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#KnowYourAmbedkar Part-1

1. Only an Indian who top in top world 1st talented person, according to Cambridge University, England 2011.

2. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the first Indian to pursue an Economics doctorate degree abroad.

3. 1st Indian who graduated DSc in Economics.

4. 1st Ph.D in Economics and 1st double doctorate in Economics holder in South Asia.

5. RBI was conceptualized on 1st April 1935 by the guidelines from Babasaheb Ambedkar’s book “Problem of Rupee:its origin and its solutions”

6. Indians have the right to vote without bias in gender or caste or class or literacy or religion. It was Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar who voiced as the first person in India for the ‘Universal Adult Franchise’ before the Southborough Commission.

7. Savior of labours, brought 8 hours of duty for labours in India. Dr. Ambedkar changed the working time from 12 hours to 8 hours in the 7th session of Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi, November 27, 1942. which became a light for workers in India.

8. Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the first person who brought “Equal pay for equal work irrespective of the sex” in India in terms of Industrial workers as a Labour Minister in the Viceroy executive council.

9.Ambedkar framed many laws for women workers in India such as ‘Mines Maternity Benefit Act’, ‘Women Labour Welfare Fund’, ‘Women and Child Labour Protection Act’, ‘Maternity Benefit for Women Labour’ & ‘Restoration of Ban on Employment of Women on Underground Work in Coal Mines.

10. Employees State Insurance (ESI) helps the workers with medical care, medical leave, physical disability caused due to injuries sustained during work, workmen’s compensation and for the provision of various facilities.