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Government of Karnataka

No. FD 29 MuBhaNi 2012 Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vidhana Soudha,

Bangalore, dated: 25.03.2017.

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the Karnataka General Provident Fund Rules, 2016

which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the

powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 read with section 8 of

the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990)

read with section 8 of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (Central Act XIX of

1952) was published as required by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of

section 3 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 in Notification

No. FD 29 MuBhaNi 2012, dated: 21st Febraury 2017, inviting

objections or suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby,

within 15 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 21st

Febraury 2017. And whereas, no objections / suggestions were received

by the State Government,

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of Section 3 read with section 8 of the Karnataka Civil Services

Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act No.14 of 1990) the Government of Karnataka,

hereby makes the following rules namely:

RULES

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the

Karnataka General Provident Funds Rules, 2016.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in

the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules unless the context otherwise

requires.-

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Accounts Officer that he / she shall continue to be so regarded;

and

(f) "Form" means form appended to these rules;

(g) “Fund” means the General Provident Fund:

(h) "Government" means the State Government of Karnataka;

(i) “Leave” means any kind of leave recognised by the KCS rules

applicable to the Government servant concerned;

(j) "nominee" means the person conferred upon the right to receive

the amount at credit in the Account of the subscriber after his

death;

(k) "schedule" means schedule appended to these rules;

(l) "subscriber" means the member of the fund;

(m)“Year” means a financial year;

(2) The words and expression used in these rules but not defined shall

have the same meaning assigned to them in the Provident Funds Act, 1925

(*Central Act XIX of 1925) or in the Karnataka Civil Service Rules.

(3) Nothing in these rules shall be deemed to have the effect of

terminating the existence of the General Provident Fund as heretofore

existing or of constituting any new Fund.

3. Constitution of the Fund.- (1) The Fund shall be maintained in Rupees.

(2) All sums paid into the Fund under these rules shall be credited in the

books of Government to an account named "The General Provident Fund of

Karnataka Government Employees" sums of which rules shall be transferred

to "deposits" at the end of the year and treated under the ordinary rules

relating to deposits.