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News India Live, Digital Desk: Infosys founder N. R. The debate about Narayana Murthy and his statement of “70 hours of work a week” had not yet cooled down when he has now given another new statement, which has added fuel to the fire. Defending his advice of working 70 hours, Narayana Murthy this time has presented the example of China’s controversial ‘996 work culture’.
This new statement of his has once again become the center of discussion on social media and is forcing people to think whether India will also have to follow the same path for progress?
After all, what is this ‘996’ working culture of China?
The meaning of ‘996’ is very simple and straightforward, but it is tiring to hear. This means:
- at 9 am From 9 pm Work till.
- in a week 6 days Work.
If you calculate it, it’s in a week. 72 hours This amounts to 70 hours of work, which is very close to the figure of 70 hours suggested by Narayana Murthy. This work culture has been quite prevalent in China’s big tech companies, where employees were expected to work long hours in the name of the country’s progress.
Why did Narayana Murthy give the example of ‘996’?
Narayana Murthy believes that for any country to develop, its citizens, especially the youth, have to work hard. In support of his statement, he said that if India has to be at par with China and other developed countries, then the youth here will also have to be ready to work extra hours.
He gave the example not only of China but also of Japan and Germany after the Second World War. He said that after being devastated by the war, these countries also rebuilt themselves by working hard day and night and today they are among the largest economies of the world.
There is a big debate going on in the country
The entire country is divided into two camps on this statement of Narayana Murthy. On one hand, there are some people who agree with him and believe that hard work and sacrifice are necessary to take the country forward. On the other hand, there is a large section which is calling this idea promoting ‘exploitation’ and ‘toxic work culture’. These people argue that working for 70 hours will have a negative impact on the mental and physical health of the employees and their ‘work-life balance’ will be completely destroyed.
However, Narayana Murthy is firm on his statement and his new argument has once again intensified the debate as to what should be the right model of working for 21st century India.
