SALLYAN-NGOs in the midwest are worried by a new Maoist policy to allow only groups that register with them to work in their areas. The Maoist \'Magarat Autonomous People's Government' has said it will only allow NGOs to only work in roads, electricity, education, irrigation and health sectors. "They told us this one year ago but we had managed to carry on our work," said Dilli Binadi of Save the Children Norway. Binadi says his organisation can't register with the Maoists because it has an agreement with the government. But Maoist district chief for Sallyan, Bhaskar says his group needs to be recognised as the power in the region. In fact, Bhaskar reprimanded Shoba Gautam of the Human Rights and Communications Organisation who was here to train local activists in international humanitarian law. "You should have only come after asking us first," Bhaskar said in an aggressive tone. Gautam put up a spirited defence, arguing that as a citizen of the country she was free to go wherever she wanted. Tilottam Poudel of the child welfare group, CWIN, says the only way to survive in Sallyan is to be totally transparent. He says he tries to explain to the Maoists that his services are needed by the region's children. The Maoists can't kick out CWIN and Rural Reconstruction Nepal because they know the villagers would not like it.