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Vikram's firm in Nagpur had its compliance mapped by classifying old laws into groups: laws on wages, industrial relations, social security, and safety and working conditions. A consultant says the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 belong to the social security group. Under codification, which Code now covers them?

The Code on Social Security, 2020 covers them. It subsumes social security statutes such as the EPF Act, ESI Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, Maternity Benefit Act and Employees' Compensation Act, bringing provident fund and insurance benefits under one codified framework.

  1. ACode on Social Security, 2020Correct
  2. BCode on Wages, 2019
  3. CIndustrial Relations Code, 2020
  4. DOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

Explanation

The Code on Social Security, 2020 subsumes nine laws including the EPF Act, ESI Act, Gratuity Act, Maternity Benefit Act and Employees' Compensation Act. The Wages Code deals with payment of wages and bonus, not provident fund or insurance.

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