The https://exam.pscnotes.com/national-human-rights-commission”>National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed Jharkhand chief secretary to submit an action taken report over allegations of failure of the State Government to pay compensation to silicosis victims, dead and alive.
The NHRC directive issued on Wednesday is based on a complaint by general secretary of a NGO Occupational Safety and Health Association of Jharkhand (OSHAJ) Samit Kumar Carr for payment of compensation as per the state governments norms to the silicosis victims.
Silicosis is an irreversible and progressive occupational respiratory disease caused by continuous or intermittent inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust while working in silica dust exposure of different percentages of silicon dioxide as content of dust.
Incidentally, Kunti Pator, a 55-year-old woman suffering from silicosis died on Wednesday evening while her husband Sujan Pator is also suffering from silicosis.