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Make PDS Universal at Least for 6 Months to Save People from Hunger, Activists Urge Paswan

Over 450 organisations, individuals under the aegis of Right to Food Campaign, have written to Food Minister, seeking urgent intervention to save millions who have lost livelihood due to lockdown, from hunger and starvation.
Make PDS Universal at Least

New Delhi: Over 450 rights organisations and individuals have written to Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan urging him to immediately universalise the public distribution system (PDS) at least for six months so that millions of people who have lost their livelihoods following the countrywide lockdown are saved from hunger and starvation.

“The Campaign received reports  of widespread hunger from urban and rural areas across the country, and also starvation deaths in Bihar, Hyderabad, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. Supply chains were broken and access to markets has also become more difficult,” says the letter,initiated by the Right to Food Campaign.

The letter pointed out that a very large section of the poor  do not have ration cards, include some of the most vulnerable sections of society, such as migrants, homeless people, old persons, denotifiedtribes, young children among others, which is universal free rations was the need of the hour.

Read the full letter below:

To
Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Government of India

13 April 2020

Dear Sir,

On behalf of the Right to Food Campaign we appeal to you to urgently make the availability of rationsunder the Public Distribution System (PDS) universal in such a manner that any person/household thatapproaches a fair price shop (FPS) can get a package of grains, pulses and cooking oil to avoidwidespread hunger and starvation.

The national lockdown that was imposed has resulted in loss oflivelihoods to millions of poor and working people across the country. The Campaign received reportsof widespread hunger from urban and rural areas across the country, and also starvation deaths inBihar, Hyderabad, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. Supply chains were broken and access tomarkets has also become more difficult. Despite administrative measures, food inflation and spirallingprices of even essential items are with us to stay.

The relief measures announced by the Government of India under the PradhanMantriGareebKalyanYojana (PMGKY) are hugely inadequate in responding to the need. Of utmost concern is the fact thatthe free rations that have been announced are only for those who already have ration cards under theNational Food Security Act (NFSA), thereby excluding a large number of people. The NFSA coversonly 67% of the population (on average 75% in rural areas and 50% in urban areas). Even this is basedon the population figures from the 2011 Census (1.24 billion) resulting in a coverage of 83 crorepeople. With population increase it is estimated that as of 2020, population in India would be around1.38 billion. Therefore, even by the NFSA mandated coverage at least 92 crore people, i.e. anadditional 9 crore persons would need to be included. It has to be further kept in mind that based onPLFS data it is estimated that 81.7% of people in the country earn less than 18,000 per month (68%earn less than Rs. 12,000 per month), which is even less than the minimum wage recommended by 7thPay Commission. In the current context of increased unemployment post the lockdown the situationwould be worse.

We wish to further reiterate that a very large section of those who do not have ration cards includesome of the most vulnerable sections of society, such as migrants, homeless people, old persons, DNTtribes, young children and so on. As we have been pointing out time and again, it is only a universalsystem along with additional measures which will be able to reach the most vulnerable.

 In the last fewyears, in every state, thousands of people who have been trying to get a ration card have been told thatthe ‘quotas’ for the state are exhausted. We therefore urge you to make the PDS entitlements for sixmonths at least universal in coverage in the sense that no person who approaches a ration shop for freegrains should be denied the same for lack of ration cards.

Universal schemes tend to have lowerleakages and minimal exclusions. Universal PDS in states such as Tamil Nadu has resulted in the richself-selecting themselves out of the system because the opportunity cost of standing in the line and therelatively inferior quality of grain are not worth their taking the benefits. If everyone has access to thefree rations, the possibility of selling the same grain in black is also reduced.

The following are some of the points we would like to bring to your notice in this regard:

1. The relief that has been announced of additional 5 kgs of free grains and inclusion of pulses has not yet reached most states due to the lockdown having caused the breakdown in the transportation system and the delay is not acceptable, given the acute distress people are facing.

