“Freedom from fear is more important than legal justice for the poor.”

Do you think that the poor of India are free from fear after Independence?

In this story, Gandhi has said that the real relief for the poor peasants is to be free from fear.

Today, even after Independence, poor literacy levels, lack of sufficient nutrition, inaccessibility of sanitary facilities plague the poor of India. Although many government measures and schemes have been put in place, lack of awareness of such schemes lead to under-utilisation of these helping measures.

However, lately a new trend has been rising. Non-governmental organisations, private companies as part of their ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) programmes and concerned individuals have pitched-in in their own communities to improve and uplift the standard and quality of life for the poor and disadvantaged groups. As people help each other and develop self-reliance and courage, the poor of India will surely be free from fear.