15 years ago, Sanjay Sahni tried to learn the internet and accidentally uncovered large-scale wage theft in his Bihar village. He hasn't stopped cleaning up the system since.
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In 2011, while teaching himself to use a computer in a Delhi cyber café, Sanjay googled government scheme beneficiaries from his village and found records claiming hundreds of people had received their wages. He called the list of beneficiaries to verify, confirmed the money had never arrived, and returned to Muzaffarpur with printouts of the fabricated records to confront local authorities. Since then, by combining smart use of public data with community organising, he has pressured and negotiated with local authorities to deliver the government services and benefits his community is owed.
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According to Sanjay, this has helped more than 16,000 people across Bihar unlock government benefits over 15 years, including wages, schooling, and healthcare. Most recently, Sanjay estimates he won back employment for 6,000 workers who were left without work overnight after a new law passed in December 2025, brought 250 children across 10 villages back into school, and helped 4 migrant workers with cancer find treatment at a local hospital. He wants to use future funding to deepen his reach across Muzaffarpur and expand his work in education and health.
