Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · Chapter XIII: Social Security Fund
Section 115: Social security fund
(1) There shall be established by the appropriate Government a social security fund for the welfare of the unorganised workers to which there shall be credited the amount received from composition of the offence as specified in sub-section (4) of section 114 and the amount of the penalty as specified in sub-section (6) of section 111.
(2) The fund may also be funded by such other sources as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.
(3) The fund shall be administered and expended for welfare of the unorganised workers in such manner as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government including the transfer of the amount in the fund to any fund established under any other law for the time being in force for the welfare of the unorganised workers.
Explanation.—-For the purpose of this section the expression "unorganised worker" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it under clause (m) of section 2 of the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008 (33 of 2008).
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