Contents of the OSH (Central) Rules

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule 74. Annual Return

Chapter VIII — Maintenance of Register, Records and ReturnsMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

Every employer of an establishment shall send an annual return relating to such establishment in FORM-XVII related to category of employees, health and welfare facilities, retrenchment or layoffs, bonus, maternity benefits etc. to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction so as to reach on or before the last day of February following the end of each Calendar year electronically.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 345(E) — Gazette of India, p. 194 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 194 · official download · all sources

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