G.S.R. 936(E). Draft Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2025

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 30th December, 2025

G.S.R. 936(E).—Whereas, subsequent to the enactment of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) (in short the said Code) by Parliament, the draft Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2020 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) vide Notification number G.S.R. 432(E), dated 7th July, 2020 inviting objections and suggestions as required under section 67 of the said Code; And whereas, vide notification number S.O. 4604 (E), dated 18th December 2020 and S.O. 5322 (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 force; And whereas, in view of the provisions relating to constitution of Central Advisory Board were brought into force on 18th December, 2020, the Code on Wages (Central Advisory Board) Rules, 2021 were published separately on 1st March, 2021; Now therefore, the following draft rules, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) read with section 24 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) and in supersession of the –

(i) The Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1937;

(ii) The Payment of Wages (Nomination) Rules, 2009;

(iii) The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950;

(iv) The Minimum Wages (Central Advisory Board) Rules, 2011;

(v) The Ease of Compliance to Maintain Register under various Labour Laws Rules, 2017 to the extent these rules are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976), section 29 and section 30 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) and section 26 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936) and applicable accordingly;

(vi) The Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975;

(vii) The Equal Remuneration Rules, 1976; and (viii) The Central Advisory Committee on Equal Remuneration Rules, 1991;

(ix) The Payment of Wages (Procedure) Application to Scheduled employments Rules, 1962;

(x) The Payment of Wages (Mines) Rules, 1956;

(xi) The Payment of Undisbursed Wages (Mines) Rules, 1989;

(xii) The Payment of Wages (Air Transport Services) Rules, 1968; (xiii) The Payment of Undisbursed Wages (Air Transport Services) Rules, 1988;

(xiv) The Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, 1938;

(xv) The Payment of Wages (Deductions for National Defence Fund and Defence Savings Scheme) Rules, 1972;

(xvi) The Payment of Wages (Manner of Recovery of excess Deductions) Rules, 1966; (xvii) The Code on Wages (Central Advisory Board) Rules, 2021;and (xviii) The Code on Wages (Central Advisory Board) Amendment Rules, 2025; made by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936), the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948), the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (21 of 1965) and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976), as the case may be, which are repealed by section 69 of the said Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019), except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, are hereby notified, as required by sub-section (1) of said section 67, for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and the 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 Nitesh Bhasin, Under Secretary (wagecell@nic.in), Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001; 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. DRAFT RULES