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Consider the following statements :
1. Minimum Wages Act is only applicable to the scheduled employments of the centers and the states.
2. Minimum Wages Act has allowed discrimination between male and female workers or different minimum wages for them.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2.
Correct Option: A
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 is an Indian legislation enacted by the Parliament of India for statutory fixing of minimum wages to be paid to skilled and unskilled labors of center and state. Minimum wages Act does not allow discrimination between male and female workers.
