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Under section 2(74) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, what is the maximum period in a year for which a factory may carry on a manufacturing process specified by Central Government notification…

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Under section 2(74) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, what is the maximum period in a year for which a factory may carry on a manufacturing process specified by Central Government notification and qualify under that part of the seasonal factory definition?

  1. Ten months

  2. Six months

  3. Seven months

  4. Nine months

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - Seven months

Section 2(74) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 defines a seasonal factory as one engaged exclusively in listed processes such as cotton ginning, and also includes a factory engaged for not more than seven months in a year in a process notified by the Central Government. Six, nine and ten months are not figures in the definition.

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