 | The neo-liberal policy and the policy of appeasement serving the corporate interest of the Indian big business houses and the global oligopolists, pursued by the Indian Govt. is increasing the inequality, poverty, unemployment and the prices of the essential commodities in leaps and bounds. In the list prepared on the basis of human development index, India's place is 119 out of 129 countries. As per the Govt record of 2010, the rate of life expectancy of birth (years) is 64.4%, the rate of malnutrition in the age group of 6-59 months is 79%, below 3 years is 46% and that of below 6 years is 49%. As per Arjun Sengupta report, 77% of people has the average daily expenditure of Rs.20 or less. During the period of 1994-2008, the rate of employment per annum in the Govt organized sector is (-)0.65% and that of private sector is 1.75%. The workers in the private IT-BPO and other private sectors, and the working class in the unorganized sector who constitute the absolute majority of the India workforce are being compelled to work with measly sum of wage. Almost 2.5 lakhs of farmers committed suicide till date due to agricultural crisis......... |
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