1. Short title and application.- (1) This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952. (2) Save as otherwise provided in the Scheme, this Chapter and Chapters II and III shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions shall come into force on such date or dates as the Central Government may by notification in the Official Gazette appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions. (3)(a) Subject to provisions of sections 16 and 17 of the Act, this Scheme shall apply to all factories and other establishments to which the Act applies or is applied under sub-section (3) of section 1 or section 3 thereof: Provided that the provisions of this scheme shall not apply to: (iii) Tea factories in the State of Assam; (b) Provisions of this Scheme shall— (i) as respects every establishment which is a factory engaged in any industry mentioned herein, namely, cement, cigarettes, electrical, mechanical or general engineering products, iron and steel, paper and textiles (made wholly or in part of cotton or wool or jute or silk, whether natural or artificial), be deemed to have, come into force with effect from 2nd day of September, 1952; (ia) as respects factories relating to the industries added to Schedule I of the Act, by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.R.O. 1566, dated 4th July, 1956, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1956; (ii) as respects factories relating to the industries added to Schedule I of the Act by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.R.O. 2026, dated 3rd September, 1956, come into force on the 30th day of September, 1956; (iii) as respects factories relating to the mineral oil refining industry added to Schedule I of the Act by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.R.O. 218, dated the 19th January, 1957, come into force on the 31st day of January, 1957; (iv) as respects plantations of tea (other than tea plantations in the State of Assam, coffee, rubber, cardamom and pepper, covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.R.O. 529, dated the 16th February, 1957, come into force on the 30th day of April, 1957; (v) as respects factories relating to the oxygen, acetylene and carbon dioxide gases in industry added to Schedule I of the Act as item (x) under the head “Heavy and Fine Chemicals” by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. S.R.O. 1976, dated the 15th June, 1957, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1957; (vi) as respects iron ore, limestone, manganese and gold mines, covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. S.R.O. 2705, dated the 24th August, 1957, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1957; (vii) as respects factories relating to the Industrial and Power Alcohol and Asbestos Cement Sheets Industries added to Schedule I of the Act by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. S.R.O. 3067, dated the 28th September, 1957, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1957; (viii) as respects coffee curing establishments covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. S.R.O. 3411, dated the 26th October, 1957, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1957; (ix) as respects factories relating to the biscuit making industry including composite units making biscuits and products such as bread, confectionery and milk and milk powder, added to Schedule I of the Act, vide Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Notification No. G.S.R. 170, dated the 12th March, 1968, come into force on the 30th day of April, 1958; (x) as respects road motor transport establishments covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 399, dated the 24th March, 1959, come into force on the 30th day of April, 1959; (xi) as respects mica mines and mica industry covered by the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Nos. G.S.R. 312 and 313, dated the 5th March, 1960, respectively, come into force on the 31st day of May, 1960; (xii) as respects factories relating to the plywood industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 632, dated the 30th May, 1960, come into force on the 30th day of June, 1960; (xiii) as respects factories relating to the automobile repairing and servicing industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 683, dated the 9th June, 1960, come into force on the 30th day of June, 1960; (xiv) as respects any cane farm owned by a sugar factory covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1274, dated the 21st October, 1960, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1960; (xv) as respects factories relating to rice, flour and dal milling industries covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1443, dated the 24th November, 1960, come into force on the 31st December, 1960; (xvi) as respects factories relating to the starch industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 535, dated the 10th April, 1961, come into force on the 31st May, 1961; (xvii)as respects hotels and restaurants covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 704, dated the 16th May, 1961, come into force on the 30th day of June, 1961; (xviii) as respects factories relating to petroleum or natural gas exploration, prospecting, drilling or production and petroleum or natural gas refining and establishments engaged in the storage or transport or distribution of petroleum or natural gas or products of either petroleum or natural gas covered by the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment Nos. G.S.R. 705 and 706, dated the 16th May, 1961, respectively, come into force on the 30th day of June, 1961; (xix) as respects the establishments covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 827, dated the 19th June, 1961, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1961; (xx) as respects the establishments covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1013, dated the 29th July, 1961, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1961; (xxi) as respects the factories relating to the leather and leather products industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 993, dated the 29th July, 1961, come into