2023 · Q59
The provision for disability compensations for the person, who is declared unfit after medical examination and for whom no alternate employment is possible, finds place under which one of the following legislations?
Social Security in IndiaGratuity and compensation
- AThe Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
- BThe Factories Act, 1948
- CThe Mines Act, 1952
- DThe Plantations Labour Act, 1951
Explanation
The Mines Act, 1952 uniquely provides disability compensation for a person declared unfit on medical examination where no alternate employment is possible, reflecting mining's hazardous nature. No parallel provision exists in the Factories Act, the BOCW Act or the Plantations Labour Act. Hence C.