Summary

Eradication of extreme poverty has always remained an elusive goal which everyone subscribes to, However, no effective action has been taken these many decades after attaining Independence to attain it. Organized labour unions in the Government and Public sector have taken care to ensure that as many benefits as possible accrue to them in a guaranteed lifelong manner, while giving no consideration or care to those living in extreme poverty. The unionized labour only seeks to draw a distinction between themselves and the so called capitalists, and not between themselves and the really poor.

This attitude has been successful in allowing them to take away the revenues of the Government for their selfish benefit even as the very poor suffer and also, to protest against, and block the attempts of the Government to disinvest from the ‘sick’ Public Sector Units (PSU’s) and use the proceeds for the benefit of the really poor..

Today, we need to review all the institutions and undertakings,which have become ‘white elephants’ and in which the revenues of the Government are locked in and with more being sucked in additionally each year, and ensure action be taken to redress the balance in favour of the very poor. Poverty eradication, not cosseting the unionized labour, should be the aim.

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