रजिस्ट्री सं० डी-( डी) -72
REGISTERED No. D- ( D) -72
भारत को राजपत्र The Gazette of India
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
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भाग II--खण्ड 2
PART II-Section 2
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प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
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नई दिल्ली, बृहस्पतिवार, जनवर। 22 , 1976/ माव, 2 1897 NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 , 1976 / MAGHA 2 1897
इस भाग में मिश्झ पृष्ठ संख्या वी जाती है जिससे कि वह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके । Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
RAJYA SABHA
The following Bills were introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 22nd January, 1976:-
I
BILL No. XIV OF 1976
A Bill further to amend the Payment of Bonus Act , 1965 .
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty - sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, Short 1976 .
tiile and com-
mence- ment, (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of Septem- bor, 1975.
21 of 1965.
Amend- ment of long title .
2. In the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act ) , for the long title , the following long title shall be substituted, namely:-
"An Act to provide for the payment of bonus to persons employed in certain establishments on the basis of profits or on the basis of production or productivity and for matters connected therewith.".
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3. In section 1 of the principal Act ,-
(a) to sub- section ( 3 ) , the following proviso shall be added, namely:-
Amend- ment of section 1.
68 of1948.
"Provided that the appropriate Government may, after giving not less than two months ' notice of its intention so to do , by notifica- tion in the Official Gazette , apply the provisions of this Act with effect from such accounting year as may be specified in the notification, to any establishment or class of establishments [including an establish- ment being a factory within the meaning of sub- clause ( ii) of clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act , 19481 employing such number of persons less than twenty as may be specified in the notification ; so , however , that the number of persons so specified shall in no case be less than ten ." ;
(b) in sub- section ( 4 ) , after the existing proviso , the following pro- o shall be inserted , namely :-
"Provided further that when the provisions of this Act have been made applicable to any establishment or class of establishments by the issue of a notification under the proviso to sub- section (3 ) , the refe- rence to the accounting year commencing on any day in the year 1964 and every subsequent accounting year or , as the case may be, the reference to the accounting year commencing on any day in the year 1968 and every subsequent accounting year , shall, in relation to such establishment or class of establishments , be construed as a reference to the accounting year specified in such notification and every subse- quent accounting year ." ;
(c) in sub- section ( 5 ) ,-
( i) the words , brackets , letter and figure "under clause ( b ) of sub-section ( 3 ) " shall be omitted;
(ii ) the words , brackets and figure " or , as the case may be , the number specified in the notification issued under the proviso to sub- section ( 3 ) " shall be added at the end.
4. In section 2 of the principal Act ,-
Amend- mentof section 2.
(a) in clause ( 4 ) ,
( i) in sub -clause ( a) , the brackets and words " ( other than a banking company ) " shall be omitted;
(ii) the words , brackets and figures " and includes any amount treated as such under sub- section ( 2) of section 34" shall be omitted;
98 of 1959 ,
5 of 1970 .
2of1934.
(b ) in clause ( 8 ) , after the words , brackets and figures " any subsidi- ary bank as defined in the State Bank of India ( Subsidiary Banks ) Act , 1959 " , the words , brackets , figures and letter " any corresponding new bank specified in the First Schedule to the Banking Companies (Acquisi- tion and Transfer of Undertakings ) Act , 1970, any co - operative bank as defined in clause ( bii ) of section 2 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 , " shall be inserted .
See. 21
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5. For section 4 of the principal Act , the following section shall be substi- tuted, namely: -
Substitu tion of new sec- tion for section
"4. The gross profits derived by an employer from an establishment in respect of any accounting year shall be calculated in the manner speci- fied in the First Schedule . " .
Computa tion of gross pro . fits.
6. In section 6 of the principal Act , in clause ( d ) , for the words "Third Schedule" , the words " Second Schedule " shall be substituted.
Amend- ment of section 6.
7. For section 10 of the principal Act , the following section shall be substituted, namely :-
Substitu- tion of new sec- tion for section 10.
Amount of bonus.
