This news article on how the access to energy for cooking purposes has changed in rural India is an interesting read to understand how some NGOs help to overcome bureaucratic procedures. It throws light on the need and importance of comprehending social stratification.
This article discusses the work done by a community based organization Jagriti which translates to "awakening" in Hindi. It truly was an awakening to many people to get access to the LPG services and by the efforts of this organization, more than 600 households became LPG customers.
This article also mentions how privitization of some gas agencies leave out these rural areas, because they do not believe that they can make a profit by delivering LPG cylinders to these areas. However, it is inspiring to see how Jagriti was able to overcome some of the hurdles and even got many households on the LPG subsidy program. I think what stood out most to me when reading this article was the need for energy literacy especially among these areas. People in these areas actually believed the rumors that stated the dangers of LPG especially when they are sold at such low prices.
Source
Wang, Y. (2015, May). How has India used LPG as energy in rural areas? World Economic Forum
Yiting Wang, "How has India used LPG as energy in rural areas?", contributed by Namitha Sunny, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 15 May 2020, accessed 3 May 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/how-has-india-used-lpg-energy-rural-areas
Critical Commentary
This news article on how the access to energy for cooking purposes has changed in rural India is an interesting read to understand how some NGOs help to overcome bureaucratic procedures. It throws light on the need and importance of comprehending social stratification.
This article discusses the work done by a community based organization Jagriti which translates to "awakening" in Hindi. It truly was an awakening to many people to get access to the LPG services and by the efforts of this organization, more than 600 households became LPG customers.
This article also mentions how privitization of some gas agencies leave out these rural areas, because they do not believe that they can make a profit by delivering LPG cylinders to these areas. However, it is inspiring to see how Jagriti was able to overcome some of the hurdles and even got many households on the LPG subsidy program. I think what stood out most to me when reading this article was the need for energy literacy especially among these areas. People in these areas actually believed the rumors that stated the dangers of LPG especially when they are sold at such low prices.