UGM June 2019 Q57
- Option : A
- Explanation : The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 makes a pioneering attempt to provide for workers’ participation in management in the industry by suitable legislation in the Directive Principles of State Policy. Thus, Articles 43-A of the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 provides: The State shall take steps, by suitable legislation or in any other way, to secure the participation of workers in the management of undertakings, establishments or other organizations engaged in any industry. The principle underlying the inclusion of workers’ participation in the Directive Principles of State Policy is to give due recognition to the workers and to create among them a sense of partnership. It being a constitutional imperative, the State is under an obligation to take suitable measures, legislative or otherwise, to secure effective workers’ participation in management. But mere inclusion of constitutional or statutory provisions would not serve the purpose. There is a need not only to evolve a suitable and workable statutory scheme of workers’ participation in the industry but also a responsible trade union and equally responsible and considerate management to fulfil the cherished objectives of constitution makers.
