The word ' subsist ' used in my article and the reference to ' per capita
daily consumption ' in the Arjun Sengupta report, is not to be confused with
wages as some leaders have been attempting to do to obfuscate issues .
Even for a month the highest political leadership of all political parties
should be asked to cut down their consumption to the levels referred to by the
Arjun Sengupta report to understand what it is all about .
That is food, cooking oil , fuel , essentials footwear and clothes , medicine ,
( water and electricity charges in urban areas and where there is electricity
). What I have not included is the Right to Education which has to be included
in this experiment .
We have many Marie Antoinettes, male and female in many political formations ,
the difference is we do not ask the poor to eat cake we call them Maoists or
Naxalites ........and seize whatever remains with them as the resources of the
corporations on whose behalf we act exceeds by far the resources of the French
Monarchy of which one famous member said ...."After me the deluge ."
We did not overthrow monarchies and princely rulers to instal new oligarchies
, that is not what Republics and Democracies are all about . Democracies limit
privileges, not extend them to special financial interests of which there is
daily discussion from one scandal to another .
Niloufer Bhagwat
----- Original Message -----
From: Niloufer Bhagwat
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 3:09 PM
Subject: Arjun Sengupta National Commission For Enterprises in the
Unorganised Sector -----the basis for the assessment of daily subsistence
levels in my article - The Political Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi , published by
Mathrubhumi in their special edition
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 :
..........................................
" 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".
..........................................
New Delhi
August 6 2009
Arjun Sengupta
Chairman
National Commission for Enterprises in the
Unorganised
Sector .
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