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AMENDED SECTION / RULE / REGULATION

NATURE / IMPACT OF AMENDMENT

EFFECTIVE FROM AND REFERENCE OF GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

EMPLOYEES PENSION SCHEME 1995

PARA 16(2) (a)(3) & (4)

1.    minimum member pension under para 16(2)(a) raised from Rs.250/- to Rs.450/- PM

2.      MINIMUM CHILD PENSION UNDER PARA 16(3)(b) RAISED FROM Rs.115/- to Rs.150/- PM.

3.    MINIMUM ORPHAN PENSION UNDER PARA 16(4) (a) RAISED FROM Rs.170/- to Rs.250/- PM

W.E.F. 29.01.2000 vide gazette of india part-ii section 3 (i) dated 29.01.2000 at page 180.

E.P.F. ACT 1952

para 68-B(3) (III)

OLD SUB-CLAUSE (III) REPLACED WITH NEW SUB CLAUSE(III). EARLIER FOR APPLYING FOR HOUSE LOAN A NON-ENCUMBRANCE CERTIFICATE HAD TO BE OBTAINED. AFTER THIS MODIFICATION, A DECLARATION BY A MEMBER WOULD SUFFICE.

w.e.f. 04.03.2000 vide gazette of india part-ii section 3(I) dated 04.03.2000 at page 391.

para 68-BB(1)(a)

EARLIER LOANS HAD TO BE TAKEN ONLY FROM STATE GOVERNMENT, COOPERATIVE SOCIETY & HOUSING BOARDS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN AMENDED TO INCLUDE LOANS FROM NATIONALISED BANKS, PUBLIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALSO AND LOANS CAN BE IN THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE OR JOINTLY WITH SPOUSE.

w.e.f. 04.03.2000 vide gaZETTE OF INDIA PART-II SECTION 3(I) DATED 04.03.2000 AT PAGE 391.

PARA 72 (5)(e)

the proviso after para 72(5)(e)has been modified to stipulate that the maximum amount remittable as postal money order shall not exceed Rs.2000/-, PAYMENTS ABOVE THAT SHOULD BE BY CHEQUE ONLY.

W.E.F. 04.03.2000 VIDE GAZETTE 0F INDIA PART-II SECTION 3(I) DATED 04.03.2000 AT PAGE 391

EMP. PROVIDENT FUNDS APPELLATE TRIBUNAL RULES 1997

PARA - 7

1.    THE FEE FOR FILLING AN APPEAL WHICH WAS rs.250/- HAS BEEN DOUBLED TO Rs.500/-

2.    the fee which was remittable as crossed demand draft or postal order is now made payable only as crossed demand draft on a nationalised bank

W.E.F. 19.02.2000 S.O.NO. 498 PUBLISHED VIDE GAZETTE OF INDIA PART - ii SECTION 3 (II) DATED 19.02.4000 AT PART 1314.

W.E.F. 16.11.1999 VIDE GAZETTE OF INDIA PART II SECTION 3 (II) DATED 06.11.99 AT PAGE 7143.

APPRENTICES ACT 1961

2 (e)

using its powers under section 2(e) government has added the following to the list of trades notifdied as ‘designated trades’ UNDER THE APPRENTICE ACT.

1.    AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGG.

2.    MECHATRONICS

3.    CEMENT TECHNOLOGY

4.    INFORMATION TERCHNOLODY

MANUFACTURE, STORAGE AND IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS RULES 1989            (1RULES 1989

RULE (2) (4) (6) (7) (10) (17) (18)

THE SCHEDULE-I PRESCRIBED UNDER THE RULES 1989 HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH AN EXHAUSTIVE NEWS SCHEDULE AND THE RULES 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 17 AND 18 UNDER THE 1989 RULES HAVE BEEN AMENDED.

W.E.F 20.01.2000 VIDE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRA-ORDINARY PART-II SECTION 3(II) DATED 20.01.2000.

NOTE: [MANAGERS WORKING IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES ARE ADVISED TO PROCURE A COPY OF THIS 24 PAGE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION WHICH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE MAY 2000 ISSUE OF ‘DIGEST OF LABOUR CASES’ PUBLISHED BY MADRAS BOOK AGENCY]

INDUstrial employement standing orders act 1946 & kerala I.E.(S.O) rules - 1958

ADDITION TO SCHEDULE I (MODEL STANDING ORDERS) UNDER THE ACT BY THE kERALA GOVERNMENT

1) A NEW ITEM NUMBERED 3 A HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED RTEQUIRING MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE RECORDS OF THE WORKMAN (SERVICE CARD, FIXATION OF SERVICE, RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF WORKMAN, RECORD OF AGE, DATE OF CONFIRMATION, AGE OF RETIREMENT AND RULE ON TRANSFERS, MEDIAL AID IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAS, MEDICAL EXAMINATION, SECRECY AND EXCLUSIVE SERVICE HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED.

W.E.F. 19.02.99 (S.R.O. 150/99 DATED 16.02.99 APPEARING IN THE KERALA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY VOL. XLIV DATE 19.02.99 AT PAGE 1]

NOTE : NON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS IN KERALA EMPLOYING MORE THAN 50 WORKMEN HAVE TO AMEND THEIR STANDING ORDERS TO INCORPORATE THE ABOVE ITEMS AND AS PER SECTION 12 UNTIL THEY DO SO THE NEWLY PRESCRIBED RULES SHALL BE READ INTO THEIR EXISTING CERTIFIED STANDING ORDERS AND BE DEEMED TO BE PART OF THE CERTIFIED STANDING ORDERS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.