RAS question
Article 43 relates to:
Correct answer: (D) Living wage and cottage industries.
Article 43 of the Constitution of India relates to securing a living wage, a decent standard of life for workers, and promoting cottage industries in rural areas.
Explanation
Article 43 is part of the Directive Principles of State Policy and directs the State to secure, through suitable legislation, economic organisation, or any other means, work, a living wage, and working conditions that ensure a decent standard of life for all workers, whether agricultural, industrial, or otherwise. The provision also adds a specific rural-economic direction: the State should promote cottage industries on an individual or co-operative basis in rural areas. That is why the option combining living wage and cottage industries is correct. Article 43 is about living wage, decent life, and cottage industries, not legal aid, panchayats, or uniform civil code.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Uniform civil code is dealt with in Article 44, whereas Article 43 concerns workers' living wage, decent standard of life, and cottage industries.
- (B) Free legal aid belongs to Article 39A, which focuses on equal justice and access to legal aid, not workers' wages or cottage industries.
- (C) Village panchayats are covered by Article 40, while Article 43 is framed around workers' welfare and rural cottage industries.
Concept
This tests the Directive Principles of State Policy, especially the ability to map important Articles to their exact subjects. It recurs in RAS because Articles 39A, 40, 43, and 44 are close together and are often used as distractors against one another.