Under the Factories Act 1948, the adult literacy programme (literacy centre) is mandatory in a factory employing how many workers?

• A 250 adult workers
• B 350 adult workers
• C 500 adult workers ✓
• D 1000 adult workers

Explanation

Section 30 of the Factories Act 1948 (added by the Factories Amendment Act 1987) mandates that in every factory wherein 500 or more workers are ordinarily employed, the occupier shall, with the previous approval of the Chief Inspector, make adequate arrangements for adult education (literacy centre) for the workers. This provision aims at improving literacy levels among industrial workers.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 26th ed.

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