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The Industrial Disputes Act 1947, Section 4, assigns conciliators the responsibility to:
AMediate and settle industrial disputes per a prescribed procedure
BFile complaints with the labour commissioner
CIssue strike notices on behalf of workers
DDecide on minimum wages alone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mediate and settle industrial disputes per a prescribed procedure
1. Per OCR: "Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – Section 4 of the Act assigns conciliators the responsibility to mediate and settle industrial disputes and prescribes the procedure to be followed in great detail."
2. Conciliation is a built-in ADR mechanism.
3. Aim: avoid escalation to tribunals/courts.
_Source: ICMAI BoS CMA Foundation Paper 1 (FBLC) — Paper1_07042026.pdf, Module 1 §1.3_