Supreme Court rebukes Centre's stance on migrant labour database

The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as “unpardonable” the Centre’s “apathy and lackadaisical attitude” towards creating a national database for unorganised workers, the worst sufferers of the pandemic, and said the labour ministry was “not alive to the concerns of the migrant workers”.
The court pointed out that the Centre had failed to set up a National Database for Unorganised Workers (NDUW) despite directives as far back as August 21, 2018.
Advertisement
Such a database is central to the identification of migrant and unorganised workers who are in need of rations and to the distribution of benefits among them.
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah directed that the portal must be in place by July 31. The court issued directives on making available adequate rations, including foodgrains, and running community kitchens for migrant workers. 

Related Keywords

Anjali Bharadwaj ,Justice Bhushan ,Harsh Mander ,Jagdeep Chhokar ,Ashok Bhushan ,Union Territories ,National Food Security ,National Database Of Unorganised Workers ,National Database For Unorganised Workers ,National Information Centre ,Justices Ashok Bhushan ,Mukti Morcha ,National Food Security Act ,National Database ,Unorganised Workers ,அஞ்சலி பரத்வாஜ் ,நீதி பூஷன் ,கடுமையான ம்யாந்‌டர் ,ஜகதீப் சோக்கர் ,அசோக் பூஷன் ,தொழிற்சங்கம் பிரதேசங்கள் ,தேசிய உணவு பாதுகாப்பு ,தேசிய தகவல் மையம் ,நீதிபதிகள் அசோக் பூஷன் ,முக்தி மோர்ச்சா ,தேசிய உணவு பாதுகாப்பு நாடகம் ,தேசிய தரவுத்தளம் ,