{"id":84619,"date":"2025-06-01T02:41:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84619"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:41:29","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-false-wage-boards-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-false-wage-boards-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statement(s) is \/are false ?\n  Wage Boards are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statement(s) is \/are false ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wage Boards are tripartite in nature, with representatives from workers, employers and independent members<\/li>\n<li>Except for the Wage Boards for Journalists and Non-Journalists, all the other wage boards are statutory in nature<\/li>\n<li>Second National Commission on Labour has recommended against the utility of wage boards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct; Wage Boards are indeed tripartite bodies comprising representatives of workers, employers, and independent members. Statement 3 is correct; the Second National Commission on Labour (2002) recommended phasing out the system of Wage Boards, suggesting minimum wages be determined by expert committees instead. Statement 2 is false; most Wage Boards set up in India were non-statutory, meaning their recommendations were not legally binding unless specifically accepted and notified by the government. Only the recommendations of the Wage Boards for Working Journalists and Non-Journalist Newspaper Employees, once accepted by the government, have statutory backing under specific Acts. Therefore, the claim that *all* other wage boards are statutory is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nUnderstanding the nature (statutory vs. non-statutory) and composition (tripartite) of Wage Boards in India, and the recommendations of the Second National Commission on Labour is important.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nWage Boards were historically used in India for specific industries to fix wages. The non-statutory nature of many boards and the delay in government acceptance of recommendations often limited their effectiveness, leading to the recommendation for alternative mechanisms for wage fixation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statement(s) is \/are false ? 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