Suicide charge of Gujarat every day wagers rise as much as 50 % in 5 years
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AHMEDABAD: In developed Gujarat, the suicide charge of every day wagers elevated by 50.44 %
during the last 5 years, whereby 9 every day wagers die by suicide daily. According to the info of the final 5 years introduced by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in Rajya Sabha in response to a query, this quantity is rising constantly.
The variety of every day wage employees who died by suicide in 2017 was 2131 i.e. six employees who have been dying daily, whereas in 2018 it elevated to 2522. There was an enormous leap of 18.34 per cent in a single 12 months. While 2649 in 2019, 2754 in 2020, and 3206 in 2021 embraced the loss of life
of every day wage earners.
Economists consider every day the very low wage charge of employees in Gujarat is chargeable for the rising suicides ratio of labourers. Hence, they don’t seem to be in a position to survive in occasions of inflation.
Economist Indira Hirway mentioned, “The average daily wage rate of workers in Gujarat is the lowest in India. The rate is Rs.295.9 for daily workers when it is Rs. 837.7 in Kerala, Rs. 478.6 in Tamil Nadu, Rs. 519 in Jammu and Kashmir, 462 in Himachal Pradesh, and even in Bihar it is Rs. 328.3 and in Odisha (Orissa) it is Rs. 313.8. The share of informal unorganized workers in the total workers also is much higher in Gujarat compared to the states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, and most other states.”
“This implies that workers in Gujarat are much less protected than workers in most other states. Incidentally, the government has recently put Rs 8 lakh annual income as the poverty line for EWS, economically weaker section / poor people. At this rate all unskilled and semi-skilled workers in Gujarat are poor, living much below the poverty line fixed by the government’s own standard,” she added.
Construction employees union General secretary Vipul Pandya mentioned “Unemployment, low wages, and lack of social security are driving labourers towards suicide. The people who get employment in Gujarat do not get quality employment, and second labourers do not get regular work, In Gujarat, 85 percent of the workers are in the unorganized sector, but not all of them get permanent work,”
“During the time of Covid, the government had announced that it would give 1000 rupees to the labourers, and this money was to be given from the Welfare Fund, yet only 3 lakh people got this money. Now at such a time, if you cannot provide social security to the people, they will become poorer and their means of earning will be reduced a lot, and if they cannot bear the burden of poverty, they will take extreme steps like suicide,” he added.
In Gujarat, the employees’ organizations additionally deny the claims that the labourers are getting sufficient employment underneath Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Gujarat Labour Panachyat and self-labour employed group General Secretary, Jayanti Panchal mentioned, “The government makes big claims in MGNREGA, but the labourers still do not know about MNREGA that they have to go to ask for work, and after working in MGNREGA, the labourers do not get their salary immediately, and they do not even get work for the whole day. There are people who eat daily, they
need cases every day, and that’s why these people do not go to work in MGNREGA.”
He additional talked about that the variety of deaths as a consequence of suicide is as a result of failure of the federal government.
(If you’re having suicidal ideas, or are frightened a few good friend or want emotional assist, somebody is at all times there to pay attention. Call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (out there 24×7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ helpline – 02225521111, which is obtainable Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.)
AHMEDABAD: In developed Gujarat, the suicide charge of every day wagers elevated by 50.44 %
during the last 5 years, whereby 9 every day wagers die by suicide daily. According to the info of the final 5 years introduced by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in Rajya Sabha in response to a query, this quantity is rising constantly.
The variety of every day wage employees who died by suicide in 2017 was 2131 i.e. six employees who have been dying daily, whereas in 2018 it elevated to 2522. There was an enormous leap of 18.34 per cent in a single 12 months. While 2649 in 2019, 2754 in 2020, and 3206 in 2021 embraced the loss of life
of every day wage earners.
Economists consider every day the very low wage charge of employees in Gujarat is chargeable for the rising suicides ratio of labourers. Hence, they don’t seem to be in a position to survive in occasions of inflation.
Economist Indira Hirway mentioned, “The average daily wage rate of workers in Gujarat is the lowest in India. The rate is Rs.295.9 for daily workers when it is Rs. 837.7 in Kerala, Rs. 478.6 in Tamil Nadu, Rs. 519 in Jammu and Kashmir, 462 in Himachal Pradesh, and even in Bihar it is Rs. 328.3 and in Odisha (Orissa) it is Rs. 313.8. The share of informal unorganized workers in the total workers also is much higher in Gujarat compared to the states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, and most other states.”
“This implies that workers in Gujarat are much less protected than workers in most other states. Incidentally, the government has recently put Rs 8 lakh annual income as the poverty line for EWS, economically weaker section / poor people. At this rate all unskilled and semi-skilled workers in Gujarat are poor, living much below the poverty line fixed by the government’s own standard,” she added.
Construction employees union General secretary Vipul Pandya mentioned “Unemployment, low wages, and lack of social security are driving labourers towards suicide. The people who get employment in Gujarat do not get quality employment, and second labourers do not get regular work, In Gujarat, 85 percent of the workers are in the unorganized sector, but not all of them get permanent work,”
“During the time of Covid, the government had announced that it would give 1000 rupees to the labourers, and this money was to be given from the Welfare Fund, yet only 3 lakh people got this money. Now at such a time, if you cannot provide social security to the people, they will become poorer and their means of earning will be reduced a lot, and if they cannot bear the burden of poverty, they will take extreme steps like suicide,” he added.
In Gujarat, the employees’ organizations additionally deny the claims that the labourers are getting sufficient employment underneath Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Gujarat Labour Panachyat and self-labour employed group General Secretary, Jayanti Panchal mentioned, “The authorities makes massive claims in MGNREGA, however the labourers nonetheless have no idea about MNREGA that they should go to ask for work, and after working in MGNREGA, the labourers don’t get their wage instantly, and they don’t even get work for the entire day. There are individuals who eat every day, they
want circumstances daily, and that is why these individuals don’t go to work in MGNREGA.”
He additional talked about that the variety of deaths as a consequence of suicide is as a result of failure of the federal government.
(If you’re having suicidal ideas, or are frightened a few good friend or want emotional assist, somebody is at all times there to pay attention. Call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (out there 24×7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ helpline – 02225521111, which is obtainable Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.)
