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Section 141: Social Security Fund

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Section 141 — Governs social security fund and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: (1) There shall be established by the Central Government a Social Security Fund for social security and welfare of the unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers and the sources of the fund shall comprise of funding…

Full official textSource checked: 20 August 20261 direct Central Rule link(s)

Current-law status

The Code was commenced in stages: section 142 had earlier commencement, S.O. 5319(E) brought the specified provisions into force from 21 November 2025, and later commencement instruments must be read with the current India Code footnotes for the remaining clauses.

Primary sources

Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗

Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does

Operative clauses

(1) There shall be established by the Central Government a Social Security Fund for social security and welfare of the unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers and the sources of the fund shall comprise of funding received— (i) under sub-section (3) of section 109;
(2) A separate account shall be established and maintained for the funding mentioned under each of the clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
(3) Social Security Fund referred to in sub-section (1) shall be expended for the purposes for which each separate account has been established and maintained under sub-section (2).
(4) The Social Security Fund shall be established and administered in the manner prescribed by the Central Government.
(5) There shall be established by the State Government a Social Security Fund for the welfare of the unorganised workers in which there shall be credited the amount received from— (i) the composition of offences under this Code relating to the State Government; and (ii) such other sources as may be prescribed by the State Government, and the fund shall be administered and expended for the welfare of the…

Provisos, explanations & qualifications

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.

Thresholds and timelines in the text

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this section text.

Actors expressly appearing in the text

Worker, Central Government, State Government

Full statutory text — Section 141

Official English text transcribed from the current India Code consolidation; page headers/line breaks are normalised for web reading. The Gazette/India Code PDF remains authoritative for typography, amendment footnotes and schedules.

141. Social Security Fund.—(1) There shall be established by the Central Government a Social
Security Fund for social security and welfare of the unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
and the sources of the fund shall comprise of funding received—
        (i) under sub-section (3) of section 109;
        (ii) under sub-section (3) of section 114;
        (iii) from the composition of the offences under this Code relating to Central Government and from
    any other Social Security Fund established under any other central labour law.
    (2) A separate account shall be established and maintained for the funding mentioned under each of the
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
    (3) Social Security Fund referred to in sub-section (1) shall be expended for the purposes for which
each separate account has been established and maintained under sub-section (2).
   (4) The Social Security Fund shall be established and administered in the manner prescribed by the
Central Government.
   (5) There shall be established by the State Government a Social Security Fund for the welfare of the
unorganised workers in which there shall be credited the amount received from—
        (i) the composition of offences under this Code relating to the State Government; and

         (ii) such other sources as may be prescribed by the State Government,
and the fund shall be administered and expended for the welfare of the unorganised workers in such manner
as may be prescribed by the State Government.

How to apply this provision

Primary statutory test — (1) There shall be established by the Central Government a Social Security Fund for social security and welfare of the unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers and the sources of the fund shall comprise of funding received— (i) under sub-section (3) of section 109;
Additional operative limb — (2) A separate account shall be established and maintained for the funding mentioned under each of the clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
Central Rule mapping — 64. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Worker, Central Government, State Government.

Why this is section-specific: the operative-clause, exception, threshold and cross-reference panels above are extracted from Section 141 itself rather than a generic “trigger/control/evidence” template.

Rules, forms and cross-references

Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping

Rule 64

Forms mapped

No prescribed form is directly mapped in the current concordance.

Other sections cited in this text

Section 109 Section 114

Related Labour Hub resources

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A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.

Worked example

For a worker/member seeking a benefit connected with social security fund, the file should show coverage, service/contribution facts, the rule/scheme and prescribed form, and the calculation/payment. One statutory point to test is: “(1) There shall be established by the Central Government a Social Security Fund for social security and welfare of the unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers and the sources of the fund shall comprise of funding received— (i) under sub-section (3) of section 109;” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 64.

Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.

Q&A — Section 141

What does Section 141 of the Social Security Code cover?

What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 141?

The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “(1) There shall be established by the Central Government a Social Security Fund for social security and welfare of the unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers and the sources of the fund shall comprise of funding received— (i) under sub-section (3) of section 109;” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.

Does Section 141 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.

What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 141?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in the official section text.

Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 141?

The current concordance maps Section 141 to Central Rule(s) 64.

Is Section 141 currently operative?

Source & verification trail

Act: Code on Social Security, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗

Central Rules: Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026 ↗

Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.

Reliance note: This page is an educational legal-reference layer. Verify the current official text, the applicable Central/State rules, notifications, schemes and judicial decisions before acting on a live matter.