Overview
- In the winter session, Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill 2025 to let employees refuse work calls or messages outside scheduled hours.
- Because it is a private member’s bill from an opposition MP, its chances of passage are uncertain.
- International Labour Organization data indicate Indians averaged more than 45 working hours per week in 2024, placing the country among the highest globally.
- Hourly output remains among the lowest globally at about $10.8, while a 2023 McKinsey report found 59% of Indian workers experiencing burnout, the highest share across 30 countries.
- Analysts say any right-to-disconnect law would primarily reach a small slice of the formal workforce, and comparable mandates exist in only a handful of high-income countries.