force on the 31st day of August, 1961; (xxii) as respects the factories relating to the stone-ware jars and crockery industries covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1382, dated the 4th November, 1961, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1961; (xxiii) as respects the establishments covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1458, dated the 2nd December, 1961, but not including the establishment referred to in sub-clause (xiv), come into force on the 31st December, 1961; (xxiv) as respects every trading and commercial establishment engaged in the purchase, sale or storage of any goods, including establishments of exporters, importers, advertisers, commission agents and brokers, and commodity and stock exchanges, but not including banks or warehouses established under any Central or State Act, covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 346, dated the 7th March, 1962, come into force on the 30th day of April, 1962; (xxv) as respects the factories relating to fruit and vegetable preservation industry covered by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 786, dated the 6th June, 1962 as amended by the notification No. G.S.R. 1461, dated the 29th August, 1963, come into force on the 30th June, 1962; (xxvi) as respects the factories relating to cashewnut industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1125, dated the 18th August, 1962, come into force on the 30th September, 1962; (xxvii) as respects the establishment specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1232, dated the 7th September, 1962, come into force on the 31st October, 1962; (xxviii) as respects bauxite mines covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1625, dated the 23rd November, 1962, come into force on the 31st December, 1962; (xxix) as respects the confectionery industry come into force on the 31st March, 1963; (xxx) as respects establishment engaged in laundry and laundry services referred to in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 561, dated the 23rd March, 1963, come into force on the 30th April, 1963; (xxxi) as respects the industries engaged in the manufacture of buttons, brushes, plastic and plastic products and stationery products, come into force on the 30th day of April, 1963; (xxxii) as respects the establishments covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 728, dated the 20th April, 1963, come into force on the 31st day of May, 1963; (xxxiii) as respects canteens covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, No. G.S.R. 1285, dated the 29th July, 1963, come into force on 31st day of August, 1963; (xxxiv) as respects aerated water industry, that is to say, any industry, engaged in the manufacture of aerated water, soft drinks, carbonated water, industry come into force on 31st day of August, 1963; (xxxv) as respects distilling and rectifying of spirits (not falling under industrial and power alcohol) and blending of spirits industry come into force on the 31st day of October, 1963; (xxxvi) as respects the establishments in Pondicherry territory covered under the Employees’ Provident Funds Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), by virtue of the Pondicherry (Laws) Regulation, 1963 (7 of 1963), come into force on the 31st day of October, 1963; (xxxvii) as respects the paint and varnish industry come into force on the 31st day of January, 1964; (xxxviii) as respects bone crushing industry come into force on the 31st day of January, 1964; (xxxix) as respects china-clay mines come into force on the 30th day of June, 1964; (xl) as respects pikers industry come into force on the 30th day of June, 1964; (xli) as respects the establishments in the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in which territory the Employees’ Provident Funds Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), has been enforced from the 1st July, 1964 by the notification of the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu, Industries and Labour Department No. LC/6/64, dated the 24th June, 1964, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1964; (xlii) as respects the establishments specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 1398, dated the 17th September, 1964, come into force on the 31st day of October, 1964; (xliii) as respects milk and milk products industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 1723, dated the 27th November, 1964, come into force on the 31st day of December, 1964; (xliv) as respects (1) travel agencies engaged in the (i) booking of International Air and Sea passages and other travel arrangements, (ii) booking of internal air and mail passages and other travel arrangements, and (iii) forwarding and clearing of cargo from and to overseas and within India; and (2) forwarding agencies engaged in the collection, packing, forwarding or delivery of any goods including, car-loading, break-bulk service and foreign freight service specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 1796, dated the 9th December, 1964, come into force on the 31st day of January, 1965; (xlv) as respects non-ferrous metals and alloys in the form of ingots industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 1795, dated the 9th December, 1964, come into force on the 31st day of January, 1965; (xlvi) as respects bread industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 402, dated the 2nd March, 1965, come into force on the 31st day of March, 1965; (xlvii) as respects the stemming or re-drying of tobacco leaf industry, that is to say, any industry engaged in the stemming, re-drying, handling, sorting, grading or packing of tobacco leaf specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 768, dated the 18th May, 1965, come into force on the 30th day of June, 1965; (xlviii) as respects agarbattee (including dhoop and dhoopbattee) industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 910, dated the 23rd June, 1965, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1965; (xlix) as respects coir (excluding the spinning sector) industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 952, dated the 3rd July, 1965, come into force on the 30th day