Kerala Gazette No. 2 dated 8th January 2013.
PART II
SECRETARIAT OF THE KERALA LEGISLATURE
NOTIFICATION
No. 6207/Legn. 2/2012/Leg. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 8th January, 2013.
The Kerala Agricultural Workers' (Amendment) Bill, 2012 together with the Statement of Objects and Reasons, and the Financial Memorandum is published, under Rule 69 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
P. D. SARANGADHARAN,
Secretary,
Legislative Assembly.
2Thirteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly
Bill No. 170
THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2012
A
BILL
further to amend the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Act, 1974.
Preamble.—WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Act, 1974 for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
BE it enacted in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India, as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Agricultural Workers' (Amendment) Act, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 9.—In section 9 of the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Act, 1974 (18 of 1974), —
(a) in sub-section (2), for the words ''five rupees'', the words ''ten rupees'' shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (4), for the words "an amount equal to that of the contribution'', the words "an amount equal to that of the fifty per cent of the contribution'' shall be substituted.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The contribution made by the workers is the major source of income to the Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund Board constituted under section 11 of the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Act, 1974. In 1990, when the Board was constituted, the rate of contribution payable to the Fund by an agricultural worker was two rupees per mensem which was later enhanced to five rupees per mensem with effect from August, 2003. In order to increase the income of the Board and to bring a solution to the financial crisis to some extent the Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund Board has requested the Government to3 enhance the rate of contribution of the workers' from five rupees to ten rupees per month. The Government have accepted the proposal. However, the Government have decided to keep the existing contribution payable by the Government to the fund without any change. Hence, the Government have decided to amend sub-section (2) and (4) of section 9 of the said Act for the above purpose.
This Bill seeks to achieve the above object.
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
The Bill, if enacted and brought into operation, would not involve any additional expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State.
SHIBU BABY JOHN.