NCP–SP MP Supriya Sule has once again pushed for stronger work-life balance norms by reintroducing the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha during the winter session. The Bill seeks to legally allow employees to ignore work-related calls, messages and emails beyond official working hours without facing any disciplinary action.

Sule, citing global studies and workplace trends, highlighted that constant digital engagement with office communication is harming employees’ mental and physical well-being. She noted that excessive monitoring of emails and work messages can overload the brain, leading to what experts call “info-obesity”. The Bill argues that uninterrupted access expectations create stress, sleep disturbances and emotional exhaustion — a condition often described as “tel

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