New Delhi – With reference to the National Crime Register Report, Bhupendra Yadav Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment informed that 1,12,000 daily-wage labourers had committed suicide in the 3 years from 2019 to 2021. During the same period, 66,912 housewives, 53,661 self-employed, 35,950 students and 31,839 labourers associated with farming committed suicide. In that period, corona pandemic had gripped the world.
1.12 lakh #dailywage #earners died by #suicide during 2019-21 period: Govt data https://t.co/L6mRARfjpH
— The Tribune (@thetribunechd) February 13, 2023
He said that according to Unorganised Workers Social Security Act 2008, the Government is committed to provide security to labourers in unorganised fields. Daily-wage labourers also come under this category. As per this Act there is provision for insurance protection, formulating health-related welfare schemes, giving benefits during the maternity period, old age security and provision for Centre’s many other schemes.
| Editorial viewpoint
This is an outcome of not teaching how to live life and perform spiritual practice to society in the last 75 years by all party-rulers after gaining Independence. Efforts will be made to ascertain that no one will suicide in Hindu Rashtra. |
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