G.O.(Ms.) No.176, Tamil Nadu Document Writers' Welfare Fund Rules, 2022
The Commercial Taxes and Registration (M2) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.176 dated 1 December 2022, notifying the Tamil Nadu Document Writers' Welfare Fund Rules, 2022 with effect from 2 December 2022. The Rules establish membership, funding, benefit claims and administration for the welfare fund, following an earlier welfare fund order that superseded G.O.(Ms.) No.183 dated 28 October 2010.
What the Rules do
The Tamil Nadu Document Writers' Welfare Fund Rules, 2022 govern the welfare fund for people licensed under the Tamil Nadu Document Writers' License Rules, 1982 who choose to become members. The Rules provide procedures for recognising document writers' associations, admitting members, collecting money for the fund and processing welfare claims.
The welfare fund was intended to provide pension and monetary assistance for disability and death, as well as marriage, maternity and education support. The Rules took effect on 2 December 2022.
Who is affected
The Tamil Nadu Document Writers' Welfare Fund Rules, 2022 mainly affect licensed document writers, their nominees, legal heirs and dependants. They also affect document writers' associations, District Registrars, Sub-Registrars and the committee administering the fund.
A charge of ten rupees must be collected for every document presented for registration at any Sub-Registrar office and credited to the fund. The Rules do not state who must ultimately bear this charge.
Membership and administration
Key membership and administration provisions include:
- A licensed document writer may apply for membership in triplicate using Form-III, with a licence copy and the District Registrar's certificate in Form-IV.
- The admission fee must be paid online through STAR 2.0 software.
- An admitted member receives an identity card and must declare one or more nominees.
- A person whose membership ended when the licence expired may apply for readmission after renewing the licence.
- Document writers' associations may apply to the committee for recognition and registration.
- The Government nominates four committee members from document writers recommended by an association.
Welfare benefits and claims
The Tamil Nadu Document Writers' Welfare Fund Rules, 2022 provide for:
- Pensionary benefit.
- Marriage assistance for a member or the member's son or daughter.
- Maternity benefit for female members, limited to two children.
- Educational benefit for a maximum of two children.
- Death benefit for legal heirs or nominees.
- Financial assistance for permanent or partial disability.
- An allowance for purchasing spectacles.
Claims must use the prescribed form and include the required certificates or reports. The committee must verify that a claim is genuine and admissible. Approved benefits are credited to the beneficiary's bank account through Electronic Clearance Service. Rejections must be communicated by registered post with acknowledgement due. Assistance obtained using false evidence may be recovered with interest, including through a court case if repayment is not made.
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Common questions
Do these Rules apply to every document writer in Tamil Nadu?
They apply to people licensed under the Tamil Nadu Document Writers' License Rules, 1982 who choose to become members of the welfare fund.
Is there a welfare fund charge when I present a property document for registration?
Yes. Ten rupees must be collected for every document presented at a Sub-Registrar office for registration and credited to the welfare fund. The Rules do not specify who must bear the charge.
What benefits can a member claim from the fund?
The listed benefits include pension, marriage assistance, maternity benefit, children's education benefit, death benefit, disability assistance and a spectacle allowance. Each claim requires the prescribed form and supporting documents.
How are approved welfare benefits paid?
After the committee verifies and approves a claim, the benefit must be credited to the beneficiary's bank account through Electronic Clearance Service.