2. Some states have announced their own measures, such as additional 2.5kgs of grain in Delhi for ration card holders, free grain for Antyodaya ration cardholders in Uttar Pradesh, 5 kg of free wheat, 1 kg of rice, 1 kg dal, 0.5 kg oil and salt in Rajasthan for non-NFSA households and West Bengal is giving 5 kg of free food grains to all NFSA ration cardholders and 19% of population with these ration cards. These need to be seen as an add on, and the central allocation of additional 5kg per head must still reach people.

3. In some states, such as Delhi, it has been announced that those who do not have NFSA ration cards will also be given rations. However, the online application system put in place for this is cumbersome and not workable. In Rajasthan the non-NFSA beneficiaries are being subjected to a survey, which is so slow and the different district administrations have come up with ridiculously small numbers. Based on this experience, we reiterate that what we need now is a mechanism where no person is rejected and is given ration without needing to apply for fresh cards. Ration shopkeepers can put marks with indelible ink on people’s hands to prevent people from taking ration more than once.

4. State governments that are expanding their PDS coverage and quantity must be encouraged and given additional allocations from the central pool for free or at NFSA prices so that they can immediately ensure that these entitlements reach people.

We demand that the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution, act upon our demands, which are as follows.

● Expand the PDS to cover every individual, irrespective of whether they have a ration card, with 10kg of grain, 1.5kg pulses and 800gms cooking oil per month per person for at least six months. There are 77 million tonnes of foodgrain stocks in the FCI godowns (including the unmilled paddy) – thrice the buffer stock norms. Once the procurement of the Rabi crop is completed, it is expected that another 35-40 million tonnes will be added. As per the PIB release, about 2.5 million tonnes have been released after the lockdown, to meet the requirements of the relief measures. It is therefore imminently possible and also urgently required to universalise the PDS.

● Ensure cooked food and running of community kitchens/feeding centres in urban areas to address the needs of migrant, unorganised sector workers, and the homeless and destitute populations.Provisioning of dry rations to all intrastate and interstate migrant workers who are very food insecure.

Endorsements:

