Keyword(s):
Contribution, Dairy Farmer, Family, Fund, Milma, Regional Union
THE KERALA DAIRY FARMERS’ WELFARE FUND
ACT, 2007
AN
ACT
to provide for the constitution of a Fund to grant relief to, to ensure the welfare of, and
to pay pension to the Farmers engaged in cattle rearing in the State of Kerala.
Preamble.- WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for the constitution of a Fund
to grant relief to, to ensure the welfare of, and to pay pension to the Farmers engaged in
cattle rearing in the State of Kerala and for matters incidental thereto;
BE it enacted in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Dairy
Farmers’ Welfare Fund Act, 2007.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 24th day of August,
2005.
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ”Board” means the Kerala Dairy Farmers’ Welfare Fund Board
constituted under section 8;
(b)”Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed
under sub-section (1) of section 11;
(c) ”contribution” means the sum of money payable to the Fund under section
7;
(d) “Dairy Farmer” means a person who owns or rear one or more cows or
she buffalos and markets at least 500 litres of milk per year in the State in a milk co-
operative society functioning in his dwelling place or in a milk society nearby the area of
his dwelling place, due to the reason that no milk co-operative society is functioning in
such place;
(e) ”family” means,- (i) wife or husband of the Dairy farmer, their minor children and
unmarried daughters;
(ii) father and mother who are dependant upon the Dairy farmer;
(f) ”Fund” means the Dairy Farmers’ Welfare Fund established under section 3;
(g) ”Member” means a member of the Fund;
(h) “Milma” means the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation;
(i) ”Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) “Regional Union” means the apex society functioning in the milk co-
operative sector;
(k) ”Schedule” means the Schedule to this Act;
(l) ”Scheme” means the Kerala Dairy Farmers’ Welfare Scheme framed under
this Act;
(m) “Society” means Primary Milk Co-operative society registered or deemed
to be registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) and
functioning under the Dairy Development Department;
(n) “Year” means the financial year;
3. Dairy Farmers’ Welfare Fund Scheme.-(1) The Government shall, by
notification in the Gazette, frame a scheme to be called the “Kerala Dairy Farmers’
Welfare Fund Scheme” for the establishment of a fund under this Act for the welfare of
the Dairy farmers in the State and there shall be established a fund as soon as possible, in
accordance with the provisions of this Act and Scheme.
(2) There shall be credited to the Fund,-
(i) contribution specified under section 7;
(ii) receipts from the interest of the reserve Fund;
(iii) grants and loans or advances made by the Government of India, State
Government or any Institutions;
(iv) donations received from cattle feed manufacturing establishments, milk
product manufacturers, private dairy owners or donations or receipts to be received from
any other source.
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