- The document is a notification from the Government of Kerala regarding amendments made to the Kerala Agricultural Workers' Act of 1974. - It summarizes that section 9 of the original act is being amended to increase the contribution rate paid by agricultural workers to the welfare fund from Rs. 5 to Rs. 10 per month. - The government contribution to the fund will remain equal to 50% of the total contribution paid by workers, rather than being equal to the total amount as previously stated.

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GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Law (Legislation-C) Department
NOTIFICATION
No. 21766/Leg C2/09/Law Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 28th
January, 2011.
The following Act of the Kerala State Legislature is hereby published for general information.
The Bill as passed by the Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 27th
day of
January, 2011.
By order of the Governor
K. MADHUSUDANAN NAIR
Special Secretary (Law).

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ACT 7 OF 2011
THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL WORKERS’
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010
An Act further to amend the Kerala Agricultural Workers’ Act, 1974.
Preamble.—Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Agricultural Workers’ Act, 1974, for the
purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India, as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Agricultural Workers’
(Amendment) Act, 2010
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th
day of January, 2010.
2. Amendment of Section 9 – In section 9 of the Kerala Agricultural Workers’ Act, 1974 (18 of
1974) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-
(i) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
“(1) Every land owner holding more than forty ares in extent of agricultural land shall pay
contribution to the Fund at the rate of twenty-five paise per are per annum for the land held by him
in excess of forty ares or part thereof in the manner prescribed.”
(ii) after-sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-
“(4) The Government shall contribute to the Fund every year, by way of grant, an amount equal to
that of the contribution paid by registered agricultural workers in every financial year.”
3. Repeal and saving – (1) The Kerala Agricultural Workers’ (Amendment) Ordinance, 2010 (36
of 2010) is hereby repealed.

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(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or deemed to have been done or any action taken
or deemed to have been taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be
deemed to have been done or taken under the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

4. SECRETARIAT OF THE KERALA LEGISLATURE
NOTIFICATION
No. 6207/Legn. 2/2012/Leg. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 8th January, 2013.
The Kerala Agricultural Workers’ (Amendment) Bill, 2012 together with
the Statement of Objects and Reasons, and the Financial Memorandum is
published, under Rule 69 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in
the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
P. D. SARANGADHARAN,
Secretary,
Legislative Assembly.
Kerala Gazette No. 2 dated 8th January 2013.
PART II

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Thirteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly
Bill No. 170
THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL WORKERS’ (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2012
A
BILL
further to amend the Kerala Agricultural Workers’ Act, 1974.
Preamble.—WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Agricultural
Workers’ Act, 1974 for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
BE it enacted in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India,
as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Kerala
Agricultural Workers’ (Amendment) Act, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 9.—In section 9 of the Kerala Agricultural
Workers’ Act, 1974 (18 of 1974), —
(a) in sub-section (2), for the words ‘‘five rupees’’, the words ‘‘ten
rupees’’ shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (4), for the words “an amount equal to that of the
contribution’’, the words “an amount equal to that of the fifty per cent of the
contribution’’ shall be substituted.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The contribution made by the workers is the major source of income to
the Agricultural Workers’ Welfare Fund Board constituted under section 11 of
the Kerala Agricultural Workers’ Act, 1974. In 1990, when the Board was
constituted, the rate of contribution payable to the Fund by an agricultural
worker was two rupees per mensem which was later enhanced to five rupees per
mensem with effect from August, 2003. In order to increase the income of the
Board and to bring a solution to the financial crisis to some extent the
Agricultural Workers’ Welfare Fund Board has requested the Government to

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enhance the rate of contribution of the workers’ from five rupees to ten rupees
per month. The Government have accepted the proposal. However, the
Government have decided to keep the existing contribution payable by the
Government to the fund without any change. Hence, the Government have
decided to amend sub-section (2) and (4) of section 9 of the said Act for the
above purpose.
This Bill seeks to achieve the above object.
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
The Bill, if enacted and brought into operation, would not involve any
additional expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State.
SHIBU BABY JOHN.