Question Bank - Law Officer

Here's the question bank on all the law officer topics.

Who among the following can be appointed as the Chairman of the Central Advisory Board constituted by the Central Government under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

A.
One of the independent members of the Board
B.
One of the employers' representatives of the Board
C.
One of the employees' representatives of the Board
D.
A functionary of the Central Government nominated by the Government

Solution:

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. One of the independent members of the Board.Central Advisory Board - For the purpose of advising the Central and state governments in the matters of the fixation and revision of minimum rates of wages and other matters under section 8 of Minimum wage Act and for coordinating the work of the Advisory Board, the Central Government shall appoint a Central Advisory Board.The Central Advisory Board shall consist of persons to be nominated by the Central Government representing employers and employees in SCHEDULE employment, who shall be equal in number.An independent person not exceeding one-third of its total number of members; one of such independent persons shall be appointed the Chairman of the Board by the Central Government. Hence option 1 is correct.The Union Cabinet has approved the Wage Code Bill 2019, which raised the national minimum wage by Rs. 2 to Rs. 178 per day but the internal labour ministry committee recommended a much higher amount of Rs. 375.

For more questions,

Click Here

Download Gyanm App

free current affairs for competitive exams

Scan QR code to download our App for
more exam-oriented questions

free current affairs for competitive exams

OR
To get link to download app

Thank you! Your submission has been received. You will get the pdf soon. Call us if you have any question: 9117343434
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.