Consider the following statements about Article 38 of the Constitution: 1. It directs the State to promote the welfare of the people. 2. It provides for equal pay for equal work for both men and women. 3. The Article has been amended only once by 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

● Statement 1 is correct – Article 38(1) provides that the State shall strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting as effectively as it may a social order in which justice, social, economic and political, shall inform all the institutions of the national life. ● Statement 2 is incorrect – Article 39 provides for equal pay for equal work. ● Statement 3 is correct – Article 38 has been amended only once by 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978. It added a directive for the state to minimize the inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities.