The Bombay Labour Welfare Act, 1953, came to existence on 17th June 1953, is but a most critical measure since its activities give benefits to the workers and their families and dependents.
The Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board is a statutory body constituted under the Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953, and it conducts labor welfare activities through the labor welfare centers. The welfare activities conducted at the Labour Welfare centers include the management and organization of information centers, libraries and reading rooms, nursery schools and Shishu mandirs, tailoring, sewing, handicraft classes, outdoor and indoor games, entertainment, educational and recreational programs, audio-visual aids, scouting, exhibitions, excursions, and Health programs, etc.
Objectives
The objective of the Bombay Labour Welfare Act, 1953, is to provide for the constitution of a Fund for financing the activities to promote the welfare of labor in the State of Maharashtra for conducting such activities and for specific other purposes.
Skilled or unskilled, manual, clerical, supervisory, or technical in an establishment directly by the employer or through the contractor or any other agency, but does not include any person.
Vision
To be the leader in providing state of the art welfare facilities to registered workers from different strata of society with diversified interests within the state of Maharashtra and provide quality welfare activities and services to the utmost satisfaction of the workers and their families with an ultimate aim of maximizing and enhancing social, cultural. Educational, economic, and mental lives of the workers by achieving upliftment through welfare.
Contributions
The contribution payable under this Act regarding an employee in an establishment shall comprise contribution payable by the employer. The amount of grant payable every six months in respect of every employee and an employer for each such employee.
Here contribution from an employee is of Rs12/- while the employer contributes Rs.36/-. The total contribution comes to Rs.48/-.
Payable
The register of an establishment on the 30th June and 31st December, respectively. The last date for submission is 15th July and 15th January.