Daily Wage Earners: Shocking figures have come to the fore for the suicides of daily wage earners in the country. In the last three years, more than one lakh daily wage workers have committed suicide in the country. The government has presented these figures before the Parliament. Citing the report of the National Crime Records Bureau, Labor Minister Bhupendra Yadav said that between 2019 and 2021, a total of 1.12 lakh daily wage laborers have committed suicide in the country.
The suicide figures of daily wage laborers are also from the period of Corona period (Covid-19) when there was a lockdown in the country and lakhs of migrant laborers had lost their jobs during this period. The Labor Minister said that during this period 66,912 eclipses, 53,661 self-employed people, 43,420 salaried persons and 43,385 unemployed have also committed suicide. Bhupendra Yadav said that apart from 35,950 students, 31,839 farmers and laborers engaged in agricultural work have also committed suicide in three years.
The Labor Minister said that according to the Unorganized Workers Social Security Act 2008, it is the responsibility of the government to provide social security to the unorganized sector which includes daily wage workers. By making appropriate welfare schemes for them, the government can provide them life, disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection along with other types of benefits. He told that life and accident insurance is covered by Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
The Labor Minister said that people between the ages of 18 and 50 who have a bank account or a post office account can take advantage of the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. They can join this scheme. He told that till 31 December 2022, 14.82 crore beneficiaries have joined this scheme.
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