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Article 43 of the Constitution of India

Article
43
Index row title
The State shall endeavour to secure, by suitable
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
da252f37-45ff-4574-a18f-8a4ec88088fd

154 words

Verbatim text

legislation or economic organisation or in any other way,to all workers, agricultural, industrial or otherwise, work,a living wage, conditions of work ensuring a decent 1Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 7, for cl. ( f) (w.e.f. 3-1-1977). 2Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 3-1-1977).Equal justice and free legal aid. Organisation of village panchayats. Right to work, to education and topublic assistancein certain cases. Provision for just and humaneconditions of workand maternityrelief. Living wage, etc., for workers.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part IV. —Directive Principles of State Policy. — Arts. 39—43.)22 standard of life and full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities and, in particular, the Stateshall endeavour to promote cottage industries on anindividual or co-operative basis in rural areas. 1[43A. The State shall take steps, by suitable legislation or in any other way, to secure the participation of workersin the management of undertakings, establishments orother organisations engaged in any industry.]

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  • The index files this text under article 43 of the Constitution of India.
  • The passage runs to about 154 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “Equal”); it mentions education — it concerns education, schooling or training (the words used: “education”); it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “wage”).

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