Interview with Arogyasri beneficiary in Gonegundla, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
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Summary: The Identity project emerged as a result of our dissatisfaction at the nature of the debate that was emerging on the area of digital governance in India.
Over the past three years we have conducted numerous field visits in seven Indian states.These visits include numerous video-conversations, some short and others very long, with a diverse number of those who were involved with this entire process of participating in the emergence of a digital ecosystem of governance. These are interviews with people being enrolled into the Aadhaar programme, with district-level Panchayat and other officials, with numerous State government bureaucrats, with private enrollment representatives, representatives of various governmental services, with operators and other members of this digital workforce. Conversations are often long, spontaneous and deliberately unstructured: and the focus is mainly on a vérité style using amateur video.
Some key issues that we shortlisted for detailed inquiry were issues of migrants, both domestic and across international borders, homelessness in cities, and the financially excluded. Each of these areas was discussed in considerable detail at major public consultations held in Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore, in partnership with the CSDS, the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, and the Urban Research and Policy Programme Initiative of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. All videos of all presentations made at these events are also available here.
CSCS also has an extensive text archives of material on the field as a whole, available on
http://eprints.cscsarchives.org.
Clip Summary: Detailed interview with farmer and beneficiary of Arogyasri and other AP government schemes.
Speaker: They asked if I had the Arogyashree card. I showed it to them and they took care of everything else.
Speaker: They asked if I had the Arogyashree card. I showed it to them and they took care of everything else.
INTERVIEWER: If you have fever and other similar ailments. Are those covered under Arogashree?
Speaker: Only if there is an operation. For small problems we go to the local doctors here.
INTERVIEWER: If you have fever and other similar ailments. Are those covered under Arogashree?
Speaker: Only if there is an operation. For small problems we go to the local doctors here.
INTERVIEWER: In your opinion, which is the best scheme out of all the schemes that the government has started? In your case Arogyashee has been effective. What about ration shops?
Speaker: Yes. We are very happy with that. We get rice, oil and kerosene.
INTERVIEWER: In your opinion, which is the best scheme out of all the schemes that the government has started? In your case Arogyashee has been effective. What about ration shops?
Speaker: Yes. We are very happy with that. We get rice, oil and kerosene.
INTERVIEWER: Does it come every month?
Speaker: Yes sir, it comes every month.
INTERVIEWER: Did you ever have to pay bribes?
Speaker: No we have never paid a bribe there. We get 20kgs rice at Rs.1 a kilo so we pay Rs.40 and that’s about it.
INTERVIEWER: Does it come every month?
Speaker: Yes sir, it comes every month.
INTERVIEWER: Did you ever have to pay bribes?
Speaker: No we have never paid a bribe there. We get 20kgs rice at Rs.1 a kilo so we pay Rs.40 and that’s about it.
INTERVIEWER: Is the quality of the rice any good for consumption?
Speaker: Yes. We also grow some rice as well. We are a big family. This son has 3 children another son has 2 children and another has 5 children. So we manage with both.
INTERVIEWER: Is the quality of the rice any good for consumption?
Speaker: Yes. We also grow some rice as well. We are a big family. This son has 3 children another son has 2 children and another has 5 children. So we manage with both.
INTERVIEWER: They are saying that they will sell rice now at Rs.1 from the 1st.
Speaker: The scheme hasn’t started yet.
INTERVIEWER: They are saying that they will sell rice now at Rs.1 from the 1st.
Speaker: The scheme hasn’t started yet.
INTERVIEWER: Do you get fertilizers?
Speaker: It comes to the society and we take it from there.
INTERVIEWER: Do you get fertilizers?
Speaker: It comes to the society and we take it from there.
INTERVIEWER: Do you get everything you need?
Speaker: Yes sir.
INTERVIEWER: The quantity you need?
Speaker: No. Per-person gets 5 or 10 sacks.
Speaker 2: Nowadays each person gets 5 sacks.
INTERVIEWER: Do you get everything you need?
Speaker: Yes sir.
INTERVIEWER: The quantity you need?
Speaker: No. Per-person gets 5 or 10 sacks.
Speaker 2: Nowadays each person gets 5 sacks.
INTERVIEWER: Does it suffice for your farm?
Speaker: We make do with that they give.
Speaker 2: They give it the next time.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have to buy extra fertilizer from the market?
Speaker: Yes, we have no choice.
INTERVIEWER: Does it suffice for your farm?
Speaker: We make do with that they give.
Speaker 2: They give it the next time.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have to buy extra fertilizer from the market?
Speaker: Yes, we have no choice.
INTERVIEWER: Now you need a total of 100 kilos. How much do you get from the society and how much do you buy from outside?
Speaker: We try and adjust whatever we have got. Fertilizers have become very expensive.
INTERVIEWER: Now you need a total of 100 kilos. How much do you get from the society and how much do you buy from outside?
Speaker: We try and adjust whatever we have got. Fertilizers have become very expensive.
INTERVIEWER: So you usually do not buy from outside?
Speaker: We use what we get.
