The Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026

NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026 G.S.R. 344(E).—Whereas, the draft of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2025 were published as required under sections 154, 155, 158 and 159 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 935(E), dated the 30th December, 2025, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of forty-five days from the date on which the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, the notification was made available to the public on the 30th December, 2025; And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from persons and stakeholders have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 154 read with sub-section (2) thereof, and sub-section (1) of section 155 read with sub-section (2) thereof and Section 158 and sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of section 159 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) and read with section 24 of the General Clauses Act, 1897(10 of 1897) in supersession of the-

(i) Employee‘s Compensation Rules, 1924;

(ii) Employee‘s Compensation (Transfer of Money) Rules, 1935;

(iii) Employees‘ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950;

(iv) Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules, 1960;

(v) Maternity Benefit (Mines and Circus) Rules, 1963;

(vi) Payment of Gratuity (Central) Rules, 1972;

(vii) Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Rules, 1984;

(viii) Employee‘s Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Rules, 1996;

(ix) Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1997;

(x) Employees‘ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1997;

(xi) Building and other Constructions Workers‘ Welfare Cess Rules, 1998; and

(xii)Unorganised Workers‘ Social Security Rules, 2009; except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-