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Kerala Anganawadi Workers' and Anganawadi Helpers' Welfare Fund.—(1) As soon as, after the commencement of this Act, the Government shall, by notification, frame a Scheme to be called the "Kerala Anganawadi Workers and Anganawadi Helpers Welfare Fund Scheme" and after the framing of the Scheme, constitute a Fund to be called "the Kerala Anganawadi Workers' and Anganawadi Helpers' Welfare Fund" in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Scheme. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Scheme may provide for all or any of the matters specified in the Schedule. (3) The following shall be credited to the Fund, namely:— (a) contributions under sections 4 and 17; (b) application fee realised under section 5; (c) any amount borrowed under section 18; (d) any donation voluntarily given to the Fund by any association or institution or person; (e) any profit, interest, dividend or other income on any investment made of any part of the Fund; (f) balance amount outstanding in the Workers' Welfare Fund; (g) any grants, loans or advances as may be given by the Government of India or the State Government or any other institution or organisation; (h) any fees levied under the Scheme; (i) any other amount, to be credited to the Fund under the provisions of the Scheme; (j) any amount mobilised by the Board from any other sources to increase the resources of the Fund. 4 (4) The Fund shall vest in the Board constituted under section 10 and shall be administered by the Board. (5) The Fund may be utilised for all or any of the following purposes, namely: — (a) for the payment of a fixed amount and pension to a person who had been a member and remitted contribution for not less than ten years and completed his period of service or ceased his service or unable to continue in the service due to ill health, at such rate, as may be specified in the Scheme, based on the number of years in which he had remitted contribution. Explanation—1. The Board shall have the power to take decision regarding the eligibility of pensionary benefits payable to a member who could not continue his employment due to ill health. Explanation—2. In the case of a member who had remitted contribution for a period less than five years and is unable to continue in employment shall be eligible only for the amount remitted by him to the Welfare Fund; (b) for the payment of pension and benefits to the dependents of the deceased in the event of the death of a member eligible for pension and benefits as per clause (a); (c) for the payment of expenses for treatment of the member who suffers from disease; (d) for the payment of the treatment expenses of the member who met with accident; (e) for the payment of benefits to the dependents of the deceased on the death of a member who is eligible for the benefits; (f) for the payment of amount remitted to the Fund together with interest and the Government contribution to a member on cessation of his employment who has remitted contribution continuously for five years or more; (g) for providing medical treatment to the children of members; 5 (h) for the payment of financial assistance to meet the marriage expense of the members and their daughters and for the maternity expenses of the female members; (i) for providing loan to the members for constructing house and for the renovation of the house to the members who own a house, as may be provided in the Scheme; (j) for any other purpose specified in the Scheme. (6) The Scheme framed under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is framed, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions and, if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the Scheme or decides that the Scheme should not be issued, the Scheme shall, thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so that any such modification or repeal shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the Scheme.