INTERVIEWER: But that’s not sufficient so you have to make do?
Speaker: Yes sir.
INTERVIEWER: So you usually do not buy from outside?
Speaker: We use what we get.
INTERVIEWER: But that’s not sufficient so you have to make do?
Speaker: Yes sir.
INTERVIEWER: Have you got cooking gas under any scheme?
Speaker: Yes, we got a gas connection through the podupu Lakshmi scheme (DWCRA: The Interest subvention scheme of the A.P.Government) that my sister-in-law was a part of.
INTERVIEWER: Have you got cooking gas under any scheme?
Speaker: Yes, we got a gas connection through the podupu Lakshmi scheme (DWCRA: The Interest subvention scheme of the A.P.Government) that my sister-in-law was a part of.
INTERVIEWER: Has everyone got or just one family?
Speaker: No just one connection.
INTERVIEWER: Has everyone got or just one family?
Speaker: No just one connection.
INTERVIEWER: Then what do the others do? Do you use firewood stoves?
Speaker: Yes sir. All of us use only firewood.
INTERVIEWER: Then what do the others do? Do you use firewood stoves?
Speaker: Yes sir. All of us use only firewood.
INTERVIEWER: Have you got the electricity connection yourself or has the government provided that to you.
Speaker: No sir. We got it over selves. We pay the monthly bills.
INTERVIEWER: Have you got the electricity connection yourself or has the government provided that to you.
Speaker: No sir. We got it over selves. We pay the monthly bills.
INTERVIEWER: How much do you pay in a month? Is it metered?
Speaker: Yes sir, it based on the meter.
INTERVIEWER: How much do you pay in a month? Is it metered?
Speaker: Yes sir, it based on the meter.
INTERVIEWER: How much do you pay usually?
Speaker: About Rs.70 a month. Sometimes it goes up to Rs.100.
INTERVIEWER: How much do you pay usually?
Speaker: About Rs.70 a month. Sometimes it goes up to Rs.100.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have a T.V in your house?
Speaker: Just one of our brothers has.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have a T.V in your house?
Speaker: Just one of our brothers has.
INTERVIEWER: Do all of you watch T.V?
Speaker: Yes.
INTERVIEWER: Don't you go to your brother’s house to watch TV?
Speaker: Yes, we go sometimes. They live far away. The house that you see in front is being built by us. So, once it is done they will move in there and it will be more convenient then.
INTERVIEWER: Do all of you watch T.V?
Speaker: Yes.
INTERVIEWER: Don't you go to your brother’s house to watch TV?
Speaker: Yes, we go sometimes. They live far away. The house that you see in front is being built by us. So, once it is done they will move in there and it will be more convenient then.
INTERVIEWER: So you don't watch T.V?
Speaker: If we don't have it then what do we do?
INTERVIEWER: Since how long do you have a phone?
Speaker: About a year.
INTERVIEWER: So you don't watch T.V?
Speaker: If we don't have it then what do we do?
INTERVIEWER: Since how long do you have a phone?
Speaker: About a year.
INTERVIEWER: When did you get yours?
Speaker: About 3 years ago.
INTERVIEWER: When did you get yours?
Speaker: About 3 years ago.
INTERVIEWER: Have there been any benefits since you got the phone?
Speaker: No benefits. I can speak to people who live in different places.
INTERVIEWER: Have there been any benefits since you got the phone?
Speaker: No benefits. I can speak to people who live in different places.
INTERVIEWER: You don't make use of it for your work. Like getting information about farming etc?
Speaker: No. Since I have been unwell. I use it to speak to all my relatives. So I feel good when I speak to them. I don't know how to make calls. I just receive calls. I don't know how to read.
INTERVIEWER: You don't make use of it for your work. Like getting information about farming etc?
Speaker: No. Since I have been unwell. I use it to speak to all my relatives. So I feel good when I speak to them. I don't know how to make calls. I just receive calls. I don't know how to read.
INTERVIEWER: Do all your children go to school?
Speaker: Yes, they do. Just one daughter goes right now. The others are very young.
INTERVIEWER: What about the rest of the children in your family?
Speaker: All my brothers’ daughters go to school.
INTERVIEWER: Do all your children go to school?
Speaker: Yes, they do. Just one daughter goes right now. The others are very young.
INTERVIEWER: What about the rest of the children in your family?
Speaker: All my brothers’ daughters go to school.
INTERVIEWER: Where is the school?
Speaker: It near the convent.
INTERVIEWER: Where is the school?
Speaker: It near the convent.
INTERVIEWER: It’s a private school. What’s the fee?
Speaker: Only my brother knows.
INTERVIEWER: It’s a private school. What’s the fee?
Speaker: Only my brother knows.
INTERVIEWER: Will you send your daughter to the convent as well?
Speaker: My daughter already attends now. They haven't asked us about the fee since she hasn’t formally joined the school.
INTERVIEWER: Will you send your daughter to the convent as well?
Speaker: My daughter already attends now. They haven't asked us about the fee since she hasn’t formally joined the school.
INTERVIEWER: What is her age?
