THE BOMBAY LABOUR WELFARE

FUND ACT, 1953

WHATS THIS ACT?

To constitute a Fund
Financing & promoting labor welfare
Conducting activities etc for the laborers
State Act - and not a Central Act

HISTORY/ PURPOSE OF THE ACT

Labor legislation- to protect and safeguard
interests of the workers,
To prevent exploitation of labor and provide
them with welfare programmes
To provide welfare services to the families of
the workmen

Important concepts

Board
Contribution
Employee
Employer
Establishment
Factory
Fund

Continued

Independent member
Inspector
Prescribed
Unpaid accumulation
Wages
Welfare commissioner.

WHAT ARE WELFARE ACTIVITIES?

May also hold Community & social education
programmes e.g.Reading rooms, libraries
Games & sports
Tours, Holidaying
Entertainment & recreation- clubs, cultural
activities

CONTINUED.
Subsidiary occupations- self help groups for
women
Other objects to improve standard of living of
labor

CONTENTS OF THE ACT

Came into force on 17th June, 1953
Preamble of Act gives what is tried to be
achieved by the Act & the aims & objects
thereof
Consists of 25 sections
S.2- Definitions of various terms in Act
Creation of labor welfare fund, board for
management & supervision
Mode of recovery & penalties/ prosecution

APPLICATION OF THE ACT

A) TERRITORIAL LIMITS:
Corporations
Municipalities
Municipal Boroughs
Any other areas- as per govt notifications

APPLICATION OF THE ACT

B) ESTABLISHMENTS / PERSONS:
Factory
Tramway or motor transport service
As per Bombay Shops and Establishments Act,
1948- employing 10 or more persons in a
period of 12 months

OBJECTIVE OF THE ACT

An Act to provide for the constitution of a
Fund for the financing of activities to promote
welfare of labour in the State of Maharashtra
for conducting such activities and for certain
other purposes.

SOURCES OF FINANCE FOR THE FUND

All fines realised from the employees;
Unpaid accumulations transferred to the fund
Any penal interest paid
Any contribution paid
Any voluntary donations
Any fund transferred
Any sum borrowed
Any loan, grant-in-aid or subsidy paid by the State
Govt.

AREAS OF USAGE OF THE FUND

To defray the cost of carrying out measures
which may be specified by the State govt. to
promote the welfare of labor and of their
dependents
To defray expenditure on the following:
a) Community and social education centers
including reading rooms and libraries;
b) Community necesseties;
c) Games and sports;

Contd
d) Excursions, tours, and holidays homes;
e) Entertainment and other forms of recreation;
f) Home industries and subsidiary occupations for
women and unemployed persons;
g) Corporate activities of a social nature;
h) Cost of administering the Act;
i) Such other objects as would in the opinion of the
State Govt. improve the stantard of the living &
ameliorate the social conditions of labour;

For granting to any employer,any local

authority or any other body in aid of any
activity for welfare of labour

SCOPE
The Establishments
.Factories, etc

The parties
.Employers and employees
.Apprentices

 Welfare Funds
.Unpaid Accumulations
. Fines
.Voluntary Donations
.Loans,etc

The Board

ADMINISTRATION
1. Representative of employees and
employers on the board
2. Independent members
3. Women representatives

APPOINTMENT
Appointment and powers of welfare commisioner
1.
Appointed by board
2.
Principle executive officer of the board
3.
Duty to ensure that provision of this act are carried out
Appointment of inspectors
To inspect records in connection with the sums payable into the fund
Appointment of clerical and other staff by board
1.
To supervise the activities financed from the fund
2.
Regulations are made regarding the method of recruitment
pay and allowances and other conditons of service of the
members of its staff

Administration

Welfare fund
Board
Disqualifications and removals
contribution- it has three parties:
- employees.
- employer.
- state government.

Beneficiaries
Tripartite.
Benefits.

THANK YOU.