Modi govt presided over ‘widespread depredation’ of India’s employees: Congress

Ramesh accused the federal government of “throttling MGNREGA”, saying the price range allocation for MGNREGA has been slashed repeatedly and in 2023-24 it was at solely 0.25 per cent of GDP – the bottom in its historical past.

“Because of this, the Modi authorities has suppressed MGNREGA wages. As an example, since 2014, the each day wage fee for Uttar Pradesh has elevated simply 4 per cent per 12 months, when inflation has been a lot larger than that,” he mentioned.

As a part of its Nyay Patra for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Indian Nationwide Congress had introduced the five-point Shramik Nyay Ensures, Ramesh identified.

Itemizing the ensures, he mentioned the Congress has promised a nationwide minimal wage at Rs 400 per day, together with for MGNREGA employees.

The ensures embody Proper to Well being regulation that can present common well being protection of Rs. 25 lakh, together with free important diagnostics, medicines, therapy, surgical procedure, and rehabilitative and palliative care, Ramesh mentioned.

The Congress has additionally assured an employment assure act for city areas, with a deal with constructing public infrastructure, making cities resilient to local weather change, and bridging gaps in social companies, he mentioned.

Ramesh mentioned the Congress has additionally promised a complete social safety for all unorganised employees, together with life insurance coverage and accident insurance coverage.

The celebration has additionally vowed to hold out a evaluate of the anti-worker labour codes handed by the Modi authorities, and a dedication to cease contractualisation of employment in core authorities capabilities, he mentioned.

“The Congress Occasion has stood agency with India’s working folks since its inception, with Mahatma Gandhi himself guiding the historic Ahmedabad Mill Staff Strike of 1918 and several other INC leaders like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, V.V. Giri, and Babu Jagjivan Ram being related to the labour motion,” he mentioned.

On the event of Worldwide Staff Day, the Congress reaffirms its allegiance to India’s working folks and renews its dedication to the five-point Shramik Nyay Agenda, Ramesh asserted.