Notification under the Code on Social Security, 2020
S.O. 2698(E). Section 127 of the Code on Social Security
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2026
S.O. 2698(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 127 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020), the Central Government hereby specifies that the employer shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of twelve per cent per annum on any amount due from him under the Code from the date on which such amount has become due till the date of its actual payment.
2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st November, 2025.
[F. No. S-35025/14/2026-SS-II]
TEJASWI S. NAIK, Jt. Secy.