The Preamble of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 states that it is expedient to amend and consolidate the…

The Preamble of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 reads: "WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to Government and other Provident Funds", and the long title is to the same effect. Railway Provident Funds are dealt with in the body of the Act (defined in s.2(g) and protected along with Government Provident Funds by s.3), but they are not named in the Preamble, and the Act is not confined to them. Coal mines provident funds and employees' provident funds in factories and other establishments are governed by separate legislation and are not mentioned in the Preamble.