- The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, added four new Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) to the Constitution: - Article 39(f): To protect children and youth against exploitation and moral and material abandonment. - Article 39A: To provide free legal aid to the poor. - Article 43A: To take steps for the participation of workers in the management of industries. - Article 48A: To protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife. - Option A (Equal pay for equal work for both men and women) was already present in Article 39(d) of the original Constitution. - Option C (Right to work, education and public assistance) is mentioned in Article 41 of the original Constitution. - Option D (Securing living wage and human conditions of work to workers) is related to Article 43 of the original Constitution. - Therefore, participation of workers in the management of industries (Article 43A) was the principle added by the 42nd Amendment among the given options.
Which principle among the following was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution ?
Asked in UPSC IAS 2017 · Topic: Directive Principles of State Policy (New DPSPs added by Constitutional Amendments)
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Answer: B. Participation of workers in the management of industries
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