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What is ‘social security’? Examine recent security measures adopted by the Government in India.

  • UPSC 2019
  • 10 marks
  • Population Dynamics

Social security is the set of public measures protecting people against contingencies that interrupt earning capacity. The International Labour Organisation's Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 codified nine — medical care, sickness, unemployment, old age, employment injury, family responsibilities, maternity, invalidity and survivorship.

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