2023 · Q21
Article 43 of the Constitution of India enjoins the State to endeavour through legislation or economic organization for payment of which of the following wages?
Indian Polity, Governance and ConstitutionFundamental Rights and DPSP
- ALiving wage
- BMinimum wage
- CFair wage
- DNeed-based minimum wage
Explanation
Article 43, a Directive Principle, directs the State to endeavour to secure, by suitable legislation or economic organisation or in any other way, to all workers work, a living wage, and conditions ensuring a decent standard of life. Minimum wage (B) is the statutory floor under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; living wage is the higher constitutional aspiration. Hence A.