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Highlights Of Swasth Bharat, Sampann Bharat Telethon- Leaving No One Behind

Highlights Of Swasth Bharat, Sampann Bharat Telethon- Leaving No One Behind

NDTV and Dettol have been jointly working towards a clean and healthy India since 2014 via the Banega Swachh India initiative, which is helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. In the eighth year, the campaign aims to highlight the inter-dependency of humans and the environment, and of humans on one another with the focus on One Health, One Planet, One Future – Leaving No One Behind.

Here are the highlights of Swasth Bharat, Sampann Bharat Telethon with Amitabh Bachchan:

Oct 03, 2021

11:26 (IST)

Martha Chen, Development Practitioner & Scholar, Padma Shri Awardee Joins The Swasth Bharat, Sampann Bharat Telethon

I do see the informal workforce of India as a link between health and prosperity. 90 per cent of all workers that is 415 million are in informal. They provide 'roti, kapda, makaaan', healthcare, transport, waste management services and more. Their main effort is their physical labour. If they fall ill, their earnings stop immediately. If they are hospitalised, they draw their savings and go deeper into debts. Informal workers live off daily earning and do not have health insurance or paid sick leaves. We have to ensure that they are not left behind going forward. We have to recover the economic impact of Covid in a way that informal workers are included.