Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Payment_of_Gratuity_(Amendment)_Act,_2018
gptkbp:appliesTo ports
factories
mines
plantations
whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir
railway companies
oilfields
shops and establishments with 10 or more employees
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1972
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:gratuityPayableOn death
resignation
retirement
termination
disablement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
gptkbp:maximumGratuityLimit 20 lakh rupees (as of 2018 amendment)
gptkbp:minimumServicePeriod 5 years
gptkbp:objective to provide a scheme for payment of gratuity to employees
gptkbp:penaltyForNonPayment imprisonment up to 2 years or fine
gptkbp:section Section 2 (Definitions)
Section 4 (Payment of Gratuity)
gptkbp:startDate 16 September 1972
gptkbp:website https://labour.gov.in/payment-gratuity-act-1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Payment_of_Gratuity_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6