DOING GOOD - HOW DIFFICULT IT IS?

Doing Good  -How difficult it is?

A group of experts were entrusted with  a task of  studying an  agro based industry in cooperative sector  & recommend the strategies in the interest of industry and farmers.  One of member who is good at out of box thinking, could smell some rot and gone deep into the system and found that the catch is not rat & its blood tasted lion and the nefarious activity is goes on for over 3 years.

The modus operandi  is shared with the decision makers. They being  sincere  and straightforward, the huge drain to exchequer is put to control. As one of the members of the committee has strong links with vested interest group, he was unhappy and put pressure on the particular member & the group and even tried to make the committee dysfunctional.  The members resisted the action, as they felt  the positive impact and effectiveness of the committee.  The result of doing good is strains in  friendship of  over 30 years.  One can imagine, how painful it is? The entire system which was getting a cut,  was after the blood of the member & he was threatened and even tried to create bad image of him in society. Imagine what type mental agony he was put to, for doing something good. They did not spare the sincere officers also.

For couple of  months, a very open and transparent system was put in place.  The vested interest group could not digest the fact, and back into action again. They could influence an important  link in decision making  and the system was instructed to switch from new transparent system to old system.. As there are some good and honest people in system, the same was again brought to the notice of highest decision making authority  and could stop it successfully.  But there are some causalities in bargain i.e., diluted powers to honest officers, as reward for being sincere.

The sincere officers wanted to find a solution, which will safeguard cooperatives from market forces, so that farmers will be covered under safety net  and indirectly reduce burden on state.  To that affect file was moved and the vested interest group could stall it successfully. None of the people who claim as champions of farmers could resist the move. Even the senior most officers working in cooperatives also shown interest as their palms were greased.   Surprisingly when the vested interest group was in command everyone  was cooperating with it may be out of fear or free meat cut.  As the sourcing of produce was made very transparent, the vested interest group was out of place and certain cooperatives could enter. Again they were not happy & used their contacts in supply chain and also decision makers and got the cooperative blacklisted. Incidentally the vested interest group was sourcing the same produce from cooperative & supplying for years. There were no quality checks or no complaints at that time. When farmers cooperatives get into business directly by eliminating the middleman, so many hurdles. How the farmer will survive? No wonder there are many farmer suicides.

When the whole process was documented & put to action by questioning  the authorities, again so many threats, social pressures, insults etc. If such is the situation everywhere, how will someone think about doing good. With judiciary intervention the cooperative could get the ban lifted. They  denied to implement the court order, quoting the reason that order is not received officially. Again the serves of the genuine officers had to be accessed to get the issue resolved in favor of farmers.

NOW THINK FOR YOURSELF. DOING GOOD, IS IT EASY? HOW WILL PEOPLE COME FORWARD TO DO GOOD AT THE RISK OF THEIR LIVES.    

BGR