Lack of citizenship pushes Musahars deep into poverty

In 40 households of Shobhapur, more than 50 individuals above the age of 16 do not have citizenship certificates.

Forty-eight-year-old Shankar Sadaya lives in Shobhapur, a Musahar settlement in Lahan Municipality-18, Siraha. Most people in the settlement, including his family of five, have been deprived of basic government services for the lack of citizenship certificate.