Kerala Gazette No. 13 dated 31st March 2009 .
Section iv PART I
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Labour and Rehabilitation (B) Department
NOTIFICATION
G.O. (Rt .) No. 217/2009/ LBR.
Dated, Thiruv ananthapuram, 18th February 2009 .
S. R. O. No. 293/2009. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 87 of the Employees State Insurance Act , 1948 ( Central Act 34 of 1948 ) , read with section 91 - A thereof, the Government of Kerala in consultation with the Employees ' State Insurance Corporation hereby exempt the Kerala State Electricity Board, Vydyuthi Bhavan , Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram from the operation of the provisions of the said Act for a period of one year from 16th November , 2003 to 15th November, 2004 subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(1) The establishment shall maintain a register showing the and designations of its employees ; the names
(2) Notwithstanding this exemption , the employees shall continue to receive such benefits under the said Ast to which they might have become entitled to on the basis of the contributions paid prior the date from which exemption granted by this notification operates ; te
(3) The contribution for the exempted period if already paid , shall not be refunded ;
(4) The establishment shall subunit in respect of the period during which it was subject to the operation of the said Act (hereinafter referred te as the said period), such returns in such form and containing such particulars as were due from it in respect of the said period under the Employees ' State Insurance (General) Regulations , 1950 ;
(5) Any Inspector appointed by the Corporation under sub - section-(1) of Section 45 of the said Act, or other official of the Corporation authorised in this behalf shall for the purpose of-
(i) verifying the particulars contained in any retura submitted under sub-section (1) of section 44 ofthe said Act ; or
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( ii) ascertaining whether registers and records were maintained as required by the Employees State Insurance (General) Regulations , 1950, for the said period ; or
to be (iii) ascertaining whether the employees continue entitled to the benefits provided by the employer . in cash and kind being benefits in considerations of which exemption is being granted under this notification ; or
(iv) ascertaining whether any of the provisions of the said Act had been complied with during the period when such provisions were in force in relation to the said establishment be empowered to-
(a) require the establishment to furnish to him such information as he may consider necessary ; or
(b) enter any factory, establishment , office or other premises occupied by the said establishment at any reasonable time and require any person found in charge thereof to produce to such Inspector or other official and allow him to examine such documents, books and other documents , relating to the employment or persons and payment of wages or to furnish to him such information as he may consider necessary ; or (c) examine the officers of the establishment servants of the said establishment or any person found in such factory, establishment , office or other premises, or any person whom the said Inspector or other official has reasonable cause to believe to have been an employee ; or
(d) make copies of or take extracts fro u any register , account books or other docu nents maintained in such society, office or other premises of the said establishment .
By order of the Governor,
S. ABDUL KHAPOOR , Joint Secretary to Government .
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Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to Indicate its general purport .)
The Secretary , Kerala State Electricity Board , Vydyuthi Bhavan , Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram has requested the Government to exempt the establishment from the provisions of the Employees State Insurance Act , 1948 for the period from 16th November , 2003 to 15th November , 2004.
In consultation with the Regional Director , Employees ' State Insurance Corporation , Thrissur , Government have decided to exempt the said establishment from the provisions of said Act for a period of one year from. 16th November , 2003 to 15th November, 2004 .
This notification is intended to achieve the above purpose .