The Kerala Cashew Workers Relief and Welfare Fund Act, 1979
The Kerala Cashew Workers Relief and Welfare Fund Act, 1979
The Kerala Cashew Workers Relief and Welfare Fund Act of 1979 regulates a social security fund for workers in registered cashew factories across Kerala. Funded by mandatory daily contributions from employers, employees, and the state government, it provides financial relief when factories are closed, alongside pensions, medical aid, maternity benefits, and educational loans. The Act applies to all licensed cashew processing units and their entire labor force. This legislation matters because it provides a crucial safety net for vulnerable, seasonal laborers, protecting them from poverty during extended periods of temporary unemployment and ensuring essential welfare support for their dependent families.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Kerala Cashew Workers Relief and Welfare Fund.
- 4. Purposes for which Fund may be expended.
- 5. Contribution and matters which may be provided for in the scheme.
- 6. Modification of scheme.
- 7. Constitution of Board.
- 8. Appointment of Officers.
- 9. Duty of employer to file return.
- 10. Determination of amounts due from employers.
- 11. Provisional assessment where return is not filed.
- 12. Mode of recovery of money due from employers.
- 13. Penalties.
- 14. Enhanced punishment for default in payment of employees contributions already deducted.
- 15. Enhanced punishment for second or subsequent offence.
- 16. Offences by companies.
- 17. Congnisance of offences.
- 18. Power to order inquiry.
- 19. Power to supersede the Board.
- 20. Power to recover damages.
- 21. Bar of benefits under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
- 22. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
- 23. Directors of the Board etc. to be public servants
- 24. Protection of actions taken in good faith.
- 25. Power to remove difficulties.
- Schedule. (See sub-section (4) of section 3)
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