Draft published under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
G.S.R. 934(E). Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (Central) Rules, 2025
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Draft: not law
This is a draft the Central Government published to invite objections and suggestions. It has no legal effect; the final text, where one has been notified, is what applies. The final rules are The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 345(E)), 8 May 2026. Only the notification is shown below; the draft itself is in the official PDF.
Official text
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2025
G.S.R. 934(E).—Whereas, subsequent to the enactment of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) (The said Code) by Parliament, the draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2020 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) vide Notification number G.S.R.729 (E), dated 19th November, 2020 and GSR 261(E) dated 15th April 2021 inviting objections and suggestions as required under sections 133 and 134 of the said Code; And whereas, vide notification number S.O. 5321 (E), dated 21st November, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii), all the provisions of the said Code have been brought into the force. Now therefore, the following draft rules, which the Central Government proposed to make in exercise of powers conferred by Sections 133 and 134 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) read with section 24 of General Clauses Act, 1897(10 of 1897) and in supersession of the-
1. The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Rules, 1990;
2. The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Services), Rules, 1998;
3. The Model Factories Rules;
4. The Mines Rules, 1955;
5. The Mines Rescue Rules, 1985;
6. The Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966;
7. The Pithead Bath Rules, 1959;
8. The Mines Crèche Rules,1966;
9. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971;
10. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Central Rules, 1979;
11. The Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957;
12. The Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules, 1984;
13. The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1976. made by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986( 54 of 1986), the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996(27 of 1996), Factories Act, 1948 ( 63 of 1948), the Mines Act, 1952(35 of 1952), The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970(37 of 1970), The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979( 30 of 1979), The Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958( 29 of 1958), The Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981( 50 of 1981), The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976(11 of 1976) , as the case may be which are repealed by section 143 of the said, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, except as respected things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, are hereby notified as required by subsection (1) of said Section 133 and sub-section (1) of sub section 134, for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft notification will be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri Ravi Shankar Nirala, Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Room No: 17, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi or by email (fasli@dgfasli.nic.in and ravis.nirala@nic.in ) the objections and suggestions should be sent in a proforma containing columns (i) specifying the name and address of the persons and organizations and column (ii) specifying the rule or sub-rule which is proposed to be modified and column (iii) specifying the revised rule or sub rule proposed to be submitted and the reasons therefore; Objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft notification before expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government.