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.

Kerala Gazette No. 2 dated 8th January 2013.

PART II

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Thirteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly

Bill No. 170

THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL WORKERS’ (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2012

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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 to

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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.