The Hindu Editorial – 24 Jan 2026
Editorial Grammar & Vocabulary Analysis
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The ongoing (Adj) protests (Sub) by ASHA and anganwadi workers (Obj) in West Bengal (Obj) demanding (Present Participle) their wages (Obj) be increased (Subjunctive – Base Form) to ₹15,000 a month (Obj) is (Present Simple) a sour (Adj) reminder (Obj) of efforts (Obj) to deny (Infinitive) them (Obj) permanent (Adj) employee (Adj) status (Obj) despite their centrality (Obj) to many (Adj) national (Adj) and State (Adj) welfare (Adj) schemes (Obj).
सारांश: पश्चिम बंगाल में स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों द्वारा अधिक वेतन के लिए विरोध प्रदर्शन उन्हें स्थायी दर्जा देने से इनकार करने की लंबे समय से चली आ रही अन्यायपूर्ण स्थिति को उजागर करता है, भले ही वे कल्याणकारी योजनाओं के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं।
The Indira Gandhi government (Sub) denied (Past Simple) the first (Obj) of many (Adj) of these workers (Obj) ‘worker’ (Adj) status (Obj) under the Integrated (Adj) Child Development Scheme (ICDS) (Obj), laying (Present Participle) a foundation (Obj) that India (Sub) has continued (Present Perfect) to build (Infinitive) on (Infinitive Particle) to bypass (Infinitive) labour laws (Obj). As the workload (Sub) increased (Past Simple), the formation (Sub) of a national (Adj) union (Obj) followed (Past Simple) in 1989, but even (Adv) in the liberalisation (Adj) era (Obj), the state (Sub) created (Past Simple) the category (Obj) of ‘scheme workers’ (Obj) and expanded (Past Simple) social (Adj) schemes (Obj) but not (Adv) permanent (Adj) government (Adj) jobs (Obj).
सारांश: आईसीडीएस कर्मियों को उचित दर्जा देने से प्रारंभिक इनकार ने श्रम कानूनों को दरकिनार करने की मिसाल कायम की। काम के बढ़े हुए बोझ और संघीकरण के बावजूद, सरकार ने नियमित नौकरियों के बजाय गैर-स्थायी ‘योजना कर्मी’ श्रेणी बनाई।
The State (Sub) of Karnataka vs Ameerbi (1996) — tribunal decision — further (Adv) excluded (Past Simple) anganwadi workers (Obj) from the set (Obj) of government (Adj) employees (Obj) even (Adv) as the top court (Sub) expanded (Past Simple) the right (Obj) to food (Obj), and thus the need (Obj) for these workers (Obj), in 2004. The ASHA programme (Sub) took (Past Simple) root (Obj) in the mid-2000s (Obj) and followed (Past Simple) a similar (Adj) trajectory (Obj), with the government (Sub) framing (Gerund) them (Obj) as ‘activists’ (Obj).
सारांश: 1996 के एक न्यायाधिकरण फैसले ने आंगनवाड़ी कर्मियों को सरकारी कर्मचारी के दर्जे से औपचारिक रूप से बाहर कर दिया, भले ही अदालतों ने खाद्य अधिकारों का विस्तार किया। बाद की आशा योजना ने इसी पैटर्न का अनुसरण किया, कर्मियों को ‘कार्यकर्ता’ का लेबल लगाया।
Worse (Adv), in the 2010s (Obj), when the government (Sub), employers (Obj), and workers’ unions (Obj) recommended (Past Simple) job regularisation (Obj), minimum wages (Obj), and pension and gratuity (Obj) for ASHA workers (Obj) at the 45th Labour Conference (Obj), successive (Adj) UPA and NDA governments (Sub) chose (Past Simple) not (Adv) to implement (Infinitive) this (Obj). In 2015, the NDA government (Sub) slashed (Past Simple) the ICDS budget (Obj), and these workers (Sub) have been protesting (Present Perfect Continuous) since (Adv) at regular intervals (Obj) just (Adv) to make ends meet (Infinitive).
