Labour Welfare Fund in Odisha
What the employee and the employer each pay to the Labour Welfare Fund in Odisha, and when.
Labour Welfare Fund
- Employee pays
- ₹20
- Employer pays
- ₹40
₹20 from the employee and ₹40 from the employer, in June and December.
Applies to: Employees of factories and motor transport undertakings, and of shops, commercial establishments, charitable trusts and registered societies employing 20 or more employees.
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
Odisha Labour Welfare Board: who contributes (Labour Directorate web page)
Circular, Labour Directorate, Labour and ESI Department, Government of Odisha
Odisha Labour Welfare Fund Rules, 2015 (rule 6: ₹20 employee and ₹40 employer a year, paid before 15 January and 15 July) (Odisha Gazette Extraordinary No. 224, 28 Jan 2016)
Rules, Labour and ESI Department, Government of Odisha, No. S.R.O. No. 73/2016, 27 Jan 2016
General information, not legal advice. Follow the official notification.
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