Standing Order No. 1170/2016 of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Kerala dated 22nd December, 2016 on home-based work for wages [C1E-Y9K]

As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 22 December 2016; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

Jurisdiction: Kerala [IN-KL]. Made by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Kerala.

Synthetic. This instrument, its title, its number and its words are generated by the register, beneath the Act its recital names.

Cite: Standing Order No. 1170/2016 of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Kerala dated 22nd December, 2016 on home-based work for wages, Standing Order No. 1170/2016, 22nd December, 2016 [C1E-Y9K]. Machine: C1E-Y9K.

Standing Order No. 1170/2016

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Social Welfare Department, Government of Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, dated the 22nd December, 2016

STANDING ORDER

All Insurance Inspectors,

Subject: Home-based work for wages by home-based workers under the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978 (Kerala Act 20 of 1978), the Social Welfare Department, Government of Kerala hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to home-based work for wages by home-based workers.

2. The matter has been examined. Every home-based worker carrying on home-based work for wages shall make an application in Form 16 to the Welfare Board within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. The Insurance Inspector shall ensure that claim is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Welfare Board within fifteen days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Kerala.

(Secretary to Government)

Made under

Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978 (Kerala Act 20 of 1978), the Social Welfare Department, Government of Kerala hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:". Names section 9 of the Kerala Headload Workers Act, 1978 (Kerala Act 20 of 1978) [S2H-Q6H]. Vires verified.

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