Organisations/Institutions/Campaigns

1 AdivasiAdhikarSamiti
2 Anna AdhikarAbhiyan, Maharashtra
3 Anna SurakshaAdhikarAbhiyan, Gujarat
4 Association for India's Development (AID), USA
5 Association for India's Development (AID), Bengaluru
6 Association of Bengal Collaborators for Development
7 BalSurakshaAbhiyan Trust
8 BanglarManabadhikarSuraksha Mancha
9 BarmerLokAdhikaar Network
10 Child Rights Trust, Bengaluru
11 Durbar Mahila, Samanwaya Committee
12 Feminist Policy Collective
13 GitaldahaBikasSamiti
14 GyanVigyanSamiti Jharkhand
15 Health Watch Forum
16 Human Life Development & Research Center
17 Human Rights Law Network
18 IslampurRamkrishnapally Rural Welfare Society
19 JagruktaMahilaOkkuta Community Organisation
20 Jan SwasthyaAbhiyan
21 Jharkhand Nrega Watch
22 KudariDaudi Shakti Sangathan (KDSS), Vaishali, Bihar
23 MazdoorKisan Shakti Sangathan
24 MaldaSahayogitaSamiti
25 MahilaPunervaasSamoohSamiti, Jaipur, Rajasthan
26 Nari o ShishuKalyan Kendra
27 New Trade Union Initiative
28 PallySamaj Gram UnnayanSamity
29 PaschimBangaKhetMajdoorSamity
30 Rajasthan mahilaKaamgaar Union, Jaipur
31 Right to Food Campaign
32 Sahyog
33 Samsia Rural Health and Economic Development Society
34 SoochanaEvamRozgarAbhiyan
35 SEWA Bharat
36 Sewakendra, Siliguri, West Bengal
37 ShramajiviMahilaSamiti
38 ShripurMahila-O-KhadiUnnayanSamiti
39 The ANT, Assam
40 Tribes Right Protection Cell
41 Uttar Bangal Chai MazdoorAdhikarManch
42 Udayani Social Action Forum
43 UparmaalMazdoorKisaanSangathan, Bhilwara, Rajasthan
44 VikalaangAandolan 2016 SangahrshSamiti, Rajasthan
Ind ividuals:
1 Aaditeshwar Seth, Gram Vaani& IIT Delhi
2 AakankshaKaushik
3 Abha and Rajeev KhandelwalAajeevika Bureau
4 Abhijit, Hyderabad
5 Abhinash DC
6 Aditi Mehta, Retired Bureaucrat
7 AditiArur
8 AdityaNaik, Freelance android developer, Goa
9 Aditya Roy
10 AdityaShrivastava, CSO Support Cell
11 Aiyni, Sahayata-O-ShramikKrishakKalyan Kendra, West Bengal
12 Ajay MahajanVividhara, New Delhi
13 Ajitha George, Researcher and Social Activist, Ranchi
14 AkhilChaudhary, PUCL
15 AlakaRao Doctor and RUWA
16 Albertina Almeida, Goa
17 Ali, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi
18 AlkaRao, Doctor and RUWA
19 AmbarishRai, RTE Forum
20 Ambika Das, Social activist, Wests Singhbhum, Jharkhand
21 Amita De, ShramajibiMahilaSamity
22 AmitaKanekar, Goa
23 Amrita Jain
24 Amrita Johri
25 Amrita SunitaAnand, Goa
26 AnchalSondhi , Dehradun
27 Ancy, NGO Gulni
28 AnikaJuneja, Ranchi
29 AniketZodpey
30 Anil, BGVS Rajasthan
31 AninditaAdhikari, Doctoral student, Brown University
32 Anita Mathur Azad Foundation
33 Anita Rego, Independent, Hyderabad
34 Anita Vachharajani, Individual, Mumbai
35 Anitha, Institute of Social Service, New Delhi
36 Anjali Bhardwaj
37 Anjali SG
38 Anjali St Joseph's, Puranpur
39 AnjanaThampi, O P Jindal Global University, Panipat
40 AnjorBhaskar, AzimPremji University
41 AnkitaAggarwal, City University of New York
42 AnkitaMathur, Azad Foundation
43 Anna Joseph
44 Annie Raja
45 AnomitaSen, New Delhi
46 AnthonirajThumma, Federation of Telugu Churches, Secunderabad
47 AnuradhaMarwah, Ajmer Adult Education Association
48 AnuradhaTalwar, West Bengal
49 AparnaChoudhary, Bengaluru
50 ApurvaBamezai
51 Arati Roy, Bar Council of India, Mumbai
52 AratiChowksey, Bengaluru
53 Arindam Banerjee, ShramajibiSamanwaya Committee
54 Arjun S
55 ArunKumawatNavacharSansthan
56 Aruna Rodrigues
57 Aruna Roy, MazdoorKisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), Rajasthan
58 ArundhatiDhuru, NAPM, Lucknow
59 ArvindOjha, Urmul Trust, Bikaner
60 AsawariNayak, Goa
61 Asgar Ali, Nssc, Deoria
62 AshaKalra, Children and Women Welfare Society
63 Ashish Kothari, Pune
64 Ashok Khandelwal
65 Ashok Yadav and RichaAudichya Jan ChetnaManch
66 Ashrifi, RTFC Jharkhand
67 Asmi, Student, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi
68 AsokenduSengupta, Kolkata, West Bengal
69 Augusto Pinto, Concerned citizen, Goa
70 Aiyni, Sahayata-O-ShramikKrishakKalyan Kendra, West Bengal
71 Aysha
72 Babita
73 Barbara Harriss-White, OxforďUniversitý, UK
74 BeenaJadhav
75 BhanwarlalKumawat CES
76 Bhanwar Singh Chadana, AasthaSansthan
77 Bharat Vishakha: women's documentation and resource centre
78 Bhaskar MV, Chennai
79 BhavreenKandhari, Citizen support, South East & North East
80 Bibhu Prasad Mohapatra, Independent Researcher, Delhi
81 Bidyut, Odisha
82 BinaAgarwal, Manchester & Delhi
83 Binni, EkalNariSangthan, Jharkhand
84 Biplab Mukherjee, Kolkata, West Bengal
85 Bobby Ramakant, Spokesperson, SP(I)
86 Brijmohan, SARD
87 Brita, UP
88 Bulal, Rajasthan AsangthitMazdoor Union
89 Chacko Thomas, Teacher, Nalgonda
90 Chaitanya, PhD scholar, Delhi
91 Chandra Kala, ENSS
92 CharuSoni, Journalist, Delhi
93 CharulBharwada, Loknaad, Ahmedabad
94 ChayaPancholiPrayash, Centre For health Equity
95 Chetan Ram, Urmul
96 ChetnaBharti, Jharkhand
97 ChhayaPachauli, Centre for Health and Equity, Jaipur
98 Chirag, Buxar
99 ChirashreeGhosh
100 . Cynthia Mathew, Bihar
101 . D S Paliwal, JanwadiMazdoor union, Udaipur
102 . Debmalya, NregaSangharshMorcha
103 . DeepaKurup
104 . Deepak Kalra, Umang
105 . Deepak Kumar, Public Health Professional, Jharkhand
106 . Deepika Joshi, Researcher, Jan SwasthyaAbhiyan, Chhattisgarh
107 . Deepika, Free lancer, Patna
108 . Dev Desai, Social activist, ANHAD, Gujarat
109 . DevanshiKukadia
110 . Devika Singh
111 . DevikaShetty
112 . Diana Dias, Wajood, Goa
113 . DilshadSutar
114 . Dinesh, CASA
115 . DipaSinha, Ambedkar University
116 . DiptiArolkar, Margao, Goa.
117 . Dr Padma, CES, Jaipur
118 . Dr ViditPanchal, Private practitioner, Indore
119 . Dr.AshaKaushik, Rajasthan University Women's Association
120 . Dr.LaadKumari Jain, Rajasthan University Women's Association
121 . Dr.Malti Gupta, Retired Doctor
122 . Dr. M. IqbalSiddiqui, State General Secy. Jamaat-E-Islami Hind,
  Rajasthan
123 . Dr. Maya Tandon, Retired Doctor
124 . Dr.Niranjanaradhya, Centre for Child and the Law, NLSIU
125 . Dr.PawanSurana, Rajasthan University Women's Association
126 . Dr.Pritam Pal PUCL
127 . Dr.Sharada Jain, Sandhaan RAEA Educationist
128 . Dr. Sunil Kaul, Managing Trustee
129 . Dr. Sylvia Karpagam, Public Health doctor
130 . Dr.Meeta Singh PUCL and Foundation for the Dignity of the Girl Child
131 . Dylan DSouza, Mumbai
132 . Edwin Mascarenhas
133 . Elsa Muttathu
134 . Erica Lobo, Nirmala Institute, Churchgate, Mumbai