'10 . (1) Subject to the other provision of this Act, where an em- ployer has any allocable surplus in any accounting year , then, he shall be bound to pay to every employee in respect of that accounting year a minimum bonus which shall not be less than four per cent . of the salary or wage earned by the employee during the accounting year or one hun- dred rupees whichever is higher, or , in a case where the allocable surplus exceeds the said amount of minimum bonus payable to the employees , an amount in proportion to the salary or wage carned by the employee dur- ing the accounting year subject to a maximum of twenty per cent . of such salary or wage:
Provided that where an employee has not completed fifteen years of age at the beginning of that accounting year , the provisions of this sub- section shall have effect in relation to such employee as if for the words "one hundred rupees " , the words " sixty rupees " were substituted .
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub - section ( 1 ) , every employer shall be bound to pay to every employee in respect of the ac- counting year commencing on any day in the year 1974 , a minimum bonus which shall be four per cent . of the salary or wage earned by the em- ployee during that accounting year or one hundred rupees whichever is higher , whether or not the employer has any allocable surplus in that ac- counting year:
Provided that where an employee has not completed fifteen years of age at the beginning of that accounting year , the provisions of this sub - section shall have effect in relation to such employee as if for the words "one hundred rupees " , the words "sixty rupees " were substituted:
Provided further that where any employer has before the commence- ment of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment ) Act , 1976 paid to his employees in respect of the accounting year commencing on any day in the year 1974 , a minimum bonus in excess of that specified in this sub- section, notwithstanding that such employer did not have the required allocable surplus for the payment of such bonus, then , such employer shall deduct the excess amount of bonus so paid from the amount of bonus payable by him to the employees under this Act in respect of the three immediately succeeding accounting years and the employees shall be entitled to receive only the balance .
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(3 ) For the purposes of this section , the allocable surplus shall be computed taking into account the amount set on or set off in the three immediately preceding accounting years and in the accounting year in respect of which the bonus is payable , in the manner illustrated in the Third Schedule .' .
8. Section 11 of the principal Act shall be omitted .
Omission of section 11 .
9. In section12 of the principal Act , the words and figures " or , as the case may be , under section 11 , " shall be omitted.
Amend- ment of section 12.
10. For section 13 of the principal Act , the following section shall be substituted, namely: -
Substitu- tion of new sec- tion for section 13.
"13. Where an employee has not worked for all the working days in any accounting year, the bonus payable to him under section 10 shall be proportionately reduced." .
Propor- tionate deduc- tion in bonus in certain cases.
11. For section 15 of the principal Act , the following section shall be substituted , namely: ----
Substitu- tion of new sec- tion for section 15.
Set on and set off of alloca- ble surplus.
"15. (1 ) Where for any accounting year , the allocable surplus exceeds the amount of bonus payable to the employees in the establishment under section 10 , then, the excess shall , subject to a limit of twenty per cent . of the total salary or wage of the employees employed in the establishment in that accounting year , be carried forward for being set on in the succeed- ing accounting year and so on , to be utilised for the purpose of payment of bonus , in the manner illustrated in the Third Schedule .
(2) Where for any accounting year , there is no allocable surplus or the allocable surplus in respect of that year falls short of the amount of bonus payable to the employees in the establishment under section 10, and there is no sufficient amount carried forward and set on under sub- section ( 1 ) which could be utilised for the purpose of payment of bonus, then, so much amount as is necessary for the payment of bonus under this Act shall be carried forward for being set off in the succeeding accounting year and so on, in the manner illustrated in the Third Schedule.
(3) The principle of set on and set off as illustrated in the Third Schedule shall apply to all other cases not covered by sub - section ( 1 ) or sub- section ( 2 ) for the purpose of payment of bonus under this Act. " .
12. In section 16 of the principal Act,-
(a) for sub-section ( 1 ) and the Explanations thereto , the following
Amend. ment of section 16.
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sub-sections and Explanations shall be substituted, namely :-
ΟΙ " (1 ) Where an establishment is newly set up, whether before after the commencement of this Act , the employees of such establish- ment shall be entitled to be paid bonus under this Act in accordance with the provisions of sub- sections ( 1A ) , ( 1B) and ( 1C) . (14) In the first five accounting years following the accounting year in , which the employer sells the goods produced or manufactured by him or renders services , as the case may be , from such establish- ment , bonus shall be payable only in respect of the accounting year in which the employer derives profit from such establishment and such bonus shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Act in relation to that year , but without applying the provisions of section 15.
