NEW DELHI: RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh have urged the Centre to focus on the public sector units and agriculture as the new growth engines.
BMS, which had objected to the government’s disinvestment policy, has urged the Centre to widen the role of PSUs amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The current crisis has exposed the inherent incapability of the private sector,” BMS chief Saji Naraynan said. “The role of public sector must be increased. It is the public sector which has risen to the challenge, be it telecom, oil or any other industry.”
“We are also going to suggest that wage subsidy or wage assistance, if any, should be directly given to workers rather than their employers. Several workers, who are not under ESI net, should be given EPF benefits,” Narayanan said.
BKS organising secretary Dinesh Kulkarni said: “The role of agriculture and allied sectors becomes important. The government and the NITI Ayog should work on developing a larger agricultural model to engage more and more people with good return. We are discussing it among ourselves and will make suggestions to the government in coming days.”
Source: indiatimes.com
