With reference to the four new ‘Labour Codes’ enacted by the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
- Since "Labour" is a subject enumerated in the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule, the Central Government has uniformly implemented the Codes across all states via an executive order.
- The Code on Wages, 2019, restricts the guarantee of a minimum wage to workers engaged exclusively in the organized sector and specific 'scheduled employments'.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Labour is in the Concurrent List, but the Codes are not implemented uniformly by central executive order; states must frame their own rules and roll-out has been staggered, so statement 1 is wrong. The Code on Wages, 2019, actually universalised the minimum wage to all workers in both organized and unorganized sectors, removing the old scheduled-employment limit, so statement 2 is also wrong.