Social Security

SYLLABUS: General studies paper 2 Context: The on-going coronavirus pandemic has affected a large section of Indian society especially the poor and marginalised population and it has called for universalization of social security in India. Why does Social Security need universalization? Poor and Marginalized section pushed towards poverty: An unprepared government has rendered low paid, informal workers, who constitute 91% of the workforce, totally hapless, pushing them further into poverty. Large number of informal workers is outside the ambit of any social security: The absence of definite and unambiguous provisions in the social security code would complicate the achievement of....Read More