Kerala Co-operative Societies Act

Section 80(C), 80(D), 80(E)

80C. The Kerala Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Scheme.

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, frame a Scheme to be called the Kerala Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Scheme for the establishment and management of a Fund by name the “Kerala Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Fund” and there shall be established, as soon as may be, after framing of the Scheme, a fund in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Scheme.

(2) The Welfare Fund established under the Scheme shall vest in the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board and be administered by such body or authority as may be specified in the Scheme.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Scheme may provide for the following matters, namely:-

(i) the management and administration of the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Fund;

(ii) powers and functions of the authority or body to be constituted thereunder; and

(iii) the composition and pattern of the establishment set up of the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board constituted under the scheme.

 

80 D. The Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board

(1) The Government shall, by notification in the gazette, constitute a Board to be called “the  Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board” for implementing the welfare schemes for the regular employees, commission agents and the persons working in the capacity of any other name on commission basis in a co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under this Act and coming under the administrative control of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies as well as other departments of the State Government in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Scheme.

(2) The Board constituted under sub-section (1) shall provide for the constitution of a Welfare Fund and specify therein, the manner in which its fund shall be raised and administered for the welfare of the employees and the rates of contribution to be paid by the employees and the Co-operative Societies towards the fund.

(3) The Board may provide money and other aids to the employees in their indigent conditions and for the following purposes, namely:-

(i)            for the payment of financial assistance to the family of the deceased employees;

(ii)           for the payment of medical assistance to the employees who have undergone treatment for diseases to be specified therein;

(iii)          for refund of the contributions made by the employees on their retirement or relief on other grounds;

(iv)          for the grant of advances to the employees for meeting their medical expenses;

(v)           for awarding cash prizes to the children of employees at such rates and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed therein; and

(vi)          for any other purposes provided for in the scheme or which may be found necessary or proper for the implementation of the scheme.

(4) The Government may make Rules with regard to the staff regulations and service conditions of the employees of the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board.

 

80 E. Transfer of assets and control of the existing Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board –

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules for the constitution and administration of the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board issued under G.O.(Rt) No.383/86/Co.op. dated 30th September, 1986, on and from the date of constitution of the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board under sub-section (1) of Section 80D, all assets and liabilities of the existing Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board shall be transferred to the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board constituted under the said sub-section.

(2) On and from the date of constitution of the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board under sub-section (1) of Section 80D, the existing Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Fund constituted under G.O (Rt) No.383/86/Co-op. Dated 30th September, 1986 shall vest in the Kerala State Co-operative Employees’ Welfare Board constituted under the  said sub-section and the control and supervision of the existing fund shall be with the said Board.