Under the Factories Act 1948, an adult worker who has worked for a qualifying period becomes eligible for annual leave with wages earned at the rate of:

• A 1 day for every 30 days of work performed
• B 1 day for every 25 days of work performed
• C 1 day for every 20 days of work performed ✓
• D 1 day for every 15 days of work performed

Explanation

Section 79 grants annual leave with wages to a worker who has worked 240 days or more in a calendar year, earning one day of leave for every 20 days worked in the case of adults, and one day for every 15 days in the case of a child. The child-worker rate of 1 in 15 is the most tempting distractor here.

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

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