(1B) For the sixth and seventh accounting years following the accounting year in which the employer sells the goods produced or manufactured by him or renders services , as the case may be , from such establishment , the provisions of section 15 shall apply subject to the following modifications , namely: --
(1) for the sixth accounting year-
set on or set off , as the case may be , shall be made in the manner illustra- ted in the Third Schedule taking into account the excess or deficiency , if any, as the case may be , of the alloca- ble surplus set on or set off in respect
of the fifth and sixth accounting years ;
( il) for the seventh accounting year-
set on or set off , as the case may be ,
any, as the case may be , of the alloca-
shall be made in the manner illustrat- ed in the Third Schedule taking into account the excess or deficiency, if ble surplus set on or set off in respect of the fifth , sixth and seventh account- ing years .
( 1C) From the eighth accounting year following the accounting year in which the employer sells the goods produced or manufactured by him or renders services , as the case may be , from such establishment , the provisions of section 15 shall apply in relation to such establishment as they apply in relation to any other establishment .
Explanation 1. For the purpose of sub -section ( 1 ) , an estab- lishment shall not be deemed to be newly set up merely by reason of a change in its location , management , name or ownership .
Explanation 11. For the purpose of sub - section ( 1A ) , an em- ployer shall not be deemed to have derived profit in any accounting year unless
(a) he has made provision for that year's depreciation to which he is entitled under the Income-tax Act or , as the case may be, under the agricultural income- tax law; and
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in respect of the establishment for the previous accounting years have been fully set off against his profits ,
Explanation III . For the purposes of sub - sections ( 1A ) , ( IB) and ( 1C ) , sale of the goods produced or manufactured during the course of the trial running of any factory or of the prospecting stage of any mine or an oil - field shall not be taken into consideration and where any question arises with regard to such production or manufacture , the decision of the appro- priate Government , made after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of representing the case , shall be final and shall not be called in question by any court or other authority ." ;
(0) in sub- section ( 2 ) , for the word , brackets and figure " sub -section (1) " , the words , brackets , figures and letters " sub -sections ( 1 ) , ( 14 ) , (1B) and ( 1C ) " shall be substituted .
13. In section 19 of principal Act ,-
Amend- ment of section 19.
(a) in sub-section ( 1 ) , for the brackets , figure and words " ( 1 ) Subject to the provisions of this section , all amounts " , the words "All am- ounts " shall be substituted;
(b ) sub - sections ( 2 ) to ( 7 ) shall be omitted.
14. In section 20 of the principal Act ,-
(a) in sub- section ( 1 ) , the brackets and figure " ( 1 ) " shall be omitted;
Amend- ment of section 20.
(b) sub -section ( 2 ) shall be omitted.
15. In section 21 of the principal Act , in the Explanation , the figures " , 24 " shall be omitted.
Amend- ment of section 21.
16. In section 23 of the principal Act , in and figures " and in sections 24 and 25 " , the section 25 " shall be substituted . sub- section (1 ) , for the words words and figures " and in
Amend. ment of section 23.
17. Section 24 of the principal Act shall be omitted.
Omission of section 24.
18. In section 27 of the principal Act , sub - section (5) shall be omitted .
Amend- ment of section 27 .
19. After section 31 of the principal Act , the following section shall be inserted , namely: ----
Insertion of new section 31A .
"31A . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,-
Special pro- vision with res-
( i) where an agreement or a settlement has been entered into by the employees with their employer before the commence- ment of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment ) Act , 1976 , or
(ii ) where the employees enter into any agreement or set- tlement with their employer after such commencement,
pect to payment of bonus linked with production
or produc- tivity.
for payment of an annual bonus linked with production or productivity in lieu of bonus based on profits payable under this Act , then , such employees shall be entitled to receive bonus due to them under such agreement or settlement , as the case may be:
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Provided that such employces shall not be entitled to be paid such bonus in excess of twenty per cent . of the salary or wage earned by them during the relevant accounting year . " .
