Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister of Labour and Employment has informed Rajya Sabha last week that the Government has allocated Rs. 9.9 crore for implementation of VRS(Voluntary retirement Scheme) in certain PSUs in the financial year 2012-13.  Certainly it should be the Minister for Labour and Employment who should take initiative in sending out workers from their jobs after giving some pittance. Government has no money to give employment, but has sufficient money to send them out to the streets.

It is to be remembered that for the last 25 years, there has been no recruitment in the Central government and the PSUs. Mostly contract workers are engaged by giving a small amount to do the job of the regular employees. Government itself is exploiting the workers, instead of granting them minimum wage and social security. It will be appropriate if the minister is called Minister for Unemployment and Exploitation of Labour.