Schemes

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, frame a scheme for the establishment of a Fund under this Act for the welfare of handloom workers and provide for all or any of the matters specified in sub-section (2). (2) A scheme framed under sub-section (1) may provide for: (a) registration of handloom workers and employers; (b) the contribution to be paid and the rates thereof; (c) the manner in which the Fund may be administered; (d) the procedure to be followed for the grant of benefits; (e) any other matter which is necessary for the administration of the Fund. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the scheme may provide for all or any of the matters specified in the Schedule to the Act. (4) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, add to, amend or vary the scheme either prospectively or retrospectively and such amendment shall be deemed to have been part of the original scheme from the date of the notification.