The ongoing debate about long working hours in India has now intensified. First Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy advocated 70 hours of working, then L&T Chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan created a new controversy by asking for 90 hours to work. Now the name of former NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has also been added to this list.
He said that Indians should work 80-90 hours a week as India needs tireless hard work, not a work-life balance to make a 30-trillion economy.
“Indians should work hard” – Amitabh Kant
Speaking at a program of ‘Business Standard’, Amitabh Kant said that talking about not working hard has become a new trend nowadays.
They said,
“I strongly believe in hard work. Indians should work 80-90 hours a week. If we want to become an economy of $ 4 trillion to 30 trillion dollars, it cannot be achieved by just following the ideas of entertainment or film stars. ”
He also said that
“People should work hard to deliver the project before the scheduled deadline.”
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The controversy has already been done earlier, L&T and Narayan Murthy also gave a statement
Earlier, L&T Chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan had said in his statement that people should work for 90 hours a week, even on Sunday.
He even said that
“How long will you be staring at your wife while staying at home?”
Prior to him, Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy has also insisted on the need to work 70 hours, causing a lot of controversy on social media.
Gave the example of Korea-Japan
Giving the example of Korea and Japan in the program, Amitabh Kant said that these countries have achieved tremendous economic development due to strong work ethics.
He insisted that,
“If a person works for a long time, he can still achieve work-life balance. India will have to develop a similar mentality. ”
Is it really 90 hours of work possible?
After this statement by Amitabh Kant, mixed reactions are coming on social media.
- Some people believe that India will develop rapidly only by working hard.
- At the same time, some people criticized this statement to ignore the importance of work-life balance and mental health.
