The Hindu Editorial (Cost to access) – May 11, 2026
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The Hindu Editorial (Cost to access) – May 11, 2026:
- cost to access (phrase) – the total expense, including direct financial costs and indirect costs like lost wages, required to utilize a service; expense of availing, financial burden of usage.
- health check-up (noun) – a thorough physical examination to assess a person’s general state of health; medical examination.
- opportunity cost (noun) – the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.
- medical care (noun) – the provision of what is necessary for a person’s health and well-being; healthcare, medical treatment, health service.
- following (preposition) – coming after or as a result of something; subsequent to, succeeding, in the aftermath of, trailing.
- existing (adjective) – current, present, prevailing, actual.
- provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement, stipulation.
- Labour Codes (noun) – a set of consolidated laws regulating employment, wages, social security, and working conditions; labor laws.
- implement (verb) – execute, apply, carry out, enforce.
- Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) (organization) – a statutory social security body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, mandated to provide medical care and financial compensation to formal sector workers during sickness, maternity, or employment injury.
- hazardous (adjective) – risky or dangerous to health and safety; dangerous, perilous, unsafe, risky.
- such as (phrase) – for instance, like, namely, to illustrate.
- toxic chemical (noun) – a substance that can be poisonous or cause health issues; poisonous substance, harmful chemical, dangerous toxin, lethal compound.
- heavy machinery (noun) – large, powerful machines used in industries or construction; heavy industrial equipment.
- mandatory (adjective) – required by law or rules; compulsory, obligatory, binding, required.
- dispensary (noun) – a clinic provided by public or charitable funds where medicines and basic medical care are dispensed; clinic, health center, medical facility.
- obligation (noun) – a duty or commitment that one is bound to fulfill; duty, responsibility, requirement, mandate.
- on paper (phrase) – in theory rather than in reality; theoretically, in theory, hypothetically, supposedly.
- Factories Act, 1948 (act) – an Indian legislation mandated to ensure occupational safety, health, and welfare of workers employed in factories, specifically regulating working hours, working conditions, and safety measures within factory premises.
- Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (act) – an Indian social security legislation mandated to provide medical benefits, sickness benefits, and compensation for employment-related injuries to workers in the organized sector.
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code 2020 (act) – a consolidated Indian labor code mandated to regulate the health, safety, and working conditions of workers across various establishments, replacing several older labor laws including the Factories Act.
- well-endowed (adjective) – well-funded, well-supplied, wealthy, financially secure.
- Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) (noun) – a self-financing social security and health insurance scheme for Indian workers.
- ESI fund (noun) – the corpus of money collected through contributions from employers and employees under the ESI Act, meant for providing medical and cash benefits; social security fund, health insurance corpus, worker welfare fund, employee benefit reserve.
- shore up (phrasal verb) – to support or improve a system or organization that is weak or likely to fail; support, bolster, strengthen, prop up.
- PMJAY-empanelled facility (noun) – a hospital or healthcare center officially registered to provide treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
- Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) (organization) – a flagship national public health insurance scheme of the Government of India mandated to provide free health coverage to low-income earners for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
- empanelled (adjective) – enrolled, registered, or included in an official list to provide services; registered, enlisted, approved, affiliated.
- facility (noun) – (in this context) a hospital or healthcare center; (in general) center, institution, premises.
- at this time (phrase) – at the present moment; currently, presently, at present, right now.
- operational evidence (noun) – data or proof derived from the practical functioning of a system or scheme; practical proof, empirical data.
- suggest (verb) – indicate, point to, imply, hint.
- insured worker (noun) – a person covered by an insurance policy; policyholder.
- commendable (adjective) – deserving praise or approval; praiseworthy, laudable, admirable, creditable.
- initiative (noun) – a new plan, scheme, strategy, measure.
- guaranteed (adjective) – promised or assured to happen or be provided; assured, certain, sure, secured.
- e-Shram portal (organization) – a national database created by the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, mandated to register unorganized workers and facilitate the delivery of social security schemes and welfare benefits to them.
