The State Labour Welfare Department urged all the private concerns to remit

The State Labour Welfare Department urged all the private concerns to remit their contributions for labour welfare fund to the board for the year 2016 by January 31.

An official press release issued here recently said that the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board was constituted for the implementation of various labour welfare schemes for the workers.

As per Section 2 (d) of the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972, employees working in factories, motor-transport undertakings, plantations and catering and shops/establishments employing five or more employees should contribute labour welfare fund of Rs. 30 – employee share at the rate of Rs. 10 and employers’ share at the rate of Rs. 20 for the year 2016.

Persons who are employed for a period of 30 days in a year should contribute to the fund on or before January 31.

The release stated that appropriate recovery action will be taken under Revenue Recovery Act against those who failed to comply with the above direction.

The labour welfare fund should be remitted by means of demand draft drawn in favour of ‘The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board, DMS Campus, Tyenampet, Chennai – 600 006, the release added.