. Under this project, a road was developed in the Kach Ketha village costing Rs.17.44 lakhs. However, the officials failed to notice that there was only one Korwa family in that village and they were suffering from acute water shortage. Also, these funds were grossly misappropriated as only 'Lal Mitti' was put over a Kutcha road. As Ramdas says, "Instead of spending Rs.17.44 lakhs of that road, if they had spent a few thousands on improving the damaged well on my land, wouldn't that have been better?"

(i) What according to you would have truly benefitted Ramdas Korwa— developing the road or improving the well?

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