Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 alongwith Welfare Cess & Welfare Fund Act, 1976 & Rules, 1978

This consolidated bare-act edition brings together the Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 and the complementary Welfare Cess & Welfare Fund Act, 1976 with the Welfare Fund Rules, 1978 ? all presented verbatim in an indexed, practitioner-friendly layout. The Acts set minimum standards for employment conditions in the beedi and cigar sector, addressing working hours, rest intervals, annual leave, maternity benefits, health and safety requirements, notice and termination procedures, and employer record-keeping obligations. The Welfare Cess Act and Rules provide the statutory mechanism for imposing a cess on beedi production, creating a funded welfare scheme to support medical care, education and social security for workers and dependants, together with administrative procedures for collection, disbursement and audit. This edition is indispensable for factory owners, compliance and HR teams, labour tribunals, trade unions, NGOs engaged in worker welfare, and legal practitioners advising on employment disputes or welfare claims. Product-page best practices: list key sections (safety standards, maternity provisions, cess rates, fund disbursement rules), include edition/ISBN, offer a downloadable table of contents/preview (indexable) and implement FAQ schema answering common questions (Who is eligible? How is cess calculated?) to improve search visibility and buyer confidence.