What are the purpose and objective of The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 and which ministry administers the same?
CS Executive · Setting up of Business Entities and Closure · PYQS · December 2020
What are the purpose and objective of The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 and which ministry administers the same?
Answer & Explanation:
The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 enacted to provide for the welfare of plantation labour and regulates the conditions of work in plantations. According to the Act, the term 'plantation' means "any plantation to which this Act, whether wholly or in part, applies and includes offices, hospitals, dispensaries, schools, and any other premises used for any purpose connected with such plantation, but does not include any factory on the premises to which the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 apply". The Act is administered by the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
Topics: Labour Laws
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