With reference to casual workers employed in India, consider the following statements : 1. All casual workers are entitled for Employees Provident Fund coverage. 2. All casual workers are entitled for regular working hours and overtime payment. 3. The government can by a notification specify that an establishment or industry shall pay wages only through its bank account. Which of the above statements are correct?

Option (d) is correct because the Supreme Court has affirmed that casual workers are entitled to EPF benefits, while the Minimum Wages Act and the Code on Wages guarantee regulated working hours and overtime for all categories of labor. Furthermore, the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017, empowers the government to mandate wage payments through bank accounts for specific industries to ensure transparency. Candidates often mistakenly choose (b) or (c) by assuming the word "all" makes statements 1 or 2 false, though these are legally universal protections under Indian labor law. The core concept tested is the legal framework governing social security and labor rights in India.