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The Karnataka Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1981

The Karnataka Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1981

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This Act establishes a social security fund for workers in Karnataka's toddy industry, which involves harvesting and selling fermented tree sap. It applies to all toddy workers, whether directly employed or hired through contractors, and their respective employers. The law mandates that both employers and employees contribute five percent of wages to a welfare fund administered by a dedicated state-appointed board. This legislation matters because it provides vital financial security, standard retirement benefits, and gratuity to traditionally vulnerable laborers, while legally protecting these savings from debt collection and preventing employers from reducing workers' regular wages to offset these required contributions.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires ,-
  4. 3. Establishment of Karnataka Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund
  5. 4. Government or in any Scheduled Bank all or any sum at the credit of the Fund which may not be required immediately for any of the purposes for which it may be spent.
  6. 5. Scheme from time to time either prospectively or retrospectively.
  7. 6. Appointment of the members of the staff
  8. 7. Determination of amount due from employers
  9. 8. Government within sixty days from the date of the receipt of the order and the decision of the State Government or of such authority on such appeal shall be final.
  10. 9. Prohibition against attachment
  11. 10. Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
  12. 11. Employer not to reduce wages, etc
  13. 12. Members of the Board to be public servants.- Every Director of the Board, the
  14. 13. Penalty, etc
  15. 14. Offences by companies etc.- (1) If the person committing an offence under this
  16. 15. Power to recover damages
  17. 16. Directions by the State Government
  18. 17. Board shall not depart from any general instructions issued under sub-section (1), except with the previous permission of the State Government.
  19. 18. Special provisions for transfer and vesting of welfare funds established by custom or agreement
  20. 19. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
  21. 20. Government or the Board or the Chief Welfare Fund Inspector or any Welfare Fund Inspector.
  22. 21. Amendment of Schedule
  23. Schedule. Schedule

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