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Home and away: On rumours and fake news about migrant workers in TN

Migrant workers must feel safe and as integral part of the community

The rumours (अफवाह) and fake news about migrant (प्रवासी) workers in Tamil Nadu being attacked have seen the quick intervention (हस्तक्षेप) of the authorities (प्राधिकारी), assuring the workers of their safety. Many workers, most from Bihar, have been seen at railway stations waiting to leave for their home State after a video clip of violence between two groups of migrant workers was interpreted (व्याख्या करना) as an attack on migrant workers by locals. In any case (किसी भी स्थिति में), some of the workers were planning to be home for Holi festivities. Even before the problem could snowball (rise, increase, escalate (rapidly)), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin did well to contact his Bihar counterpart (someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another; equivalent, equal, fellow) Nitish Kumar. There has been quick follow up (investigation, examination or observation) elsewhere too. The Tamil Nadu police filed cases against those spreading rumours, which included the editor of the Dainik Bhaskar, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (भारतीय दंड संहिता). A person has been arrested in Jamui district of Bihar for sharing a misleading (false, inaccurate, deceitful, misguiding, misrepresenting, misreporting) video clip (extract, scene, snippet, cutting). The Bihar police have also found some videos and news reports to be misleading and fake. Officials from Bihar and Jharkhand have visited the migrant hubs of Coimbatore and Tiruppur, and industry representatives (प्रतिनिधि, अधिकारी) are doing their bit to reassure the workers.

The issue has, unfortunately, paved the way for chauvinistic (अंधराष्ट्रीय) politics in Tamil Nadu and Bihar. The role that migrant workers play in different fields of economic activity in Tamil Nadu, particularly real estate, is well known. According to CREDAI Tamil Nadu, the migrant community oversees (निरीक्षण करना) 85% of the work in big projects and 70% in medium-scale projects. It also has a visible (दृश्य, स्पष्ट) presence in manufacturing, textiles, construction, and hospitality. A Tamil Nadu Labour Department survey in 2015 estimated that the State had around 11.5 lakh migrant workers. The episode (turn of events; incident, event, occurrence) has only highlighted (emphasize, underscore, draw attention on, underline) the need for politicians to exercise (practise, use, utilize, employ) caution and restraint (संयम) when commenting (टिप्पणी करना) on issues regarding (के बारे में, के संबंध में) migrant workers. Under the garb (परिधान) of protecting the interests (common concerns (in politics/business)) of local people, many leaders have often denigrated (criticise, attack, insult, devalue, defame) migrant workers or held them responsible for problems such as locals facing unemployment. The message, as Mr. Stalin highlighted in his conversation (discussion, communication) with Mr. Nitish Kumar, that workers “who help in the State’s development (growth, evolution, progress, improvement) are our workers”, should be internalised (accept, agree; embody, incorporate) by all political parties across the spectrum (wide range, gamut, ambit). At the same time, the government, which has been rolling out (start, begin, embark on, usher in (something officially)) welfare (social security, government/state benefit, public assistance) measures (action, step, procedure) for the community, should include the supply of pulses (edible seeds (chickpeas, lentils, beans). (dals)) and edible oil at concessional (having a concession (reduction, cut, discount, deduction)) rates under the Public Distribution System (The Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country facilitates the supply of food grains and distribution of essential commodities to a large number of poor people through a network of Fair Price Shops at a subsidized price on a recurring basis. With a network of more than 400,000 Fair Price Shops (FPS), the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India is perhaps the largest distribution machinery of its type in the world), supplementing (complement, augment, enhance, accompany) what is being given under the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme. An exclusive wing (branch, group (within an organization having specific function)) can be formed to address (tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out) the issues and problems migrants face (come across, run into, encounter, experience). The government can also institute a fresh and comprehensive (all-inclusive, extensive, profound, radical, sweeping, all-embracing) study of migrant workers and help in their integration (unification, consolidation, inclusion, merger) with the local community, to make them feel at home (if you feel at home, you feel very comfortable in the place or situation that you are in).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.rumour (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अफवाह
English Meaning - hearsay, speculation, gossip, idle talk.

2.migrant (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रवासी
English Meaning - a person who moves from one region to another - either within a country or across national borders in order to find work or better living conditions.

3.intervention (noun)

Hindi Meaning - हस्तक्षेप
English Meaning - the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference.

4.authorities (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्राधिकारी
English Meaning - official, officialdom, the people in charge, the bureaucracy.

5.interpret (verb)

Hindi Meaning - व्याख्या करना
English Meaning - understand, construe, take to mean, see, regard.

6.in any case (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - किसी भी स्थिति में
English Meaning - moreover.