सारांश: नियमितीकरण और लाभों के लिए त्रिपक्षीय सिफारिशों के बावजूद, क्रमिक सरकारों ने उनकी अनदेखी की। 2015 में बजट में कटौती ने इन कर्मियों को मूलभूत जीवनयापन के लिए बार-बार विरोध करने के लिए मजबूर कर दिया।
The Centre (Sub) also (Adv) froze (Past Simple) its contribution (Obj) to these workers’ pay (Obj) in 2018, in effect (Adv) leaving (Present Participle) ASHA and anganwadi personnel (Obj) to absorb (Infinitive) fiscal (Adj) shocks (Obj). Together with the lack (Obj) of a guarantee (Obj) of better (Adj) working (Adj) conditions (Obj) for gig workers (Obj) in the new (Adj) labour (Adj) codes (Obj), the state (Sub) has effectively (Adv) exited (Present Perfect) the social (Adj) contract (Obj) for many (Adj) of its most vulnerable (Adj) labourers (Obj) in favour of promoting (Gerund) business (Adj) metrics (Obj) and more (Adj) fiscal (Adj) headroom (Obj) at the Centre (Obj).
सारांश: 2018 में केंद्र द्वारा मजदूरी योगदान को स्थगित करने से कर्मचारियों को वित्तीय दबाव झेलने के लिए मजबूर होना पड़ा। गिग श्रमिकों के लिए कमजोर सुरक्षा के साथ मिलकर, यह व्यवसाय और राजकोषीय लक्ष्यों के लिए राज्य द्वारा अपने सामाजिक अनुबंध को छोड़ने का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है।
States (Sub) do wield (Present Simple) more (Adj) power (Obj) in hiring (Gerund) and dispute (Adj) resolution (Obj) and are (Present Simple) also (Adv) more (Adj) vulnerable (Adj) to electoral (Adj) pressure (Obj), which (Obj) unions (Sub) have taken (Present Perfect) advantage (Obj) of, but there (Sub) is (Present Simple) also (Adv) considerable (Adj) disparity (Obj) between States (Obj).
सारांश: जबकि राज्यों के पास अधिक अधिकार है और वे चुनावी दबाव के प्रति संवेदनशील हैं, जिसका लाभ संघ उठाते हैं, विभिन्न राज्यों के बीच इन कर्मियों के साथ व्यवहार में महत्वपूर्ण असमानताएं मौजूद हैं।
As central (Adj) honoraria (Sub) stagnated (Past Simple), States (Sub) were compelled (Past Simple Passive) to top up (Infinitive) payments (Obj) from their own (Adj) budgets (Obj). Predictably (Adv), wealthier (Adj) States (Sub) and those (Sub) facing (Present Participle) sustained (Adj) Union (Adj) pressure (Obj) have been (Present Perfect) able (Adj) to offer (Infinitive) more (Adj) or additional (Adj) benefits (Obj) than fiscally (Adv) constrained (Adj) ones (Obj).
सारांश: जमे हुए केंद्रीय भुगतानों के साथ, राज्यों को अपने बजट से मजदूरी की आपूर्ति करनी पड़ी, जिससे एक अनुमानित अंतराल पैदा हुआ जहां अमीर राज्य या संघ के दबाव वाले राज्य गरीब राज्यों की तुलना में अधिक लाभ दे सकते थे।
Nonetheless (Adv), it (Sub) is (Present Simple) unconscionable (Adj) that the practice (Sub) of denying (Gerund) these workers (Obj) their due (Obj) still (Adv) continues (Present Simple) to be (Infinitive) knowingly (Adv) exploitative (Adj). The Centre (Sub) must (Modal Verb) legally (Adv) reclassify (Base Form) these ‘volunteers’ (Obj) as statutory (Adj) employees (Obj) under the Code (Obj) on Social Security (Obj), guaranteeing (Present Participle) minimum wages (Obj) and pension (Adj) coverage (Obj).
सारांश: इन कर्मियों का निरंतर, जानबूझकर शोषण अस्वीकार्य है। केंद्र को कानूनी रूप से उन्हें गारंटीकृत न्यूनतम मजदूरी और पेंशन के साथ वैधानिक कर्मचारियों के रूप में मान्यता देनी चाहिए।
The Centre (Sub) and States (Sub) must (Modal Verb) also (Adv) bridge (Base Form) fiscal (Adj) gaps (Obj) to ensure (Infinitive) equitable (Adj) pay (Obj) across regions (Obj). Only by institutionalising (Gerund) these protections (Obj) can India (Sub) grant (Base Form) these essential (Adj) workers (Obj) their rightful (Adj) dignity (Obj).
