India’S Recent Focus on Social Security Towards Under Privilered Reaction
Examining the gap between vision and reality in India's social security system
by Samiran Mitra*, Dr. Tapan Kumar Banerjee,
- Published in International Journal of Information Technology and Management, E-ISSN: 2249-4510
Volume 10, Issue No. 15, May 2016, Pages 0 - 0 (0)
Published by: Ignited Minds Journals
ABSTRACT
On the eve of independence almost 70 years back JawharlalNehru in his ‘Tryst and Destiny’ speech addressed the creation of socialpolitical and economy institutions is to ensure justice and fullness of life toevery men and women. But this visionary speech is still far away from reality.The predominant provider of social security until today remains in family.
KEYWORD
India, social security, underprivileged, reaction, independence, Jawaharlal Nehru, Tryst and Destiny, institutions, justice, fullness of life
Government aims with launching the new schemes for pension and insurance to provide universal social security. In drive to social security boost government launched three key schemes like Prodhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, Atal Pension Yojna and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna which were announced by the the finance minister Arun Jaitly in the 2015-16 Union Budget. With the introduction of these schemes the vision if the government to widen the span of benefits to social security towards the financially weakest section of people. If they are socially secured they would have participated more actively to the all developmental activities of India and this human would have proved themselves to be inevitable resource in the journey of country’s growth process.
To achieve the goal of accelerating growth process it is necessary that workers should completely eschew indiscipline, stoppage of production indifferent quality of work and to protect themselves from management’s threatening and realize legitimate demand workers must build strong democratic trade union.
