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    Question

    Consider the following statements aboutEssential

    Services Maintenance Act (ESMA):  1.    Odisha recently invoked the Orissa Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) prohibiting strikes by paramedical staff, including nurses, pharmacists, technicians, Class III and IV employees.    2.    It is an act of Indian Parliament enacted in 1970 to assure the supply of certain services.  3.    Employees cannot cite bandhs or a curfew as an excuse not to report to work.  Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
    A 1 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 2 and 3 both Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Odisha Government has recently invoked the Orissa Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA), preventing paramedical personnel, including nurses, pharmacists, technicians, and Class III and IV employees, from participating in strikes to safeguard uninterrupted medical services.   Enacted by the Indian Parliament in 1968, ESMA is designed to ensure the continuity of specific services crucial to people's daily lives.   This legislation is enforced to prevent employees from participating in strikes that could disrupt essential services. Employees are not allowed to use bandhs or curfews as reasons for abstaining from work.

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