135 . Faisal Khan, KhudaiKhidmatgar and National Executive Member, SP(I)
136 . FakkirHulokottal
137 . Fatima
138 . Favita Dias, SJAC, Curtorim, Goa
139 . Feroz Khan, Hadoti Media Resource Centre
140 . Florence Mendes, Goa
141 . FrSavio Gomes, Panjim, Goa.
142 . FrederikaMenezes, Writer, Panjim, Goa
143 . Ganga Ram Paikra, Convenor, RTFC
144 . Gaurav Singh, RTFC, Chhattisgarh
145 . GautamMinz, Social activist, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand
146 . GautamMody, New Trade Union Initiative
147 . Geraldine Fernandes, Goa
148 . GitaldahaBikasSamiti
149 . Gloria
150 . Gopa Khan, Counselor, Mumbai
151 . Greta Lopes, Mumbai
152 . GurpreetSidhu, NCR/Goa
153 . Guru Moorthy, Spokesperson, SP(I)
154 . GurumoorthyMathrubhutham, Sochara Bengaluru
155 . HarkeshBugaliya, Rajasthan Nirman and General workers Union
156 . Harsh Mander
157 . Hugh Netto, Assagao, Goa
158 . Indira PancholiMahila Jan AdhkarSamiti
159 . JahnviAndharia, Delhi
160 . James Herenj
161 . JashodhraDasgupta
162 . Jawahar Mehta
163 . Jawahar Singh Dagur, Prayas
164 . JayshreeVencatesan, Managing Trustee. Care Earth Trust, Chennai
165 . Jeevika Shiv
166 . Jennifer Fernandes, Housewife, Mumbai
167 . JitendraRatwani, Mumbai
168 . Johanna lokhande, Chairperson, Jan SangharshManch
169 . Jose Kallely, Indian, Kusumkot
170 . Josephine, CWSN, Chennai
171 . Jothi SJ, Right To Food/ Work Campaign, West Bengal
172 . Judith Almeida, Concerned citizen, Goa
173 . K. Lalita, President, Anveshi Centre for Women's Studies, Hyderabad,
  Telangana
174 . K. Satyavti, Social Activist, Hyderabad
175 . KadmaBanra, Social worker, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand
176 . KailashKumbhakar, Academy for Socio Legal Studies
177 . KailashMeena, PUCL and NAPM
178 . Kalamuddin Ansari, Tameer E Insaniyat, Gadwa, Jharkhand
179 . Kamal Tak, RTI Manch
180 . Kamayani Bali mahabal, Jan SwasthyaAbhiyan, Mumbai
181 . KanchanAsarani
182 . KanchanMathur, Women Studies Consultant
183 . KarunaMahila Jan AdhkarSangathan
184 . Karuna, M.RD, Consultant Chennai
185 . KathyayiniChamaraj, Executive Trustee, CIVIC, Bengaluru
186 . KavitaSrivastava, PUCL
187 . Kirity Roy, BanglarManabadhikarSuraksha Mancha (MASUM), West Bengal
188 . KomalSrivastava, Bharat GyanvigyanSamiti
189 . Kripal Singh, MandloiKhudaiKihidmatgar
190 . KusumSaiwal AIDWA
191 . Lal Singh, School for Democracy
192 . Lata, SURE
193 . LaveenaFernandes, New Delhi
194 . Laxmi S Wagle, Goa.
195 . Lissy Joseph, CFTUI, Hyderabad
196 . LoresinaFernandes
197 . LubnaSarwath, General Secretary, SP(I), Telangana
198 . Lumina Almeida, Seraulim, Goa.
199 . Madhu, PUCL
200 . Magdalene Almeida, NirmalaSeva Society, Gujarat, Dt Ahmedabad
201 . Maggie, NirmalaNiketan Institute, Mumbai
202 . MahanandaTalwar
203 . Mahnoor, The People, Hyderabad
204 . Malay PrayatnSanstha
205 . MaliniSubramaniam, Independent Journalist, Hyderabad
206 . MamtaJaitley, Vividha Features, Jaipur, Rajasthan
207 . Man Singh Sisodia, WagadMazdoorSangathan
208 . Manju, FORUM
209 . ManjulaPradeep
210 . Maria Fernandes, Cuddalore, TN
211 . MazherHussain, Executive Director, COVA, Hyderabad
212 . MeeraSamghamitra, National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM),
