The Parliament passed the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 in August 2021. Which of the following is an objective behind passing it?

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- Brief: The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 was enacted to declare certain defence-related services as "essential" so that operations critical to national security are not disrupted.

- Evaluate statements:
  1. To encourage more FDI in defence services — Incorrect. FDI policy in defence is handled through separate defence/FDI policy measures, not this Bill.
  2. To prohibit strikes, lockouts and layoffs in units engaged in essential defence services — Correct. The Bill's main objective is to declare defence services as essential and prohibit industrial action (strikes, lockouts, layoffs) that could affect defence preparedness.
  3. To appoint more women in defence services — Incorrect. The Bill does not deal with recruitment/gender quotas.
  4. To implement one rank one pension — Incorrect. One Rank One Pension (OROP) is a separate pension policy issue, not part of this Bill.

Conclusion: Only statement $(2)$ is an objective of the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021.

FINAL_ANSWER: b

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