2 farmers who are a role model for community

Sher Singh of Kot Budha village (Patti) and Jatinder Singh of Mundapind village (Chohla Sahib) is a role model for farming community. They have been motivating compatriots of many other villages to adopt the process of managing crop residue for sustainable and profitable farming. The farmers have been honored at a national-level conference held at Patna Sahib (Bihar) on managing crop residues. They were also invited to the conference on the recommendation of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Booh (Tarn Taran), to attend the international conference. Scientists from 30 different countries participated in it. Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister Bihar, Dr Prem Kumar, then Agriculture Minister of Bihar, Saravana Kumar, Secretary, Department of Agriculture Bihar, were among the others who attended the conference. Sher and Jatinder while sharing their views said that to sow paddy stubble with Happy and Super Seeder as well as other crop residue management machinery not only strengthens the soil but was eco-friendly too. The participants applauded the efforts of both the farmers for bringing positive change in the farming society. The Bihar government also sought their suggestion for making strong roadmap to tackle problem of stubble burning in their state in future. Dr Balwinder Kumar, Associate Director, KVK, said both the farmers are very progressive.

Scholar to research on golden agers’ mindset

Monica Sangar, a nursing tutor from DMC Ludhiana, has expressed desire to research on accessing positivity among the inmates of Bhai Veer Singh Birdh Ghar, Tarn Taran, and inmates of Sri Ram Leprosy Colony, Tarn Taran. Monica was in Tarn Taran to know the first-hand information on the living conditions of the golden agers and the lepers. A postgraduate in nursing, she collected a total of 200 samples adults residing in rural and urban areas. Her findings revealed that majority of the adults had favourable attitude towards organ donation and were willing to donate their organs to save others’ life. Her article was published in the International Journal of scientific research (index journal) in June 2020, volume 9. She was also awarded an appreciation letter by the editorial staff of the journal. According to her preliminary study regarding the senior citizens, about 33 per cent of inmates above the age of 70 years always think positively and were eager to remain active to live a better life. She was also working to assess the psychological problems related to unemployment among people during the pandemic.

Is anybody out there to end their woes?

Perhaps there was no one to listen to the woes of 65-year-old Baljit Singh, son of Mohinder Singh, resident of Lohar (Khadoor Sahib), Tarn Taran, like many more. He is seen standing regularly outside the District Social Security (DSS) office to inquire information regarding his approved pension. The office of the DSS, as per the pension form of Baljit submitted to the department allotted the PLA number for the financial assistance to be paid to him in December 2019. Baljit has been waiting for the pension for last one year. “Whenever I visit the office of the DSS, the man sitting at the office room advises me to inquire from the bank. The bank officials say the pension has not been delivered to them,” he said. He alleged that an employee of the DSS office even asked for a bribe to settle all things. Gurbhej Singh, a former sarpanch of Plasaur village and social worker, said that hundreds of the actual beneficiaries have been trying for months but there was no one to redress their grievances. He demanded a probe in the functioning of the office of the DSS.

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