PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME, 1948 — THE COAL MINES PROVIDENT FUND AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1948

COAL MINES PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME, 1948 Azyda Jrat COAL MINES PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME COAL MINES PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the Ith December, 1948 No. PF.15(5)/48 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act; 1948 (XLVI of 1948), the Central Government is pleased to frame the following Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme, namely 1. Short Title and Application--(i) This Scheme may be called the Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme. 1 [(ii) It shall apply to all coal mines in West Bengal, Bihar, [Maharastra], the Central Provinces and Berar, 6[Nagaland and Orissa including those in partially excluded areas in the Provinces of 3[West Bengal], Bihar, Central Provinces and Berar and Orissa to which the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act; 1948, has been applied under Sub-section (1) of Section 92 of the Government of India Act; 1935]. 7[(iii) It shall apply to all the members of the Central Coalfields Limited Staff provident Fund, Darbhanga House, Ranchi, a non-statutory organization and the Coal Mines Authority Limited Staff Provident Fund constituted under the Coal Mines Nationalization Provident Fund Rules, 1976.] 4[(iii) The provisions of this Scheme shall be deemed to have come into force On the 12th May 1947, in respect of coal mines in West Bengal and Bihar including those situated in the partially excluded areas of the province of Bihar; On the 10th October; 1947 in respect of the coal mines in the Central Provinces and Berar and Orissa including those situated in the partially excluded areas in those provinces; On the 1st January, 1957 in respect of all coal mines (except Sasti Coal Mine) situated in the S(territories which as