People have much greater access to public resources. All sorts of discrimination and exploitation are reduced. Productive and environmentally sound natural resource management is practiced and occurrence of communicable diseases is significantly reduced. A significant number of people are functionally literate. Most of the children of school age are going to schools and the dropout rate is clearly lower than in other places of the country.
Women have a much better social standing.
The cases of dowry, arbitrary divorce, desertion and physical violence against women have reduced considerably. The poor men and women are much more democratically aware and know their rights. People who could never have their voices heard in the local, social and public institutions are now the effective members in village courts, school boards, Union councils, market committees, mosque and temple committees.