20. In section 32 of the principal Act,---
(a) for clause ( vii) , the following clause shall be substituted ,
Amend- ment of section 32.
namely:-
" ( vii ) employees employed by a banking company;" ;
(b) in clause ( ix ) ,-
( i ) after sub - clause (f ) , the following sub-clause shall be
inserted , namely : ---
" (ff) the Industrial Reconstruction Corporation of India; " ;
(ii) in sub - clause ( g ) , the brackets and words " (other than a banking company ) " shall be omitted ;
(c) clause ( x) shall be omitted .
21. Section 33 of the principal Act shall be omitted.
Omission of section 33,
22. For section 34 of the principal Act , the following section shall be substituted , namely: -
Substitu- tion of new section for section 34.
" 34. Subject to the provisions of section 31A , the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in the terms of any award, agreement , settlement or contract of service." .
Effect of laws and agree- ments inconsis- tent with the Act.
23. Section 37 of the principal Act shall be omitted .
Omission of section 37.
24. In section 38 of the principal Act , in sub -section ( 3) ,-
Amend-
(a) for the words " or in two successive sessions " , the words "or in two or more successive sessions " shall be substituted;
ment of section 38.
(b) for the words " in which it is so laid or the session immediately following" , the words " immediately following the session or the succes- sive sessions aforesaid" shall be substituted .
25. The First Schedule to the principal Act shall be omitted .
Omission of the First Schedule .
26. In the Second Schedule to the principal Act,
(a) for the heading " THE SECOND SCHEDULE" , the heading "THE FIRST SCHEDULE" shall be substituted;
Amend- ment of the Second Schedule .
(b) for the sub -heading " [See section 4 ( b ) ] " , the sub- heading " (See section 4) " shall be substituted;
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[PART II
(c) in Item 3 , after sub -item ( a) , the following sub - item shall be inserted , namely:-
" ( aa) The amount debited in respect of gratuity paid or pay- able to employees in excess of the aggregate of-
(i) the amount , if any, paid to, or provided for payment to, an approved gratuity fund; and
re- (ii) the amount actually paid to employees on their tirement or on termination of their employment for any reason , " ;
(d) in Item 6 , for sub -item ( g ) , the following sub-item shall be substituted, namely : -
" (g ) Cash subsidy, if any , given by the Government or by any body corporate established by any law for the time being in force or by any other agency through budgetary grants , whether given directly or through any agency for specified purposes and the proceeds of which are reserved for such purposes . " ;
(e) before the Foot -notes, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:-
'Explanation .In sub -item (aa ) of Item 3 , " approved gratuity fund" has the same meaning assigned to it in clause ( 5) of section 2 of the Income -tax Act . ' .
27. In the Third Schedule to the principal Act ,-
(a) for the heading " THE THIRD SCHEDULE" , the heading "THE SECOND SCHEDULE" shall be substituted ;
Amend. ment of the Third Schedule.
(b) in Item 1 , in column ( 2 ) , the words " , other than a banking company" shall be omitted;
( c) Item 2 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(d) in the Explanation , the figures and brackets " , 2 ( iii ) ." shall be omitted.
28. For the Fourth Schedule to the principal Act , the following Schedule shall be substituted , namely: -
"THE THIRD SCHEDULE
(See sections 10, 15 and 16)
Substitu- tion of new Schedule for the Fourth Schedule.
The Illustration in this Schedule has been worked out with reference to an establishment which has an annual salary or wage bill of rupees one lakh , twenty per cent , of which amounts to Rs . 20,000 and four per cent . of which amounts to Rs . 4,000.
Year
Amount paid or Balance of 'set payable as bonus on ' or ' set off'
Amount equal to sixty per cent .
'Set on' or ' set
off ofthe pre-
cedingyear
orsixty - seven
per cent. , as the
case may be, of available surplus
allocable as bonus
(4)
(2)
(3)
(5)
(I)
(Rs.)
(Rs .)
(R9 .)
(Rs.)
20,000
I.
