Labour Welfare Fund in Maharashtra
What the employee and the employer each pay to the Labour Welfare Fund in Maharashtra, and when.
Labour Welfare Fund
- Employee pays
- ₹25
- Employer pays
- ₹75
₹25 from the employee and ₹75 from the employer, in June and December.
Applies to: Employees of factories, motor transport undertakings and shops or establishments with five or more persons; managers, apprentices and supervisors earning over ₹3,500 a month are left out.
What to do
- Deduct the employee's LWF share in the months it is due, add the employer's share, and pay both to the welfare board.
- Show the employee share on the payslip.
Terms used on this page
- LWF
- Labour Welfare Fund: a small payment to the state's welfare board, by the employee and the employer.
Where these figures come from
Maharashtra Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953, consolidated text as on 6 May 2024 (section 6BB)
Act, Law and Judiciary Department, Government of Maharashtra, No. Mah. Act XL of 1953, as amended by Mah. Act 25 of 2024
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