Question:Which state has invoked Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) on November 25,2020?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Odisha
Answer:(a)
Related facts:
- On 25 November 2020, Uttar Pradesh government has imposed Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in the state.
- The Act will be in effect for six months.
- The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968 empowers state government to prohibit the strikes in workplaces for a period of six months.
- Those instigating strikes will be treated imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or fine which may extend to Rs 1,000, or with both.
- Earlier the act was imposed in the state on 22nd May this year.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay