Andhra Pradesh Self Help Groups (SHG) Women Co-contributory Pension Act, 2009

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    "title": "Andhra Pradesh Self Help Groups (SHG) Women Co-contributory Pension Act, 2009",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Self Help Groups (SHG) Women Co-contributory Pension Act, 2009",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 2 of 2009)",
    "act_year": 2009,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "description": "Andhra Pradesh Self Help Groups (SHG) Women Co-contributory Pension Act, 2009",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "content": "Object & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objects and Reasons.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Authority\" means an appropriate regulatory authority established by law including the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development authority;\n(b) \"Contribution\" means a periodic payment by a subscriber into the individual pension account as may be prescribed;\n(c) \"Co-contribution\" means a periodic cash transfer by the Government as may be prescribed;\n(d) \"Government\" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;\n(e) \"guidelines\" means guidelines framed by the nodal implementation agency to implement the provisions of the scheme;\n(f) \"individual pension account\" means an account opened as per the scheme;\n(g) \"minimum pension\" means a minimum monthly payment to be notified by the Government from time to time and payable under the scheme to subscribers on crossing the retirement age, subject to conditions to be notified;\n(h) \"Nodal Implementation Agency\" means the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty and any other such agency that may be notified by the Government and empowered to implement and administer the scheme;\n(i) \"Notification\" means a 'notification' published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the word notified shall be construed accordingly;\n(j) \"Pension\" means the periodic payment to a subscriber on crossing the retirement age;\n(k) \"Pension fund manager\" means the Life Insurance Corporation of India or any \"retirement age\" other Public Sector undertaking, regulated by an authority as may be prescribed by the Government;\n(l) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(m) \"retirement age\" means the age as may be prescribed by the Government at which the subscriber starts drawing the monthly pension;\n(n) \"Scheme\" means the Self Help Group Women Co-contributory Pension Scheme as framed under section 3 of the Act;\n(o) \"SHG\" means a Rural or Urban Self Help Group of Women formed by the promotional efforts of development agencies of the Government as notified in the scheme and registered with the Nodal Implementation Agency;\n(p) \"Subscriber\" means a woman member of an Urban or Rural Self Help Group who is permitted and chooses to subscribe to the scheme.\nChapter - II\nThe Scheme",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Framing of Scheme.",
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            "content": "Chapter - III\nSelf Help Groups Women Co-Contributory Pension Scheme.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Co-Contributory Pension.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Pension Account.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Benefit of Pension.",
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            "content": "CHAPTER - IV\nDuties, Powers and Functions of the Nodal Implementation Agency.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Nodal Implementation Agency.",
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            "content": "(a) protecting the interests of subscribers;\n(b) laying down norms for collection and accounting of contributions and their transfer to pension funds;\n(c) standardising dissemination of information about the scheme and performance of pension funds and returns on investment there from;\n(d) appointment of Life Insurance Corporation of India or any other Public sector undertaking regulated by the authority, as the pension fund manager;\n(e) enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the pension fund managers for fund management, management of individual pension accounts;\n(f) appointing the implementation support agency / agencies, banks and any other such person or entity responsible for enrolling subscribers, collecting and recording contributions and information from subscribers, transmitting information and fund to pension fund manager, and discharging such other duties and functions, as may be assigned to it by the Government from time to time.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Funds to the Nodal Agency.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the salaries, allowances and other remuneration of the members and officers and other employees of the Nodal Implementation Agency;\n(b) other expenses of the Nodal Implementation Agency in connection with the discharge of its function, implementation of the scheme, delivery of services and benefits of subscribers and for the purposes of this Act.\nChapter - V\nMiscellaneous",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Accounts and Audit.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Grievances and Dsiputes.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Co-Contributory Pension Advisory Board.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Power to remove difficulties.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Power to make rules.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 19th August, 2019 [ap389]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 2 of 2009)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2009",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Self Help Groups (SHG) Women Co-contributory Pension Act, 2009",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}