Kerala Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 1995

Short title and commencement—(1) This scheme may be called the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 1995. (2) It shall come into force at once. Amendment of the Scheme—In the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund Scheme, 1990, in paragraph 43, after sub-paragraph (3), the following sub-paragraph shall be added, namely:— (4) (i) The accumulation to the credit of a superannuated agricultural worker in the Kerala Agricultural Workers Provident Fund which stand transferred to the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund, shall be paid to the member if he is alive, or if he is dead, to his nominee/nominees in case a valid nomination exists and where there is no valid nomination to his legal heirs; (ii) The person entitled to any payment under item (i) is a minor, such payment shall be made to his/her legal guardian; (iii) The person entitled to payment under item (i), or where any such person is a minor, his/her legal guardian shall make an application to the Welfare Fund Officer for the payment of the sum due; (iv) On receipt of an application under item (iii) the welfare Fund Officer shall conduct enquiries to ascertain the eligibility of the applicant/applicants for the claim and shall without delay effect payment of the amount found due to the applicant/applicants; (v) Where no claim is made in respect of any sum standing to the credit of a superannuated worker, the welfare Fund Officer shall make necessary enquiries and find out whether there is any person entitled to receive the same and direct such person/persons if any, to apply for the payment of the sum due. Any application submitted in response to such direction shall be dealt with as specified in item (iv).