  Hyderabad
213 . Melna, Family, Goa
214 . Merlyn Dsa, Municipal Corporator
215 . MewaBharti, Domestic Workers Union
216 . Michelle, Education, Mumbai
217 . Mihika Noronha, Bangalore
218 . Milan Vaingankar, Concerned Citizen, Goa
219 . Minakshi, NFIW
220 . MinakshiRajdev, Dialogue Empathic Engagement and Peacebuilding (DEEP),
  Goa
221 . Minar Pimple
222 . Mira Bhayander
223 . Mithilesh Kumar, Coordinator, DAAA-NCDHR, Jharkhand
224 . Mohammed Hasan, Independent Academic
225 . Mohammed Jahiruddin, Uttar DinajpurSangramiBiriShramik Union
226 . Mohammed Nazimuddin, Jamait-e-Islami Hind
227 . MohdArif, NIRDPR Hyderabad
228 . Mohd. Mahmood, AmanBiradari, Bihar
229 . Mridula Bajaj
230 . MuditaVidhrohi
231 . MujahidNafees, Gujarat
232 . Mukesh, AsangatithMazdoor Union
233 . Muktasrivastava
234 . MuktoKantho, MahilaSamity
235 . Munnalal, Socialist MazdoorSabha, UP
236 . NachiketUdupa
237 . NagrajAdve, Activist, Delhi
238 . NanajeeValluri, National Workers Welfare Trust, Kakinada, AP
239 . NandiniDey, NIRDPR, Hyderabad
240 . NandiniNayak
241 . NandiniRao
242 . Nandita de Souza, Pediatrician, Goa
243 . NanditaNarain Delhi University
244 . Narayan Kharade, Concerned citizen, Goa
245 . Narendra Gupta Prayas, Devgarh
246 . Naresh K. Sharma, University of Hyderabad
247 . Naveen Sampath Krishna
248 . Nawasha Mishra
249 . Neelaiah, Right to Food campaign, Karnataka.
250 . Neelam Singh, Foundation for Rural Recovery and Development (Forrad),
  New Delhi
251 . Neelanjana, Public Health Resource Network, Chhattisgarh
252 . Neelapu Kanaka Rao, National President, Confederation of Free Trade
  Unions of India
253 . Neeta Hardikar, Anna SurakshaAdhikarAbhiyan, Gujarat
254 . Neeta Mahadevia
255 . Neeta Ratwani, Mumbai
256 . Neha Shah
257 . Nesar Ahmad, BARC
258 . Nidhi, Delhi
259 . Nigel
260 . Nikhil Dey, MazdoorKisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), Rajasthan
261 . Nilesh Jain, Cement Collective, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
262 . Nimisha Desai
263 . NimmiChauhan
264 . Niraj Singh, Socialist YuvjanSabha
265 . Nirja Mishra
266 . NirjhariSinha, Gujarat
267 . NirmalaRebello, Goa
268 . Nirmala, Lohardaga, Jharkhand
269 . NishaSidhu, National Federation Indian Women
270 . Nishat Hussein National Muslim Women's welfare society
271 . NiyatiKukadia
272 . Noor Mohammad, AMIED
273 . NoorjahanDiwan
274 . Olga Netto, Counsellor, Assagao, Goa.
275 . P.L. Mimroth and Satish CDR
276 . PallaviSobtiRajpal, Utthan
277 . Pankti Jog, MahitiAdhikar Gujarat Pahel
278 . PannalalSurana, Socialist Party (India)
279 . Paul Lakra, Human Life Development & Research Centre, Siliguri,
  Darjeeling
280 . PC Rath, Raipur
281 . PersisGinwalla
282 . Philomena Fernandes, Concerned Citizen, Goa
283 . Prabhu Prasad Mohapatra, Department of History, University of Delhi
284 . Prabir KC, SHRC, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
285 . Prabodh Nanda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
286 . PradnyaDeshpande, Psychologist
287 . PrajvalShastri, Astrophysicist, Bengaluru
288 . PrakashKashwan, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs,
  CT
