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The Central Government wants to introduce a scheme giving widow's pension, children's pension and nominee pension to employees of establishments covered by the provident fund chapter of the Code on Social Security, 2020. Under which provision can it frame such a scheme?

The Central Government can do this by notification framing the Employees' Pension Scheme under section 15(1)(b), which expressly covers widow or widower's pension, children or orphan pension and nominee pension. The deposit linked insurance scheme provides life insurance, not pensions.

  1. AThe Employees' Pension Scheme framed by notification under section 15(1)(b)Correct
  2. BThe Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme framed under section 15(1)(c)
  3. CThe Social Security Fund established under section 141
  4. DA scheme framed by the Central Board without any notification of the Central Government

Explanation

Section 15(1)(b) empowers the Central Government, by notification, to frame an Employees' Pension Scheme covering superannuation, retiring and permanent total disablement pension, widow or widower's, children or orphan pension, and nominee pension. The EDLI scheme is meant for life insurance benefits, so option B is wrong. Section 141 concerns unorganised, gig and platform workers.

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