सारांश: राष्ट्रव्यापी उचित मजदूरी सुनिश्चित करने के लिए केंद्र और राज्य दोनों सरकारों को वित्तपोषण असमानताओं को दूर करने की आवश्यकता है। इन सुरक्षाओं को औपचारिक रूप देकर ही भारत इन आवश्यक कर्मियों को उनकी न्यायोचित गरिमा वापस दे सकता है।
Important Vocabulary
Meaning: Causing resentment, disappointment, or distress; unpleasant.
हिन्दी अर्थ: कटु, अप्रिय
Synonyms: bitter, unpleasant, disagreeable
Antonyms: pleasant, sweet, agreeable
Example: The deal turned sour after the financial discrepancies were discovered.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: The quality of being essential, vital, or of main importance.
हिन्दी अर्थ: केंद्रीयता, मुख्य महत्व
Synonyms: importance, essentiality, core
Antonyms: peripherality, unimportance, insignificance
Example: The centrality of education to national development cannot be overstated.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: To avoid or circumvent (an obstacle or problem).
हिन्दी अर्थ: दरकिनार करना, बचकर निकलना
Synonyms: avoid, circumvent, sidestep
Antonyms: confront, face, address
Example: They found a way to bypass the traffic by taking a detour.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: The path followed by something; a course of development.
हिन्दी अर्थ: प्रक्षेप पथ, विकास का रास्ता
Synonyms: path, course, direction
Antonyms: stagnation, standstill
Example: The company’s growth trajectory has been impressive this year.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Following one after another in a sequence.
हिन्दी अर्थ: क्रमिक, एक के बाद एक
Synonyms: consecutive, sequential, following
Antonyms: intermittent, broken, non-consecutive
Example: The team won three successive matches.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Reduced (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly.
हिन्दी अर्थ: काट देना, भारी कमी करना
Synonyms: cut, reduced, drastically lowered
Antonyms: increased, raised, augmented
Example: The company slashed its workforce by 30%.
Phrasal Verb: Slash down
Meaning: To take in or bear the cost, impact, or shock of something.
हिन्दी अर्थ: सहन करना, झेलना
Synonyms: bear, sustain, endure
Antonyms: deflect, resist, repel
Example: Small businesses often struggle to absorb sudden tax increases.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Susceptible to physical or emotional harm; in need of special care.
हिन्दी अर्थ: असुरक्षित, संवेदनशील
Synonyms: susceptible, exposed, defenseless
Antonyms: resilient, strong, invulnerable
Example: Children and the elderly are the most vulnerable sections of society.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: The margin or leeway available, especially in a budget.
हिन्दी अर्थ: अतिरिक्त स्थान, वित्तीय गुंजाइश
Synonyms: margin, leeway, breathing space
Antonyms: constraint, limitation, restriction
Example: The budget has enough headroom to accommodate emergency expenses.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: A great difference or inequality.
हिन्दी अर्थ: असमानता, अंतर
Synonyms: inequality, imbalance, gap
Antonyms: equality, parity, similarity
Example: There is a significant disparity in income between urban and rural areas.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Stopped developing, growing, or progressing.
हिन्दी अर्थ: ठहर गया, स्थिर हो गया
Synonyms: stalled, stood still, remained unchanged
Antonyms: progressed, grew, developed
Example: His career stagnated after he refused the promotion.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Not right or reasonable; shockingly unfair.
हिन्दी अर्थ: अनैतिक, अत्यंत अनुचित
Synonyms: unethical, unreasonable, outrageous
Antonyms: fair, reasonable, just
Example: Charging such high interest rates is unconscionable.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work.
हिन्दी अर्थ: शोषणकारी
Synonyms: oppressive, manipulative, abusive
Antonyms: fair, equitable, just
Example: The factory was shut down for its exploitative labor practices.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
Meaning: Fair and impartial; just.
हिन्दी अर्थ: न्यायसंगत, समतामूलक
Synonyms: fair, just, impartial
Antonyms: unfair, biased, inequitable
Example: The new policy aims for a more equitable distribution of resources.
Phrasal Verb: N/A
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