289 . Prakriti, Student, AzimPremji University, Bangalore
290 . PrantoshBandopadhyay, Jana Sanghati Kendra
291 . PreetiSampat
292 . PremKrishan Sharma, PUCL and Academy for Socio Legal Studies
293 . PremPrakashOraon, Van JeevanGraminVikashSamiti , Jharkhand
294 . PremPrakashVerma, Convenor, Jharkhand NagrikPrayas
295 . PriyankaBorpujari, International Christian University, Tokyo
296 . Priyanshu Gupta, IIM, Calcutta
297 . Prof AnuradhaChenoy
298 . Prof Kamal Chenoy
299 . PurbayanChakraborty, Karnataka State Law University
300 . PurshottamDass Bhatt, Delhi
301 . PurwaKushwaha, Independent and Translator
302 . Pushpa Kali
303 . Pushpendra, TISS Patna
304 . R. Padmini, Child's Rights Trust (CRT), Bengaluru
305 . Rabin Chakraborty, Kolkata
306 . RachanaBhavnani
307 . Radhika Desai, Hyderabad
308 . Rahul Varman Professor, IIT, Kanpur
309 . Raj Kumar Dogra NIFW
310 . RajalakshmiSriram
311 . Rajenderkumar, Delhi
312 . Rajendran Narayanan, Asst, Professor, AzimPremji University
313 . RakeshRanjan
314 . Rakhi C.F.A.R, Jaipur
315 . RakhiSehgal, Shramik Kendra, Gurgaon
316 . Ram, Panipat
317 . Rama S.Melkote, Former state advisor on food security, Prof.
  (Retd.),Osmania
Uni versity
318 . Ramesh, Sankalp
319 . Ramesh Asher, Film Maker, PUCL
320 . Ramkaranji, S.W.R.C.
321 . Ramlal Bhatt, Uttarakhand
322 . Rashid Hussain Helping Hands
323 . RashmiPatni, Historian
324 . Rathaur, Coordinator- MGNREGA Majdoor Union Rajatalab, Varanasi
325 . Ravi Chaturvedi, Urmul
326 . Ravinder Kumar, Humana People to People India, Narela Delhi
327 . Rebecca Mathai, Concerned citizen, Hyderabad
328 . Renita
329 . RenuKhanna
330 . RenukaPamecha, Women's Rehabilitation Group
331 . Reshma
332 . Richa Jan Chetna
333 . Richa Singh, SangtinKishanMajdoorSangthanSitapur, Uttar Pradesh
334 . Richa, Jan SwasthyaAbhiyan, Delhi
335 . RiktaKrishnaswamy, DYFI, New Delhi
336 . Rita Dey Pereira, Vasco, Goa.
337 . RoopaNaik, Spoorthy
338 . RosammaThoma, Journalist, Pune
339 . RubeenaKhatun, Humsafar, Lucknow
340 . Sabina Martins
341 . Sachin Jain, Madhya Pradesh
342 . SakinaDhorajiwla
343 . Samar Kanrar, Hosiery Workers Unity Centre
344 . Sameet Panda, OdishaKhadyaAdhikarAbhijan
345 . SandeepPandey, Socialist Party (India), UP
346 . SandhyaSrinivasan, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, Mumbai
347 . SangeetaSahu
348 . Sannybhai, LokManch, Delhi
349 . SanyuktaSaha, Aagaaz Theatre Trust, New Delhi
350 . SarangaUgalmugle, Advocate, High Court, Mumbai
351 . SasmitaJena , RTF, Jharkhand
352 . Savitri Ray, Individual, Delhi
353 . Sawai Singh, Rajasthan SamgraSevaSangh
354 . SayantoniDutta, Researcher, Kolkata, West Bengal
355 . SejalDand
356 . Shabnam Aziz, Hunger Project
357 . Shailesh Nagar, Delhi
358 . Shakeel, BastiSurakshaManch
359 . Shakuntala, RajsamandMahilaManch
360 . Shama, Mumbai
361 . ShambhuGhatak, Inclusive Media for Change Project, New Delhi
362 . Shankar Singh, MazdoorKisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), Rajasthan
363 . ShanthaSinha
364 . SharadaGopal, Right to food campaign, Karnataka
365 . Sheba George
366 . SheetalPradeep
367 . ShilpaKolkar
368 . Shishupal, Barabanki
369 . ShobhaBajpaiDsilva, Reay Road, Dockyard Mankhurd east and west
