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The Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule 8. Application to conciliation officer

Chapter II — Bi-partite ForumsMade under The Industrial Relations Code, 2020G.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period of sixty days from the date of the decision of the Grievance Committee or from the date on which the period specified in sub-section (6) of section 4 of the Code expires, as the case may be, to the conciliation officer through the Trade Union, of which he is a member:

Provided that in case of manual receipt of such application through speed post or in person, the conciliation officer shall get the same digitized and enter the particulars of the application in the online mechanism under intimation to the Trade Union and worker.

Source: The Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 342(E) — Gazette of India, p. 57 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 57 · official download · all sources