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The Kerala Abkari Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1989

The Kerala Abkari Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1989

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The Kerala Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1989, establishes and regulates a dedicated social security fund for workers in Kerala's liquor industry, excluding toddy workers, who have their own scheme. The law applies to anyone employed in storing, bottling, labeling, transporting, or selling liquor, alongside their employers. It enforces mandatory monthly contributions from both parties to finance welfare benefits. This legislation matters because it provides a vital safety net for these workers and their families, offering pensions, healthcare, gratuity, disability assistance, maternity benefits, and housing loans, thereby ensuring long-term financial security and protection for a vulnerable sector of the workforce.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Abkari Workers’ Welfare Fund.
  5. 3A. Publication of list of Abkari Workers as members.
  6. 4. Contribution to the fund.
  7. 5. Modification of scheme.
  8. 6. Constitution of Board.
  9. 7. Term of office of the Directors.
  10. 8. Removal of Non-official Directors.
  11. 9. Appointment of Officers’ and employees.
  12. 10. Power of the Board to borrow.
  13. 11. Determination of amounts due from employers.
  14. 12. Provisional assessment of amounts due from employers.
  15. 13. Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers.
  16. 14. Priority of payment of contribution over other debts.
  17. 15. Employer not to reduce wages.
  18. 16. Members of the Board etc. to be public servants
  19. 17. Penalty.
  20. 18. Enhanced punishment for second or subsequent offence.
  21. 19. Offences by Companies.
  22. 20. Power to recover damages.
  23. 21. Protection for acts done in good faith.
  24. 22. Directions by Government.
  25. 23. Power to order inquiry.
  26. 24. Power to supersede the Board.
  27. 25. Audit of Accounts of the Board and appointment of auditors.
  28. 26. Annual report and audited statement of accounts.
  29. 27. Bar of Jurisdiction of civil courts.
  30. 28. Special provisions for transfer of accumulation from welfare funds established by an Act or Agreement
  31. 29. Removal of difficulties.
  32. 30. Power to make rules.
  33. 31. Repeal.

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