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title: "Article 39: Equal Pay for Equal Work (India)"
description: "Article 39(d) of India's Constitution ensures equal pay for equal work, guiding policy for gender equality and impacting legal interpretations in courts."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Article 39(d) of the Indian Constitution directs the State to secure equal pay for equal work for both men and women as a non-justiciable Directive Principle of State Policy.
- Is Article 39(d) directly enforceable in a court of law?
- Which statute implements the equal pay directive?
- How did Randhir Singh v. Union of India advance the principle?
- Can two employees doing similar tasks still be paid differently?

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In State of Punjab v. Jagjit Singh (2016), the Supreme Court of India invoked Article 39(d) to rule that temporary and daily-wage workers performing the same duties as regular employees are entitled to identical minimum pay scales.

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