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The answer is: A
Explanation
The correct option is A: The Employees Compensation Act, 1923.
This is the act that safeguards certain classes of employees, including railway servants, against the risk in employment and payment of compensation for injuries sustained by them in accidents. The act provides for payment of compensation to certain class of workers for injuries or death caused by accidents, arising out of and in the course of employment. The act also regulates the payment of compensation according to the nature and result of the accidents, and prescribes the procedure to be followed in the payment of compensation. The act also specifies the circumstances under which compensation is payable or not payable, and the amount of compensation depending on the age, wages, and nature of injury of the railway servant.
The other options are incorrect because they are not related to the payment of compensation to railway employees by the railway administration for injury by accident. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 is an act that regulates the payment of wages to certain classes of employed persons. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is an act that gives effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and related matters. The Workmen Compensation Act, 1986 is an act that provides for the payment of compensation to workmen and their dependents in case of injury or death by industrial accidents or occupational diseases.