370 . ShobhitaRajagopal, IDS Director
371 . ShrinidhiDatar, Doctor Sewagram, Wardha
372 . ShubhaJindel PUCL
373 . Shuka Jain, Delhi
374 . ShyamLalMenariyaAstha
375 . SiddharthChakravarty, The Research Collective, Delhi.
376 . SirajDutta
377 . Sister Carol Sasvika, Ajmer
378 . Sita Ram, SakhiApniBachatGharYojnaMahilaManchsamiti
379 . SmitaPandya Gandhi
380 . Snehal Shah, Delhi
381 . Solomon
382 . Soma KP, MAKAAM, Delhi
383 . SomnathGhosh, AsanghtaitKshetraShramikSangramiManch
384 . Sonal Mehta
385 . Sonia Pereira, Advocate, Goa
386 . Sophia Fernandes, Mangalore
387 . Sophia Khan
388 . Stan Swamy, Ranchi
389 . SowmyaKidambi, Hyderabad
390 . SrMarisha, St Joseph's, Puranpur
391 . SrSudeepti, St Joseph's, Puranpur
392 . Sr. Pragya, Fathua, Patna
393 . Sr.Kiran CJ, St.Joseph's Convent, Provincial House DighaGhat. Patna
394 . Sreesankar, AIPSN, Kerala
395 . SudeshnaSengupta
396 . Sudha N, St Joseph's, Puranpur Independent, Bengaluru
397 . Sudha Reddy, CCL NLSIU, Bangalore
398 . Sudha Shankar, New Delhi
399 . Sudha Thomas,
400 . Sudipta Banerjee, Director, Sikshan Foundation
401 . SuhasKolhekar, NAPM
402 . Sujata, Member, Odisha
403 . Sujoy Bhattacharya, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
404 . SumanDevathia, All India Dalit MahilaManch
405 . SumanSahai, Gene Campaign
406 . Sumitra Chopra AIDWA
407 . SunetraDeshpande
408 . SunitaBandewar, Health Ethics and Law Institute, Mumbai &Vidhayak
  Trust, Pune
409 . Sunita, UP
410 . SurabhiAgarwal, Spokesperson, SP(I)
411 . Suresh
412 . SurvitaKhatri, Department of History, DeshbandhuCollege ,Delhi
  University, Delhi
413 . Susan Abraham, Foundation for Rural Recovery and Development, New Delhi
414 . SushilaChouhan, SamparkSansthan
415 . Susie Tharu, Retd teacher, Hyderabad
416 . SuvarnaKuthale
417 . Svati Joshi
418 . SwapanGanguly, AsanghtaitKshetraShramikSangramiManch
419 . Swarnali, Delhi
420 . Swayam
421 . Swati Narayan
422 . Sweta Dash
423 . Syed Firoz, Business, Delhi
424 . Syed Tahseen Ahmad, State President, SP(I), Delhi
425 . Tahir Noronha, Goa
426 . Tapojoy, BanglarManabadhikarSuraksha Mancha (MASUM)
427 . Teresa Kotturan, Sisters of Charity Federation United States
428 . Ujaan Chandra
429 . UlkaMahajan
430 . Umakant, Independent scholar and Human rights activist, Delhi
431 . Urvashi G., Nirantar Centre for Gender and Education, New Delhi
432 . VandanaMahajan
433 . Vandana Prasad, Doctor, Noida
434 . VanitaKeswani, Mumbai
435 . Vanita Leah Falcao, Researcher, King's College London
436 . Varsha Mehta, Independent, New Delhi
437 . Varsha P.
438 . Vasudha, Sawaiker Research Scholar, Goa University.
439 . VidyunSabhaney, New Delhi
440 . Vijay Goal, RIHR
441 . Vijay Lakshmi Joshi, PUCL
442 . Vijaylakshmi, PUCL
443 . VikasSahyog Kendra
444 . VinayBaindur, Researcher
445 . VinayJha, Concerned Citizen, Jharkhand
446 . VinayMahajan, Loknaad, Ahmedabad
447 . Vipul Kumar, Odisha
448 . VipulPinjra
449 . Virendra Singh Malik, Jan SwasthyaAbhiyan Haryana, Rohtak
450 . Virginia Saldanha, Mumbai
451 . VishwambharTripathi
452 . Vishwanath Singh, State General Secretary
453 . Vriti, Bengaluru
454 . ZakiaSoman

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