When and under whose chairmanship was the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) formed?

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Bihar STET TGT (Social Science) Official Paper-I (Held On: 18 Sept, 2023 Shift 6)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 31 October 1920, Lala Lajpat Rai.

Key Points

All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was formed on 31 October 1920.
The First chairman of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was Lala Lajpat Rai.
The AITUC is a member of the World Federation of Trade Unions.
The current membership of the AITUC is 3.6 million.
Upto 1945 Congressmen, Socialists, Communists worked in the AITUC which was the central trade union organisation of workers of India.

Additional Information

Aims of AITUC
- to create an Indian communist state.
- to the greatest extent feasible socialise and nationalise the means of production, exchange, and distribution.
- to improve the working class's social and economic circumstances.
- to monitor, advance, protect, and further the rights, interests, and privileges of employees in any situation pertaining to their employment.