UPSC EPFO SOLVED PAPER 2017

Labour has a right to be consulted in regard to the terms and conditions under which they are supposed to work explains the citizen concept, of labour.

Under Minimum wages Act, 1948 the Central Government can appoint one of the independent members of the Board as the Chairman of Central Advisory Board. Central Advisory Board is constituted for advising the central and state government in the matter of the fixation and revision of minimum rate of wages.

Relief of the disabled and Unemployable comes under the state list under the seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Under Article 246 in seventh Schedule, the constitution provides a scheme for demarcation of powers through three lists the Union, state and concurrent list. The state list is a list of 61 (originally 66) items.

“The assumption that man is selfish and self centered, and always tries to achieve his own ends even at the cost of other explain the police theory of labour welfare.” This theory assumes that without compulsion, employers do not provide even the minimum facilities for workers. According to this theory, owners and managers of industrial undertakings get many opportunities for exploitation of labour. Hence, the state has to intervene to provide minimum standard of welfare to the working class.

Dr Aykroyd’s formula is associated with determination of minimum wages. Dr Wallace Ruddel Aykroyd was famous nutritionist and first director of the department of Nutrition, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) whose recommendations were based on the food and clothing requirements of the people of the country. The government has decided that in future, the remuneration of Central Government employees will be fixed by Aykroyd formula, instead of the 7th pay commission.

Everyone as a member of the society has the right to social security has been expressed in Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10th December, 1948 in Paris, France. The Declaration consists of 30 articles affirmins an individual is rights.

For the first time in India, medical benefit as a non - cash benefit was provided under the employee state insurance Act, 1948. This act contains six kinds of employee state insurance benefits that injured employee can avail. The benefits are medical benefit, sickness benefit, maternity benefit, dependants benefit, disablement benefit and other benefit.

Want, disease, ignorance, Squalor and idleness is the correct set of contingencies identified by william Beveridge in his comprehensive social security scheme. Beveridge report was related to social insurance, published in 1942 in United Kingdom. It led to the basis for post war reforms U. K. Known as the welfare state, which include the expansion of national insurance and creation of National health service.

Atal Pension Yojana is a social security scheme for unorganised sector, launched in June, 2015. It is applicable for any individual who are not a member of any statutory social security scheme and are aged between 18 years to 40 years. Rest of the options are correct.

₹ 12 is the annual premium of the Pradhan Manthri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) for accident and disability cover up to ₹ 2,00,000. This scheme was launched in May, 2015 it provides an insurance support to underprivileged section of society. This scheme is administered by insurance companies from both the private and public sector.