Speaker: She is nearing 3 years.
INTERVIEWER: When will you admit her to a school?
Speaker: I am planning to now.
INTERVIEWER: What is her age?
Speaker: She is nearing 3 years.
INTERVIEWER: When will you admit her to a school?
Speaker: I am planning to now.
INTERVIEWER: You have a Beedi Bunk (shop) right. How much do you earn in a day?
Speaker: Rs.200-300.
INTERVIEWER: You have a Beedi Bunk (shop) right. How much do you earn in a day?
Speaker: Rs.200-300.
INTERVIEWER: Is it located on the main road?
Speaker: No, it’s near a petrol pump towards the end.
INTERVIEWER: Is it located on the main road?
Speaker: No, it’s near a petrol pump towards the end.
INTERVIEWER: Is the land on which it stands on yours?
Speaker: No, it’s my brother’s sons but we have put up a small bunk on it.
INTERVIEWER: Is the land on which it stands on yours?
Speaker: No, it’s my brother’s sons but we have put up a small bunk on it.
INTERVIEWER: What is the total value of the stock in the bunk?
Speaker: Maximum about Rs.1000.
INTERVIEWER: What is the total value of the stock in the bunk?
Speaker: Maximum about Rs.1000.
INTERVIEWER: Do you give cash and get the stock?
Speaker: No sir. Whatever cash we get in a day we reinvest it to buy stock. If we make Rs.200 a day we buy stock for that much.
INTERVIEWER: Do you give cash and get the stock?
Speaker: No sir. Whatever cash we get in a day we reinvest it to buy stock. If we make Rs.200 a day we buy stock for that much.
INTERVIEWER: What all do you sell?
Speaker: Beedis, matchboxes, cigarettes.
INTERVIEWER: Do you recharge phones?
Speaker: No.
INTERVIEWER: What all do you sell?
Speaker: Beedis, matchboxes, cigarettes.
INTERVIEWER: Do you recharge phones?
Speaker: No.
INTERVIEWER: Do you sell water bottles?
Speaker: No sir.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have a phone booth?
Speaker: Yes.
INTERVIEWER: What company is it?
Speaker: Airtel.
INTERVIEWER: Do you sell water bottles?
Speaker: No sir.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have a phone booth?
Speaker: Yes.
INTERVIEWER: What company is it?
Speaker: Airtel.
INTERVIEWER: What is the deposit that you paid for the phone?
Speaker: Rs.3500.
INTERVIEWER: What is the deposit that you paid for the phone?
Speaker: Rs.3500.
INTERVIEWER: So if I make a call worth Rs.1 what is your profit from that?
Speaker: I usually recharge it for Rs.350 and I get currency worth about Rs.400.
INTERVIEWER: So if I make a call worth Rs.1 what is your profit from that?
Speaker: I usually recharge it for Rs.350 and I get currency worth about Rs.400.
INTERVIEWER: So what do you get in the end?
Speaker: About Rs.30-40 for recharging for Rs.350.
INTERVIEWER: So what do you get in the end?
Speaker: About Rs.30-40 for recharging for Rs.350.
INTERVIEWER: So you have to recharge the phone in advance?
Speaker: Yes.
INTERVIEWER: So you have to recharge the phone in advance?
Speaker: Yes.
INTERVIEWER: Where do you recharge it?
Speaker: With the agent who gave us the connection.
INTERVIEWER: Where do you recharge it?
Speaker: With the agent who gave us the connection.
INTERVIEWER: So you can recharge for whatever amount you want.
Speaker: Yes sir. If we want for Rs.100 or more.
INTERVIEWER: So you can recharge for whatever amount you want.
Speaker: Yes sir. If we want for Rs.100 or more.
INTERVIEWER: So do your community vote for the Congress?
Speaker: Yes, it’s usually the Congress.
INTERVIEWER: So do your community vote for the Congress?
Speaker: Yes, it’s usually the Congress.
INTERVIEWER: For how long? Since you were a child?
Speaker: Yes, even from when I was a child. We don't bother who it is. We just go and vote. We want everyone.
INTERVIEWER: For how long? Since you were a child?
Speaker: Yes, even from when I was a child. We don't bother who it is. We just go and vote. We want everyone.
INTERVIEWER: There are two Congresses (parties) now. Who will you vote for?
Speaker: Either one.
INTERVIEWER: There are two Congresses (parties) now. Who will you vote for?
Speaker: Either one.
INTERVIEWER: Does your community vote for one person? Or does your entire village decide to vote for a person.
Speaker: We decide amongst ourselves and then vote. We do as they say.
INTERVIEWER: Does your community vote for one person? Or does your entire village decide to vote for a person.
Speaker: We decide amongst ourselves and then vote. We do as they say.
INTERVIEWER: Have you heard about the Adhaar card?
Speaker: No we haven't.
INTERVIEWER: Have you heard about the Adhaar card?
Speaker: No we haven't.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have voter cards?
Speaker: Yes we do.
INTERVIEWER: Do you have voter cards?
Speaker: Yes we do.
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