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(1) The appropriate Government shall, by notification, set up a fund
to be called the worker re-skilling fund (hereafter in this section referred to as "fund").
(2) The fund shall consist of---
(a) the contribution of the employer of an industrial establishment an amount equal to fifteen
days wages last drawn by the worker immediately before the retrenchment, or such other number of
days as may be notified by the Central Government, for every retrenched worker in case of
retrenchment only;
(b) the contribution from such other sources as may be prescribed by the appropriate
Government.
(3) The fund shall be utilised by crediting fifteen days wages last drawn by the worker to his account
who is retrenched, within forty-five days of such retrenchment, in such manner as may be prescribed.