+3,000(a )
+23,000
42,000
Nil
20,000
2.
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10,000
10 4.
100 5.
6.
Nil
7.
23,890
8.
Nil
9.
25,000
10 .
15,100
II .
Nil
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Nil
13,000
+3,000
Nil
4,000
-3,990
Nil
-3,990
-3,890
Nil
-3,890
-3,890
Nil
20,000
-3,890
Nil
Nil
NII
Nil
20,000
+5,000
+100
+5,000
20,000
+100
4,000
-3,900
NOTES .- I . The notation "+ " denotes ' set on' and the notation " " denotes ' set off' .
2. "a" represents the amount 'set on' as calculated under the provisions of this Act as it stood immediately before the commencement of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act , 1976 .
43 of 1901 .
Amend . ment of section 36 of the In- come-tax
29. In sub-section ( 1 ) of section 36 of the Income -tax Act, 1961 , in the proviso to clause ( ii ) , for the words "Provided that the amount of the bonus or commission" , the words " Provided further that the amount of the bonus (not being bonus referred to in the first proviso ) or commission" shall be sub- stituted and before that proviso as so amended, the following proviso shall be Act. inserted, namely:
21 of 1965.
"Provided that the edeuction in respect of bonus paid to an employee employed in a factory or other establishment to which the provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act , 1965 apply shall not exceed the amount of bonus payable under that Act . " .
Saving .
30. For the removal of doubts , it is hereby declared that notwithstanding the amendments made to the principal Act by this Act, the provisions of the principal Act as they stood from time to time before the commencement of this Act shall apply and continue to apply to and in relation to the payment of bonus in respect of any accounting year preceding the accounting year com- mencing on any day in the year 1974 .
11 of 1975 ,
31. ( 1 ) The Payment of Bonus (Amendment ) Ordinance , 1975 is hereby Repeal repealed. and
saving.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal , anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance , shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act .
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Government of India, by their Resolution No. U -23018/1/72-WB lated the 28th April , 1972, constituted a Committee known as the Bonus Review Committee to review the operation of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The Committee submitted its final report on the 14th October , 1974. After careful consideration of the recommendations made and the viewpoints expressed therein, Government decided inter alia that-
(i) it should be made clear that the Act provides for payment of bonus on the basis of profits or on the basis of production or pro- ductivity and for matters connected therewith;
( ii) power should be given to the appropriate Governments to apply the Act to any establishment or class of establishments employing ten or more workers , by giving two months notice in the Official Gazette ;
(fil) payment of minimum bonus should be subject to the availability of allocable surplus , even if it be a marginal amount ;
(iv) the minimum bonus should be equal to four per cent . of salary/wage . However , the amount of minimum bonus in absolute terms should be raised from Rs . 25 to Rs . 60 in the case of persons below 15 years and from Rs . 40 to Rs . 100 in the case of others;
(v) in respect of the accounting year commencing on any day in the year 1974 , every employer should pay to every employee a minimum bonus as mentioned above whether or not the employer has any allocable surplus in that accounting year, and that if any employer has paid a minimum bonus in excess of what is specified, notwithstanding that such employer did not have the required allocable surplus for payment of such bonus , then, such employer shall deduct the excess amount of bonus so paid from the amount of bonus payable by him to the employees in respect of the three immediately succeeding accounting years;
(vi) banking companies should be excluded from the purview of the Act;
(vii) agreements/settlements for the payment of bonus based on production/productivity in lieu of bonus based on profits should also be subject to a maximum of 20 per cent . , as in the case of bonus based on profits ;
(vili) section 34 (3) of the Act should be omitted;
(ix) section 36 of the Income- tax Act should be amended to provide that deductions in respect of bonus paid to an employee employed in a factory or other establishment to which the provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 , apply shall not exceed the amount of bonus payable under that Act, SEC. 2]
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2. An Ordinance , namely , the Payment of Bonus (Amendment ) Ordinance , 1975 , was promulgated by the President under clause ( 1) of article 123 of the Constitution on the 25th September, 1975 , to give effect to the above decisions and to provide for other connected matters . The Bill seeks to replace the Ordinance .
