Dear Colleagues ,
The discussion on the Food Security Bill is ongoing with more than one report
before the government. The reference to the subsistence level of a sizeable
section of the people of India in my article on ' The Political Relevance of
Mahatma Gandhi " resulted in several reactions from the political establishment
.
In the foreword to the official report " On Conditions of Work and
Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorganised Sector " dated 6th August 2007
submitted by Arjun Sengupta Chairman of the National Commission for Enterprises
in the Unorganised Sector to the Government of India on behalf of
Dr.K.P.Kanan , Dr. R.S.Srivastava , Dr. T.S.Papola, Mr. B.N.Yugandhar and the
Member Secretary Mr.V.K. Malhotra , the following observations have been made :
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" One of the major highlights of this Report is the existence and qualification
of unorganised or informal workers , defined as those who do not have
employment security and social security .These workers are engaged not only in
the unorganised sector but in the organised sector as well . This universe of
informal workers constitutes 92% of the total workforce. We have also
highlighted , based on an empirical measurement of the high congruence between
this segement of the workforce and 77% of the population with a per capita
daily consumption of upto Rs 20 ( in 2004-2005 ) whom we have called " poor and
vulnerable ". The number of persons belonging to this group increased from 811
in 1999-2000 to 836 million in 2004-2005".
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New Delhi
August 6 2009
Arjun Sengupta
Chairman
National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised
Sector .
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