(1) The Government andy, by Workers’ Welfare Fund Scheme” fox the establishment of a Fund under this + Act for the welfare of the Khadi workers inthe khadi industry and . there shall be established ag soon as may ibe after the framing of the schenie, a Fund in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the scheme.
(2) There shall be credited to. "the Fund,— >
(a) the ‘contributions specified under section 4;
(by the afaount borrowed, by the Board undér section 1 0; 4,
(ce): damages realised, under section AZ; A, eo
(a) grant or loans or advances‘made by the Government of India. or the State Government or any institution; ‘ .
{e)« any donations from. whatever source; - 7
(f) any amount raised by the Board from other ‘sources to augment the. resource of the Board; . . , ok : 5 +. (g) fee. levied under the scheme; ok 7 (h). ‘any amount; which under the, provisions of the scheme, shall be © credited: to the Fund: re : - oe,
(3) She Fund. shall vest in and be administered by the Board. constituted under section 6. .
© “* (4) The. Bund may be utilised for all or any of the following*purposes, namely :-—~ . o .
to infirmity or has completed the age of tixty years}. - :
- . - {b) forfpayment of family pension and Provident fund;
(c) to provide for matemiity benefits io wonien khadiworkers;
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(a) for ‘payment of pension to a member who is unable to work fue sh - ; ‘ os . _: fo 4 . | - & . . . .
.{d) to. provide for the khadi workers and members of ; their famnilies:. .
-. + fi) miedical facilities; * - - SO ~ @) nureeries and creches: Le a oy Pg
(iii) educational benefits;” {e). for “meeting ‘the funeral expenses of the khadi workers and members of ‘their families; _ Lo ot ~ (fF) for any other purpose specified in the scheme. - - fy te . . ,
(8) ‘Subject’ to the provisions of this Act, the ‘scheme framed under sub-section (1) may. providé for all or any of the matters specified in _ sub-section (4) and in.the schedule-: ”, eo . aos é
(6) The scheme. “shall, ‘be laid, ‘ds sdonas ‘may: be after it is framed, . before the, Legislative Assembly while it is in -session for.a total period of fourteen days which may be, comprised in one session of in. two Successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in“ which jt-is so laid.or the . Session immediately following the Legislative Assembly’ makes any modification in the stheme, the scheme shall thereafter have effect’ only in. such :
modified form; so ‘however thas, any suck modification shail be without °' “. prejudice to the yalicity of amything previously done under the scheme. .