Breaking News from Aashray Abhiyan
16th February 2020 has been a red letter day for us at Aashray Abhiyan. Our intervention in the informal sector for near to two decades has been a journey of many downs and a few ups. In this scenario, we were losing ground, as all our efforts seemed to fall on deaf ears. Insensitive bureaucrats with no heart for the communities on the periphery have been a very disturbing factor. While we tried to rescue slums and oppose eviction, we felt we were fighting a losing battle. Our people were getting tired; no houses seemed to be in sight; the street vendor’s Act 2014 has not been implemented; the Labor department is understaffed and schemes are not being implemented.
When we felt that we were at the end of our journey, a light has shone for us. The ex Municipal Corporation Commissioner of Patna, Mr. Anupam Kumar Suman IRS has graciously accepted our invitation to head our organization as its President. A civil servant from (2004 – 2019); MSc Social Policy and development from the London School of Economics and Political Science – UK, MA Cultural Astronomy and Astrology from University of Wales Trinity Saint David – UK; Masters in urban Revolution and International Housing for communities. We are honored and humbled to have such a great personality to lead us. We thank the Divine and we pray our efforts will enable to bring communities from the periphery to centre place.
This announcement was made on the 16th at a Press Conference at Jamuna Ashram (Kid’s Villa).