Name of which of the following legislations has been changed in the ye

Name of which of the following legislations has been changed in the year 2009 ?

The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
Workmen’s Compensation Act
Payment of Gratuity Act
Employees’ State Insurance Act
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2021
The correct answer is B) Workmen’s Compensation Act.
– The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 was renamed to the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 by the Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009.
– Although the amendment received Presidential assent in 2009, it was brought into force with effect from 18.01.2010. However, the question asks about the name change happening in the year 2009, which corresponds to the year the amending Act was passed.
– The purpose of the name change was to align the terminology with the broader term “employee” used in other labour laws, recognizing that the scope extends beyond just manual “workmen”.
The other Acts listed did not undergo a name change in the year 2009. The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, have been amended over time but retained their original names.