Coal Ministry proposes replacing current Provident Fund Act for mine workers, aligning with present scenario
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Seeking to advance social security laws and adjusting them to “current scenario and circumstances”, the Ministry of Coal Tuesday floated a draft consultation to repeal the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948. The proposed legislation, standing as a bill at present, intends to obviate the…