K. V. RAGHUNATHA REDDY .
NEW DELHI;
The 20th December, 1975 [PART 11-
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Memorandum explaining the modifications contained in the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill , 1976 which seeks to repeal and replace the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975.
The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 1976 seeks to repeal and replace the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975. The Bill closely follows the Ordinance with slight modifications which are explained below .
Clause 7-Clause 7 of the Bill (which corresponds to section 8 of the Ordinance) seeks to substitute section 10 of the principal Act which provides for the amount of bonus payable to employees . Section10 of the principal Act as proposed to be substituted has been slightly modi- fled from that contained in the Ordinance with a view to clarify that the method of computing the allocable surplus will apply to the payment of bonus in respect of the accounting year commencing on any day in the year 1974 also .
Clause 19--Clause 19 of the Bill (which corresponds to section 20 of the Ordinance ) seeks to insert a new section 31A in the principal Act . This section closely follows that contained in the Ordinance except for the fact that it has been made clear by a drafting device that the provisions of the section will apply only to agreements or settlements entered into before the commencement of the Amendment Act or which may be entered into after such commencement, in either case, for payment of an annual bonus linked with production or productivity in lieu of bonus based on profits payable under the principal Act.
Clause 28-Clause 28 of the Bill (which corresponds to section 29 of the Ordinance ) seeks to substitute a new Schedule for the Fourth Sche- dule to the principal Act. The changes made in the Schedule as pro- posed to be substituted are only with a view to correct certain inadver- tant errors .
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II
BILL NO . XV OF 1976
A Bill further to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty- sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. (1 ) This Act may be called the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 1976.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette , appoint .
Short title and com- mence- ment.
83 of 1961,
Amend- ment of section 2.
2. In section 2 of the Maternity Benefit Act , 1961 ( hereinafter referred to as the principal Act , ) , in sub - section ( 2 ) , for the word , figure and letter " section 5A " , the words , figures and letters " sections 5A and 5B" shall be substituted .
3. After section 5A of the principal Act , the following section shall be inserted , namely: -
Inser- tion of new section 5B.
" 5B . Every woman-
34 of 1948.
(a) who is employed in a factory or other establishment to which the provisions of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 , apply;
Payment of mater- nity benefit in cer- tain салем.
(b) whose wages (excluding remuneration for overtime work) for a month exceed the amount specified in sub - clause ( b ) of clause (9) of section 2 of that Act; and
(c) who fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (2) of
section 5, shall be entitled to the payment of maternity benefit under this Act." .
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
A number of women are employed in the factories or establishments which are covered under the Employees' State Insurance Act , 1948 , but such employees are not covered by that Act as they are in receipt of wages exceeding the amount specified in that Act , namely , Rs . 1,000 per month . The provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act , 1961 , also do not apply to them as that Act specifically excludes from its purview factories or establishments to which the provisions of the Employees' State Insur- ance Act , 1948 , apply . Thus , the women employees employed in factories or establishments covered by the Employees' State Insurance Act , 1948 and in receipt of wages exceeding the amount specified in that Act are not in receipt of maternity benefit either under the Employees' State Insurance Act , 1948 or the Maternity Benefit Act , 1961. It is proposed to make the above - mentioned category of women employees eligible for maternity benefit under the Maternity Benefit Act , 1961 , provided such employees fulfil the conditions specified in section 5 (2) of that Act .
2. The Bill seeks to achieve the above object.
NEW DELHI ;
The 7th January, 1976 .
K. V. RAGHUNATHA REDDY.
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FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to provide for payment of maternity benefit, in accordance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act , 1961 , to women employees employed in factories or establishments to which the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 apply and whose wages exceed the amount specified in that Act. This imposes a financial liability on employers ( including the Central Government) to pay the maternity benefit in such cases . It is , however , difficult to estimate the number of women workers in factories or establishments belonging to the Central Government who will be eligible for maternity benefit under the proposed amendment . It is , therefore , not possible to give a precise estimate of the additional expenditure involved from the Consolidated Fund of India on this account .
B. N. BANERJEE , Secretary-General .
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