Contents of the OSH Code

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

Section 97. Punishment for contravention of certain provisions

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter XII — Offences and Penalties

Official text

(1) Any person, who, save as permitted by or under this Code, contravenes, any—

(i) provision of this Code or of any rule, regulation or bye-laws; or

(ii) order made under this Code prohibiting, restricting or regulating the employment of workers including women, audio-visual worker and contract labour and employee below eighteen years of age in case of mines,

he shall be liable to penalty which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.

(2) Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, then, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees, or with both.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, Act No. 37 of 2020 — Gazette of India, p. 55 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 55 · official download · all sources

Explained simply in: Contract labour guide

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)
  • S.O. 5321(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of November, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Code, shall come into force”