- integration (noun) – the action or process of combining two or more things into an effective whole; amalgamation, consolidation, merging, unification.
- address (verb) – tackle, deal with, handle, confront.
- maternity leave (noun) – a period of paid absence from work granted to a mother before and after the birth of her child; pregnancy leave, childbirth leave.
- warrant (verb) – to justify or necessitate a certain course of action; justify, necessitate, call for, require.
- whereas (conjunction) – in contrast or comparison with the fact that; while, although, but, by contrast.
- crowd (verb) – to fill a space almost completely, leaving little room for movement; pack, jam, cram, congest.
- as with (phrase) – similarly to something else; like, in the same way as, similar to, just as.
- predecessor (noun) – a thing that has been followed or replaced by another; forerunner, precursor, antecedent, prior model.
- contend with (phrasal verb) – to struggle to overcome a difficulty or danger; deal with, cope with, face, tackle.
- wage (noun) – a fixed regular payment earned for work or services; salary, pay, remuneration, earnings.
- lack (verb) – to not have enough of something or be completely without it; be without, be short of, be deficient in, need.
- resource (noun) – a stock or supply of money, materials, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization; funds, capital, assets, means.
- lead to (phrasal verb) – to be the cause of or result in something; result in, cause, bring about, give rise to.
- focus on (phrasal verb) – to pay particular attention to a specific subject or area; concentrate on, zero in on, highlight, emphasize.
- predominantly (adverb) – mainly or for the most part; largely, mostly, primarily, principally.
- non-communicable diseases (noun) – medical conditions or diseases that are not transmitted from one person to another; chronic diseases, lifestyle diseases, non-infectious conditions, long-term ailments.
- explicitly (adverb) – in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion; clearly, directly, unambiguously, specifically.
- recognise (verb) – acknowledge, admit, accept, realize.
- occupational diseases (noun) – health conditions or illnesses caused directly by the work environment or work-related activities; work-related illnesses, industrial diseases, occupational hazards, workplace ailments.
- at risk (phrase) – exposed to danger, harm, or the possibility of loss; in danger, vulnerable, endangered, susceptible.
- sanitation (noun) – conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal; hygiene, cleanliness, public health, waste management.
- on the other hand (phrase) – used to introduce a contrasting point of view or situation; alternatively, conversely, in contrast, however.
- face (verb) – to confront and deal with a difficult situation or problem; confront, encounter, tackle, deal with.
- infectious diseases (noun) – disorders caused by organisms that can be passed from person to person; contagious diseases, communicable diseases, transmissible illnesses.
- hepatitis (noun) – a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver; liver inflammation, viral hepatitis, liver disease, liver infection.
- leptospirosis (noun) – an infectious bacterial disease transmitted by animals to humans, often spreading through contaminated water; bacterial infection, Weil’s disease, rat fever.
- screening (noun) – the evaluation or testing of a person to detect the presence of a disease; checking, testing, examination, assessment.
- mandate (verb) – to officially require or make something mandatory by law or rule; dictate, order, command, require.
- proactive (adjective) – anticipatory, forward-looking, preventative, pre-emptive.
- vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; immunization, inoculation, injection, shot.
- mobile (adjective) – moving, transportable, portable, traveling.
- stipulate (verb) – specify, demand, require, set down.
- organised worker (noun) – an employee who works in the formal sector with regular wages and legally mandated benefits; formal sector worker, regular employee, unionized worker, formal labor.
- non-organised worker (noun) – an employee working in the informal sector, lacking fixed wages, job security, or comprehensive social security; informal worker, unorganized labor, daily wager, contract worker.
- place of work (noun) – workplace, office, worksite, site of employment.
- compensate (verb) – to give someone money or other benefits in recognition of loss or effort; recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repay.
- of this nature (phrase) – of this particular kind or type; of this kind, of this sort, of this type.
- improve upon (phrasal verb) – make better, enhance, better, upgrade.
- deficient (adjective) – lacking, inadequate, insufficient, wanting.
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