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The Odisha Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1996

The Odisha Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1996

Labour199629 sections

The Orissa Labour Welfare Fund Act, 2005 establishes a state fund and an administrative board to finance activities that improve the living standards and welfare of workers in Odisha, India. It applies to employees working in factories, motor transport undertakings, commercial establishments, and registered societies or trusts employing twenty or more people, excluding managerial staff. Funding comes from mandatory employer and employee contributions, unpaid wages, fines, and government grants. The law matters because it ensures dedicated resources for social welfare programs, empowers inspectors to enforce compliance, and creates administrative oversight to safeguard worker rights and enhance overall labor conditions.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Constitution of Fund
  5. 4. Establishment and functions of Board
  6. 5. Disqualifications and removal.
  7. 6. Resignation of office by members and filling up of casual vacancies.
  8. 7. Power to appoint Committees
  9. 9. Interest on unpaid accumulations of lines after notice of demand.
  10. 10. Contribution to the Fund by employee and employer.
  11. 11. Grants and advances by the Government.
  12. 13. Power of Board to borrow
  13. 15. Investment of Fund
  14. 16. Directions by Government to Board
  15. 18. Appointment of Inspectors
  16. 19. Appointment of officers and staff by the Board
  17. 21. Powers of Government of authorised officer to call for records
  18. 22. Mode of recovery of sums payable to Fund
  19. 23. Penalty for obstructing inspection or for failure to produce documents, etc.
  20. 24. Cognizance of offence
  21. 25. Offences by Companies
  22. 26. Limitation of prosecution
  23. 27. Power to supervise the welfare activities of an establishment
  24. 28. Penalty for non-compliance with the direction of Board
  25. 29. Annual report.
  26. 30. Earlier reconstitution of Board in certain cases.
  27. 32. Officers and employees of Board to be public servants.
  28. 34. Powers of the Government to make rules.
  29. 35. Power of Board to make regulations.

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