7.Indian Penal Code (IPC) (noun)

Hindi Meaning - भारतीय दंड संहिता
English Meaning - The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The draft was passed into law on 6 October 1860. The Code came into operation on 1 January 1862. The Indian Penal Code of 1860, subdivided into 23 chapters, comprises 511 sections. IPC deals with crimes and punishments.

8.representative (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिनिधि, अधिकारी
English Meaning - official.

9.chauvinistic (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अंधराष्ट्रीय
English Meaning - showing excessive or one-sided support for one’s own group.

10.oversee (verb)

Hindi Meaning - निरीक्षण करना
English Meaning - be in charge of, be responsible for, look after, manage.

11.visible (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - दृश्य, स्पष्ट
English Meaning - obvious, apparent, blatant, flagrant, noticeable.

12.restraint (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संयम
English Meaning - control, self-control, self-discipline, lack of emotion.

13.comment (verb)

Hindi Meaning - टिप्पणी करना
English Meaning - remark on, talk about, discuss.

14.regarding (preposition)

Hindi Meaning - के बारे में, के संबंध में
English Meaning - concerning, as regards, with regard to, with reference to.

15.garb (noun)

Hindi Meaning - परिधान
English Meaning - an outward appearance, form, guise.

16.snowball (verb)

English Meaning - rise, increase, escalate (rapidly).

17.counterpart (noun)

English Meaning - someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another; equivalent, equal, fellow.

18.follow-up (noun)

English Meaning - investigation, examination or observation

19.misleading (adjective)

English Meaning - false, inaccurate, deceitful, misguiding, misrepresenting, misreporting.

20.clip (noun)

English Meaning - extract, scene, snippet, cutting.

21.hub (noun)

English Meaning - the central, most important, or active place.

22.do one’s bit (phrase)

English Meaning - assist, help, chip in, contribute, participate, get involved, give one’s support.

23.pave the way for (phrase)

English Meaning - clear the way for, make preparations for, put things in order for.

24.Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI) (noun)

English Meaning - The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) is the apex body of private Real Estate developers in India, established in 1999, with a vision of transforming the landscape of Indian Real Estate industry and a mandate to pursue the cause of Housing and Habitat.

25.episode (noun)

English Meaning - turn of events; incident, event, occurrence.

26.highlight (verb)

English Meaning - emphasize, underscore, draw attention on, underline.

27.exercise (verb)

English Meaning - practise, use, utilize, employ.

28.interest (noun)

English Meaning - common concerns (in politics/business).

29.denigrate (verb)

English Meaning - criticise, attack, insult, devalue, defame.

30.hold someone responsible for (phrase)

English Meaning - to blame someone for something; lay at someone’s door, pin something on.

31.conversation (noun)

English Meaning - discussion, communication.

32.development (noun)

English Meaning - growth, evolution, progress, improvement.

33.internalise (verb)

English Meaning - accept, agree; embody, incorporate.

34.spectrum (noun)

English Meaning - wide range, gamut, ambit.

35.roll out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - start, begin, embark on, usher in (something officially).

36.welfare (noun)

English Meaning - social security, government/state benefit, public assistance.

37.measure (noun)

English Meaning - action, step, procedure.

38.pulses (noun)

English Meaning - edible seeds (chickpeas, lentils, beans). (dals).

39.edible oil (noun)

English Meaning - cooking oil; fat of plant, animal or microbial origin, which is liquid at room temperature and is suitable for food use.

40.concessional (adjective)

English Meaning - having a concession (reduction, cut, discount, deduction).

41.Public Distribution System (PDS) (noun)

English Meaning - The Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country facilitates the supply of food grains and distribution of essential commodities to a large number of poor people through a network of Fair Price Shops at a subsidized price on a recurring basis. With a network of more than 400,000 Fair Price Shops (FPS), the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India is perhaps the largest distribution machinery of its type in the world

42.supplement (verb)

English Meaning - complement, augment, enhance, accompany.

43.One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme (noun)

English Meaning - The ONORC scheme is aimed at enabling migrant workers and their family members to buy subsidised ration from any fair price shop anywhere in the country under the National Food Security Act, 2013.

44.wing (noun)

English Meaning - branch, group (within an organization having specific function).

45.address (verb)

English Meaning - tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.

46.face (verb)

English Meaning - come across, run into, encounter, experience.

47.institute (verb)

English Meaning - establish, set up, launch, state, begin.

48.comprehensive (adjective)

English Meaning - all-inclusive, extensive, profound, radical, sweeping, all-embracing.

49.integration (noun)

English Meaning - unification, consolidation, inclusion, merger.