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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India directs the State to make effective…

Article 41 of the Constitution of India directs the State to make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of…

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Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India directs the State to make effective provision for securing public assistance in cases of old age, sickness and disablement—a Directive Principle given statutory effect by the gratuity and social security provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020?

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Article 41 of the Constitution of India directs the State to make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement. The gratuity provisions of Chapter V of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (formerly the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972) give statutory effect to this directive by providing financial assistance upon superannuation, retirement, death or disablement. By contrast, Article 42 relates to just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief, Article 46 relates to the educational and economic interests of weaker sections, and Article 39-A relates to equal justice and free legal aid.

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