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I have just come across some news items on recommendations of Governments appointed committee on cost cutting for Air India. While going through the recommendation as such, my mind went back to those famous words of Mahatma Gandhi that any action you are contemplating'whether it is going to wipe out tears from the eyes of the poor'. This is the crux of the issue involving recommendation of expert committee in various departments, leaving aside the private sector for the time being. The issue is ensuring minimum social security for the workers engaged in various activities involving functioning of the government bodies - starting from Local Self Government institutions like Municipality to Ministries, as such, as far as contract workers are concerned. fake the case of baggage handling staff in airports of safai karamcharies of aero planes of various airlines or tea suppliers of the canteens run by PSU's or our most visible group of hard working porters in railway station across the country. Going by figures, it is estimated to be millions in number who are engagedby organized sector in the country. I am not talking about 70% of labour force