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West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2023

West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2023

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This West Bengal law amends the existing Labour Welfare Fund Act to improve workplace regulations. It changes the rules for which employers are required to contribute by raising the monthly wage limit from sixteen hundred rupees to ten thousand rupees. The amendment also mandates that all contributions must be made electronically via a designated portal. Furthermore, it toughens penalties, increasing fines for non-payment up to fifty thousand rupees and introducing higher fines for repeated offenses, ensuring that funds for workers' benefit are managed efficiently and compliance is strictly enforced.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 2. Amendment of section 2 of the West Ben. Act XXXVIII of 1974.
  3. 3. Amendment of section 9.
  4. 4. Amendment of section 21.

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