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The Kerala Farmers' Welfare Fund Act, 2019

The Kerala Farmers' Welfare Fund Act, 2019

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The Kerala Farmers’ Welfare Fund Act, 2019, establishes a welfare fund to provide social security and benefits for agriculturalists in Kerala. It applies to registered farmers aged eighteen to sixty-five who hold up to fifteen acres of land, earn under five lakh rupees annually, and rely on farming as their primary livelihood. Funded by member contributions, matching government subsidies, and profit-sharing from value-adding agricultural traders, the Act regulates pensions, disability benefits, and emergency relief. This safety net matters because it protects farming households from financial distress and encourages younger people to enter the agricultural sector.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Kerala Farmers' Welfare Fund Scheme.
  5. 4. Membership in the Fund
  6. 5. Cancellation of membership in the Fund
  7. 6. Revival of membership
  8. 7. Informations be maintained
  9. 8. Contribution to the Fund.
  10. 9. Agricultural incentive. (1) For the purpose of collecting amount to the Fund for farmers' welfare, every trader who trade agricultural products, by converting them into value added products, shall pay an amount of one percentage of his annual profit, as a matter of right of profit sharing as agricultural incentive, to the fund in the manner prescribed:
  11. 10. Members shall take insurance policy
  12. 11. Constitution of the Board
  13. 12. Meetings of the Board.
  14. 13. Term of office of the Directors.
  15. 14. Disqualification and removal of non-official Directors.
  16. 15. Appointment of officers and employees
  17. 16. Sitting fees, travelling allowance and daily allowance to the Directors of the Board
  18. 17. Remittance of contribution
  19. 18. Kerala Farmers' Welfare Fund Stamp
  20. 19. Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
  21. 20. Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  22. 21. Directors of the Board etc. to be Public Servants.- Every Director of the Board,
  23. 22. Protection of action taken in good faith
  24. 23. Power of the Board to borrow
  25. 24. Directions of the Government.
  26. 25. Power to supersede Board
  27. 26. Audit of the Accounts of the Fund.
  28. 27. Annual Report and Audited Statement of Accounts.
  29. 28. Power to make Rules
  30. 29. However, that any such amendment or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

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