of September, 1965; (l) as respects magnesite mines covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 1166, dated the 9th August, 1965, come into force on the 31st day of August, 1965; (li) as respects stone quarries producing roof and floor slabs, dimension stones, monumental stones and mosaic chips covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 1779 dated the 4th December, 1965, come into force on the 31st day of December, 1965; (lii) as respects banks other than the nationalised banks established under any Central or State Act covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Social Security, No. G.S.R. 2, dated the 18th December, 1965, come into force on the 31st day of January, 1966; (liii) as respects the tobacco industry, that is to say, any industry engaged in the manufacture of cigars, zarda, snuff, qivam and guraku from tobacco covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 895, dated the 1st June, 1966, come into force on the 30th day of June, 1966; (liv) as respects paper products industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1119, dated the 11th July, 1966, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1966; (lv) as respects licensed salt industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1362, dated 30th August, 1966, come into force on the 30th day of September, 1966; (lvi) as respects linoleum and indoleum industries specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 437, dated the 27th March, 1967, come into force on the 30th day of April, 1967; (lvii) as respects explosives industry, come into force on the 31st day of July, 1967; (lviii) as respects jute bailing or pressing industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1226, dated the 5th August, 1967, come into force on the 31st day of August, 1967; (lix) as respects fireworks and percussion cap works industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1530, dated the 5th October, 1967, come into force on the 31st day of October, 1967; (lx) as respects tent making industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1716, dated the 3rd November, 1967, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1967; (lxi) as respects the barytes, dolomite, fireclay, gypsum, kyanite, silliminite and steatite mines come into force on the 31st day of August, 1968; (lxii) as respects Cinchona plantations come into force on the 31st day of December, 1968; (lxiii) as respects ferro-manganese industry come into force on the 30th day of April, 1969; (lxiv) as respect ice or ice-cream industry come into force on the 30th day of June, 1969; (lxv) as respects diamond mines come into force on the 30th day of June, 1969; (lxvi) as respects establishments which are exclusively or principally engaged in general insurance business come into force on the 31st day of January, 1970; (lxvii) as respects establishments rendering expert services come into force on the 31st day of May, 1971; (lxviii) as respects factories engaged in the winding of thread and yarn reeling covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1988, dated the 22nd November, 1971, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1971; (lxix) as respects Railway Booking Agencies run by the contractors or by other private establishments on commission basis specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Labour and Employment, No. 4/3/65-PF-II(i), dated the 17th March, 1972, come into force on the 31st day of March, 1972; (lxx) as respects cotton ginning, bailing and pressing industry, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1251, dated the 23rd September, 1972, come into force on the 30th day of September, 1972; (lxxi) as respects messes other than military messes covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 299, dated the 24th March, 1973, come into force on the 31st March, 1973; (lxxii) Omitted (lxxiii) as respects factories relating to “Katha” making industry covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 503, dated the 2nd May, 1973, come into force on 31st day of May, 1973; (lxxiv) as respects the establishments known as hospitals specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (Department of Labour and Employment), No. G.S.R. 1082, dated the 29th September, 1973, come into force on the 31st August, 1973; (lxxv) as respects the employees of the beer manufacturing industry, that is to say, any industry engaged in the manufacture of the product of alcoholic fermentation of a mash in potable water of malted barley and hops, or of hops concentrated with or without the addition of other malted or unmalted cereals or other carbohydrate preparations, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 428, dated the 27th April, 1974, come into force on the 30th April, 1974; (lxxvi) as respects the establishments engaged in sorting, cleaning and teasing of cotton specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 1094, dated the 26th September, 1974, come into force on the 30th day of September, 1974; (lxxvii) as respect societies, clubs, or associations which render service to their members without charging any fee over and above the subscription fee or membership fee specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 1294, dated 16th November, 1974, come into force on the 30th day of November, 1974; (lxxviii) as respects every garments making factory specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 1295, dated 23rd November, 1974, come into force on the 13th day of November, 1974; (lxxix) as respects the Agricultural Farms, Fruit Orchards, Botanical Gardens and Zoological Gardens specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 1315, dated 27th November, 1974, come into force on the 31st day of December, 1974; (lxxx) as respects soap stone mines and establishment engaged in the grinding of soap stone covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, S.O. 1955, dated the 21st June, 1975, come into force on the 30th June, 1975; (lxxxi) as respects the apatite, asbestos, calcite, ball clay, corundum, emerald, feldspar, silica (sand), quartz, ochre, chromite, graphite and flourite mines covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 1102, dated the 24th July, 1976, come into force on the 30th September, 1976; (lxxxii) as respects,— (1) establishments which are factories engaged in the manufacture of glue and gelatine, (2) stone quarries producing stone chips, stone sets, stone boulders, and ballasts, and (3) establishments engaged in fish processing and non-vegetable food preservation industry including bacon factories and pork processing plants, Covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 204, dated the 31st January, 1977, come into force on the 28th February, 1977; (lxxxiii) as respects the beedi industry, that is to say, any industry engaged in the manufacture of beedies, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 660, dated the 17th May, 1977, come into force on the 31st May, 1977; (lxxxiv) as respects the financial establishment (other than banks) engaged in the activities of borrowing, lending, advancing of money and dealing with other monetary transactions with a view to earn interest not being the Unit Trust of India established under the Unit Trust of India Act, 1963 (52 of 1963), the Agricultural Refinance Corporation established under the Agricultural Refinance Corporation Act, 1963 (10 of 1963), the Industrial Development Bank of India established under the Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1964 (18 of 1964), the Industrial Finance Corporation of India established under the Industrial Finance Corporation Act, 1948 (15 of 1948) and State Finance Corporations established under the State Finance Corporation Acts specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 1458, dated the 18th November, 1978, come into force on the day of December 31, 1978; (lxxxv) as respects lignite mines specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 31, dated the 16th December, 1978, come into force on the 6th January, 1979; (lxxxvi) as respects the Ferro Chrome Industry, that is to say, any industry engaged in the manufacture of Ferro Chrome, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour No. G.S.R. 938, dated the 25th June, 1978, come into force on the 31st July, 1979; (lxxxvii) as respects the Diamond Cutting Industry, that is to say, any industry engaged in the cutting of diamond, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 564, dated the 17th May, 1980, come into force on the 31st May, 1980; (lxxxviii) as respects the quartzite mines covered by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 563, dated the 17th May, 1980, come into force on the 31st May, 1980 ; (lxxxix) as respects the inland water transport establishments, that is to say, any establishment engaged in the activities of inland water transport specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 565, dated the 17th May, 1980, come into force on the 31st May, 1980; (xc) as respects the establishments engaged in Building and Construction Industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 1069, dated the 11th October, 1980, come into force on the 31st October, 1980; (xci) as respects factories relating to the Myrobalan Extract Power Myrobalan Extract Solid and Vegetable Tannin Blended Extract Industries, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour No. G.S.R. 613(E), dated the 30th October, 1980, come into force on the 31st October, 1980; (xcii) as respects the Brick Industry, that is to say, any industry engaged in the manufacture of bricks, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 662(E), dated the 27th November, 1980, come into force on the 30th November, 1980; (xciii) as respects the establishments engaged in stevedoring, loading and unloading of ships specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 611(E), dated the 23rd November, 1981, published in Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 23rd November, 1981; (xciv) as respects establishments engaged in poultry farming specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 643(E), dated the 7th December, 1981 published at page 1834 in Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 7th December, 1981; (xcv) as respects the establishments engaged in Cattle Feed Industry specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 644(E), dated the 7th December, 1981, published at page 1934 in Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 7th December, 1981; (xcvi) as respects the educational, scientific, research and training institutions specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.O. 986, dated the 19th February, 1982, published in Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated 6th March, 1982; (xcvii) as respects the industries based on asbestos as principal raw material, specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation No. S.O. 2459, dated the 21st May, 1983, published in Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated the 4th June, 1983; (xcviii) as respect the cinema theatres employing 5 or more workers as specified in section 24 of the Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulations of Employment) Act, 1981 (50 of 1981) be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1st day of October, 1984; (xcix) as respects the iron ore pellets industry as specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.O. 2276, dated 30th August, 1989, published in Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated 16th September, 1989; (xcx) as respects the establishments engaged in Guar Gum Factories, Marble Mines and Diamond Saw Mills specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Labour, No. G.S.R. 170, dated 25th March, 1992, published in Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated 11th April, 1992; (ci) as respects the establishments engaged in rendering— (i) courier services, (ii) aircraft or airlines other than the aircrafts or air¬lines owned or controlled by the Central or State Government, and (iii) cleaning and sweeping services, specified in the notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.O. 746, dated 22-3-2001, published in Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India dated 7th April, 2001, come into force with effect from 1st April, 2001. |
