Contribution to the fund
Every employee contributes Rs.4/- per half year and every employer in respect of such employee, contributes Rs.8/- per half year to the Fund. Every employer should pay to the Fund both the employer’s contribution and the employees contribution before 15 th day of July and 15 th day of January of every year. Labour Welfare Fund Inspectors are entrusted to collect the contribution amount through district offices. The money in the Fund can be utilized by the Board to promote the welfare of employees and their dependents on the Following activities namely
- Community and social education centres including reading rooms and libraries.
- Games and sports
- Vocational training
- Community necessities
- Entertainment and other forms of recreation
- Convalescent homes for tuberculosis patients
- Holiday homes in health resorts.
- Part-time employment for house wives of employees
- Pre-schools
- Higher education.
- Nutritious food to children of employees.
- Employment opportunities to the disabled employees.
- Cost of administering this Act including the salaries and allowances of the staff appointed for the purpose of this Act.
- Such other objects as would in the opinion of the Government, improve the standard of living and ameliorate the social condition of labour.