Vidhi Codex

THE GUJARAT LABOUR WELFARE FUND ACT, 1953

The Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953

Labour195333 sections

The Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953 establishes a dedicated statutory welfare fund to finance social, educational, and recreational programs for workers in Gujarat. It applies to employees and employers in factories, public transport services, and commercial establishments employing ten or more persons, while excluding managerial staff. The fund is managed by an independent tri-partite board and financed through semi-annual contributions from employers, employees, and the state government, as well as unpaid worker accumulations and employee fines. By converting unclaimed wages into community benefits like libraries, sports facilities, and vocational training, the law ensures improved living standards and social security for laborers.

Start reading →Read full ActSections
  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 2A. Construction of certain references in the Act
  4. 3. Welfare Fund
  5. 4. Board
  6. 4A. Power of the Board in respect of the Karnataka area to be exercised by the Government of Mysore for certain period
  7. 5. Disqualifications and removal.
  8. 6. Resignation of office by member and filling up of casual vacancies.
  9. 6A. Unpaid accumulations and claims thereto.
  10. 6B. Contribution.
  11. 6C. Interest on unpaid accumulations, fines and contributions after notice of demand.
  12. 7. Vesting and application of Fund.
  13. 8. Power of Board to borrow.
  14. 9. Investment of Fund.
  15. 10. Directions by State Government to Board.
  16. 11. Appointment and powers of Welfare Commissioner.
  17. 12. Appointment of Inspectors
  18. 13. Absorption of the existing staff under Commissioner of Labour.
  19. 14. Appointment of clerical and other staff by Board.
  20. 15. Power of State Government to remove any person on staff of Board.
  21. 16. Power of State Government or authorised officer to call for record. etc.
  22. 17. Mode of recovery of sums payable to the Board or into Fund etc.
  23. 17A. Penalty for failure to make payment of unpaid accumulations, etc.
  24. 17B. Penalty for unlawful deduction.
  25. 17C. Penalty for obstructing inspectors exercising powers or discharging duties, etc.
  26. 17D. Offences by companies.
  27. 17E. Provisions relating to jurisdiction
  28. 18. Supervisoin of Board.
  29. 19. Rules.
  30. 20. Members of Board, Welfare Commissioners, Inspectors and all officers and servants of Board to be public servants.
  31. 21. Protection to persons acting in good faith.
  32. 22. Exemption.
  33. 23. Amendment of sections of Act IV of 1936.

PDF: pending for this language.