Understanding the Haryana Labour Welfare Fund: Who Benefits and How It Applies?

Please provide me with the details of the Haryana Labour Welfare Fund. Its applicability, benefits, and other areas are also to be discussed.

Ramesh Gupta

Labour cess is applicable in Haryana at 1%, and it is charged on the construction cost. To comply, you must register with the labor department if your construction cost exceeds 10 Lacs. There is a central act called The Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act 1996, along with the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers (RE and Cs) Rules, 2005. For further information, please contact mukuladv@yahoo.com.

Labour cess is a part of the Welfare Fund, but I am inquiring about the total Welfare Fund. Contributions of 5 and 10 are made, but who are the eligible members to contribute.

Hi to all members of Citeman Network. I need your help to sort out a problem that has arisen due to my mistake. The case is as follows:

My establishment is in Haryana state. I have sent a cheque for LWF in favor of "The Welfare Commissioner" at Punjab Labour Welfare Board, SCO-1118-19, Sector -22-B, Chandigarh. The cheque has been cleared. Now, I came to know that the above address relates to the Punjab Welfare Commissioner. The cheque should have been in favor of "The Welfare Commissioner, Haryana" at 30th Bays Buildings, Sector 17 C, Chandigarh.

If anyone can help me to sort out this problem, how can I rectify the mistake.

Regards,
Ashok

If your establishment is in Haryana, the contribution should be sent to the Welfare Commissioner, Haryana at the following address:

30th Bays Buildings
Sector 17 C
Chandigarh

Please ensure the correct spelling of "contribution" and "Buildings." Additionally, I have formatted the address into a clearer structure with proper punctuation and line breaks for better readability.

Dear,

We are just putting our queries, and no one has replied to Mr. Ramesh regarding what he has asked. Please respond if someone knows the answer.

Thank you.
J. S. Malik

Hi,

Can anyone send me the details of applicability and the employees covered under this scheme and benefits? Kuldip Chand

Mr. Ramesh, please find the details.

Applicability:

"Labor welfare fund" is applicable to workers engaged in skilled or technical work (such as operators, fitters, engineers, electricians, boiler attendants, and other technical roles). It is not applicable to supervisory and managerial staff (such as supervisors, managers, officers, etc.).

Contribution:

Rs. 5/- will be deducted from the workers' salaries every month, and Rs. 10/- will be contributed by the employer per worker.

Submission:

The contribution should be submitted to the following address in the form of a D.D. every December, along with a list of worker names and their contribution amounts.

Address:

The Welfare Commissioner, Haryana
30th Bays Buildings
Sector 17 C
Chandigarh

Thanks,
Sahil

Dear Kuldip Chand/Ramesh,

Open the site 'Haryana Labour Department' and then click on Haryana Labour Welfare Board. You will find all the details as inquired by you regarding applicability, definition of employee, and details of benefits/welfare schemes.

Regards,

R.N. Khola

(Labour Law & Legal Consultants)
09810405361

Dear Sahil,

This is to inform you that the definition of an employee has been amended by the Haryana Government vide the latest amendment dated 04.04.2007. Please go through section 2(2) of The Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965 and take action accordingly.

Regards,

R.N. Khola

(Labour Law & Legal Consultants)
09810405361

Employees receiving a salary/wages below Rs 15,000 per month are covered. Returns need to be sent every quarter along with the cheque/DD. The rate is Rs 5 for employee share and Rs 10 for employer share, totaling Rs 15 per employee per month.

Dear Sir,

We have been apprised by the labor department that each and every employee has to contribute as the Act itself mentions employees without differentiation. Please further elaborate on who is eligible for benefits and how to proceed.

Thank you,
Ramesh

Dear All,

Regarding Haryana Labour Welfare Fund Act

Applicability of the Act

This Act is applicable to a “factory” as defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 or any place which is deemed to be a factory under sub section (2) of section 85 of that Act includes any premises including the predicts thereof wherein and in any part of which any industry within the meaning of clause (j) of section 2 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, is carried on and also includes a shop or a commercial establishment within the meaning of the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958, in which, on any day, ten or more employees are employed or were employed during the preceding twelve months.

What to be complied ?

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Every employer of an establishment shall maintain a register of wages in Form-A and a consolidated register of unclaimed wages and fines in Form-B(LW)(Rule-22).

Every employer shall by the 31st January , every year forward to the Welfare Commissioner, a copy of the abstract from the register in Form-B(LW) pertaining to the previous year. (Rule-22)

Every employer shall pay, all fines realized from the employees & remaining unutilized and all unpaid accumulations held by the employer, in cash or by money order or by postal order or by demand draft or cheque drawn on any schedule Bank duly crossed in favour of the 'Welfare Commissioner, Haryana, 30 Bays Building, Sector 17, 2nd Floor, Room No. 51, Chandigarh (section-3 & 9).

All fines realized from the employees and unpaid accumulations during the quarters, ending the 31st March, the 30th June, the 30th September and the 31st December shall be paid by the employer by the 1st May, the 1st August, the 1st November and the 1st Feburary, succeeding such quarter and a statement giving particulars of the amounts so paid shall be submitted by him alongwith such payment to the Welfare Commissioner.

<B><FONT face=Arial>Besides, this Act requires each employer and employee to contribution ten rupees and five rupees, respectively, per month to the Fund. This amount is required to be deposited by 31st December of every year (section-3,9 & 9A).

Dear,

Now the contribution of the employee and employer may be sent annually. There is no need to send the quarterly returns. There is no limitation for deduction of the employee's contribution as far as the monthly wages/salary is concerned. However, Haryana Labour Welfare Board is at present extending the welfare schemes only to its workers and now supervisors also who are drawing wages up to Rs. 15,000/- per month.

Regards,

R.N.Khola

(Labour Law and Legal Consultants)
09810405361

Sir,

I think it is illogical that contributions are expected from each employee without setting a fixed salary and grade limit, while welfare benefits are provided only to workers earning Rs.15,000 per month.

Ramesh

Dear Ramesh,

I also support your viewpoint. Benefits should be provided to all employees who are contributing to the fund. Different industrial associations of Gurgaon have also expressed these views before the Chairman of the Haryana Labour Welfare Board on his visit to Gurgaon. Considering this viewpoint, the Board has also included the supervisors' category for extending the benefits.

Regards,

R.N. Khola

(Labour Law & Legal Consultants)
09810405361

Hi Khola,

Do you have any information about the Tamil Nadu Welfare Fund Act? Could you please check with your friends?

Thank you.

Dear all,

All details regarding the Labour Welfare Fund Act are available on the Tamil Nadu Labour Department website. The Government of Tamil Nadu has increased the contribution of employees from Rs. five to seven and for employers, it has been raised from Rs. ten to fourteen by the notification dated 10th of July 2009.

Regards,

R.N. Khola

Hi, in which format do we need to send the details for the LWF? Which form needs to be filled, and what details are required to be filled in the form for Haryana LWF as my company is established under the Shops and Establishment Act (Punjab)? Can anyone provide me with the form and a sample sheet with details?

Thanks,
Manish

Welfare Fund Deduction Query

Will the welfare fund be deducted from every employee who is receiving a salary above Rs. 15,000/-?

Regards

We are to deduct the LWF contribution from the salary of each and every employee, irrespective of the amount of gross salary. Thus, if any employee is receiving more than Rs. 15,000.00 per month, then in that case, we are required to deduct LWF under the provisions of the Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965, as applicable to the state of Haryana.

Regards,
R.N. Khola (LL&IR)
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