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Word: gattu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...system works. Since it was set up last year, 40,000 people have used Gyandoot to check out produce prices, sell land or cattle or get official documents. Gattu Lal, 65, applied online for his grandson's caste certificate, which guarantees school admission and a scholarship. Within a week the request was processed and verified. Before, it would have required several 20-km treks to the government office and some bribes. When a group of women from Malipura village recently complained they had not received their $10 maternity benefits, their protest was forwarded to the local government officer, Mohini Srivatsav...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bridging the Gap | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

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