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The Kerala Employment Guarantee Workers Welfare Fund Act, 2021

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This Act establishes a dedicated welfare fund and administrative board to provide social security and financial assistance to employment guarantee workers in Kerala. It applies to registered unskilled workers aged eighteen to fifty-five participating in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme or the Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme who meet minimum work requirements. Eligible workers and the state government make monthly contributions to the fund. The law matters because it ensures crucial social safety nets for informal labourers, including retirement pensions, family pensions, disability aid, medical treatment assistance, maternity benefits, and educational support for their dependent children.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. V. HARI NAIR, Law Secretary.
  3. 5. Membership of the Fund
  4. 6. Cessation of Membership
  5. 7. Modification of the Scheme
  6. 8. Constitution of the Board.
  7. 9. Term of office of the Directors.
  8. 10. Removal of non-official Directors.
  9. 11. Meetings of the Board.
  10. 12. Travel allowance and daily allowance of Board members.
  11. 13. Appointment of officers and staff.
  12. 14. Power of the Board to borrow.
  13. 15. Determination of the amount due.
  14. 16. Directors of Board etc. to be public servants.
  15. 17. Penalty.
  16. 18. Offences by Company.
  17. 19. Power to recover fine.
  18. 20. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  19. 21. Directions given by Government.
  20. 22. Power to order inquiry.
  21. 23. Power to supersede the Board.
  22. 24. Audit of accounts of the Board, appointment of Auditors and remuneration.
  23. 25. Annual report and audited statement of accounts.
  24. 26. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
  25. 27. Special provisions for transfer of accumulations from the existing Welfare Funds.
  26. 28. Removal of difficulties.
  27. 29. Power to make rules.
  28. 30. Repeal and saving.
  29. Schedule. Schedule [ See section 3(5)]

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