General provisions as to payment of contributions :
Section – 42. (1) No employee’s contribution shall be payable by or on behalf of an employee whose average daily wages[during a wage period are below[such wages as may be prescribed by the Central Government]].
Explanation : The average daily wages of an employee shall be calculated [in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government].
(2) Contribution (both the employer’s contribution and the employee’s contribution) shall be payable by the principal employer for each [wage period], [in respect of the whole or part of which wages are payable to the employee and not otherwise].
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