https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422208 Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers under the ICDS scheme are treated as covered by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 because the Act is welfare legislation requiring liberal construction, the centres perform statutory welfare and pre-school education functions, and the remuneration paid as honorarium falls within the broad definitions of "employee" and "wages". The gratuity law applies to the centres as establishments under the relevant provisions, and the earlier civil service reasoning was held not controlling. Eligible workers are also entitled to simple interest on delayed gratuity, with interest stated at 10% per annum. en-us Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 May 2022 17:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422208 Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers under the ICDS scheme are treated as covered by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 because the Act is welfare legislation requiring liberal construction, the centres perform statutory welfare and pre-school education functions, and the remuneration paid as honorarium falls within the broad definitions of "employee" and "wages". The gratuity law applies to the centres as establishments under the relevant provisions, and the earlier civil service reasoning was held not controlling. Eligible workers are also entitled to simple interest on delayed gratuity, with interest stated at 10% per annum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422208