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SS (Central) Rules

Chapter I — Preliminary

r. 1Short title and commencement
r. 2Definitions
r. 3Manner and conditions of making the provisions of Chapter III or Chapter IV inapplicable to an establishment
r. 4Income of dependent parents of employee
r. 5Registration of establishments and cancellation thereof

Chapter II — Social Security Organisations A. Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund

r. 6Administration of funds vested in Central Board
r. 7Executive Committee
r. 8The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Standing Committee and Medical Benefit Committee
r. 9National Social Security Board
r. 10Other welfare measures and facilities
r. 11Meetings, notice of meetings, list of business and quorum
r. 12Reconstitution of Corporation, Central Board, National Social Security Board, State Unorganised Workers' Board, Building Workers' Welfare Board or any of the Committees

Chapter III — Employees’ Provident Fund

r. 13Form, manner, time limits and fees for filing of appeal

Chapter IV — Employees’ State Insurance Corporation

r. 14Salary and allowances of Director General and Financial Commissioner
r. 15Investment of Employees' State Insurance Fund or any other money held by Corporation
r. 16Limits for defraying of expenditure
r. 17Holding of property, etc
r. 18Insurance of employees
r. 19Rate of contributions
r. 20Administrative expenses
r. 21Limit for funeral expenses
r. 22Qualification for claiming benefits
r. 23Appeal to Medical Appeal Tribunal
r. 24Second appeal to Employees’ Insurance Court
r. 25Qualification and other conditions of Insured Person and his family for claiming medical benefit
r. 26Employees’ State Insurance Society
r. 27Capitalised value of benefit payable to the employee
r. 28Terms and conditions for operation of scheme for other beneficiaries
r. 29Proceedings before Employees' Insurance Court, etc
r. 30Administration of Fund

Chapter V — Gratuity

r. 31Gratuity invested for benefit of minor
r. 32Nomination, fresh nomination and modification
r. 33Application for gratuity and appeal etc.,
r. 34Qualifications and experience of competent authority

Chapter VI — Maternity Benefit

r. 35Certificate and notice of claim for maternity benefit
r. 36Duration of nursing breaks
r. 37Employees and crèche facility
r. 38Gross misconduct
r. 39Complaint before Inspector-cum-Facilitator and appeal
r. 40Duties of Inspector-cum-Facilitator

Chapter VII — Social Security and Cess in Respect of Building and Other Construction Workers

r. 41Collection and refund of cess
r. 42Time limit for payment of cess and rate of interest
r. 43Penalty
r. 44Appeal
r. 45Registration of building worker
r. 46Benefits of beneficiary
r. 47Recovery of due and exemption

Chapter VIII — Social Security for Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers or Platform Workers

r. 48Registration of unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
r. 49Implementation of schemes and refund of contribution

Chapter IX — Finance and Accounts

r. 50Rules under section 120
r. 51Conditions for writing off irrecoverable dues
r. 52Account and annual report

Chapter X — Authorities, Assessment, Compliance and Recovery

r. 53Form and manner for maintenance of records and registers etc

Chapter XI — Offences and Penalties

r. 54Compounding of offences

Chapter XII — Employment Information and Monitoring

r. 55Establishment and maintenance of career centre
r. 56Reporting of vacancies and result of selection etc

Chapter XIII — Employee’s Compensation

r. 57Rate of interest payable by employer under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 77
r. 58Manner of notice under sub-section (1) and the manner of transmitting money under sub-section (3), of section 92
r. 59Form, manner and fee for application for claim or settlement under sub-section (3) of section 93
r. 60Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for transfer of money paid as compensation under section 159
r. 61Proceedings after transfer of matters
r. 62Transfer of records or money
r. 63(no heading in the Gazette)

Chapter XIV — Miscellaneous

r. 64Establishment and administration of Social Security Fund
r. 65Eligibility conditions for grant of exemption
r. 66Time limit for Central Board or Corporation to provide views on application for exemption
r. 67Terms and conditions for compliance of exempted establishment
r. 68Terms and conditions for management of trust
r. 69Manner of determining misuse of any benefit by an establishment or by any other person under section 148

Forms, appendices and annexures

Form I
Form II
Form III
Form IV
Form V
Form VI
Annexure to Form VI
Form VII
Form VIII
Form IX
Form X
Form XI
Form OF RECEIPT OF MATERNITY BENEFIT
Form XII
Form XIII A
Form XIII B
Form XIV
Form XV
Form XVI
Form XVII
Form XVIII
Form XIX
Form XX
Form XXI
Form XXII
Form XXIII
Form XXIV
Form XXV
Form for reporting vacancies to career centres
Form XXVI
Form EIR (Employment Information Return)
Form XXVI(A)
Form for reporting of Job seeker Information
Form XXVII
Form XXVIII
Form XXIX
Form XXX

Contents of the SS (Central) Rules

SS (Central) Rules

Chapter I — Preliminary

r. 1Short title and commencement
r. 2Definitions
r. 3Manner and conditions of making the provisions of Chapter III or Chapter IV inapplicable to an establishment
r. 4Income of dependent parents of employee
r. 5Registration of establishments and cancellation thereof

Chapter II — Social Security Organisations A. Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund

r. 6Administration of funds vested in Central Board
r. 7Executive Committee
r. 8The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Standing Committee and Medical Benefit Committee
r. 9National Social Security Board
r. 10Other welfare measures and facilities
r. 11Meetings, notice of meetings, list of business and quorum
r. 12Reconstitution of Corporation, Central Board, National Social Security Board, State Unorganised Workers' Board, Building Workers' Welfare Board or any of the Committees

Chapter III — Employees’ Provident Fund

r. 13Form, manner, time limits and fees for filing of appeal

Chapter IV — Employees’ State Insurance Corporation

r. 14Salary and allowances of Director General and Financial Commissioner
r. 15Investment of Employees' State Insurance Fund or any other money held by Corporation
r. 16Limits for defraying of expenditure
r. 17Holding of property, etc
r. 18Insurance of employees
r. 19Rate of contributions
r. 20Administrative expenses
r. 21Limit for funeral expenses
r. 22Qualification for claiming benefits
r. 23Appeal to Medical Appeal Tribunal
r. 24Second appeal to Employees’ Insurance Court
r. 25Qualification and other conditions of Insured Person and his family for claiming medical benefit
r. 26Employees’ State Insurance Society
r. 27Capitalised value of benefit payable to the employee
r. 28Terms and conditions for operation of scheme for other beneficiaries
r. 29Proceedings before Employees' Insurance Court, etc
r. 30Administration of Fund

Chapter V — Gratuity

r. 31Gratuity invested for benefit of minor
r. 32Nomination, fresh nomination and modification
r. 33Application for gratuity and appeal etc.,
r. 34Qualifications and experience of competent authority

Chapter VI — Maternity Benefit

r. 35Certificate and notice of claim for maternity benefit
r. 36Duration of nursing breaks
r. 37Employees and crèche facility
r. 38Gross misconduct
r. 39Complaint before Inspector-cum-Facilitator and appeal
r. 40Duties of Inspector-cum-Facilitator

Chapter VII — Social Security and Cess in Respect of Building and Other Construction Workers

r. 41Collection and refund of cess
r. 42Time limit for payment of cess and rate of interest
r. 43Penalty
r. 44Appeal
r. 45Registration of building worker
r. 46Benefits of beneficiary
r. 47Recovery of due and exemption

Chapter VIII — Social Security for Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers or Platform Workers

r. 48Registration of unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
r. 49Implementation of schemes and refund of contribution

Chapter IX — Finance and Accounts

r. 50Rules under section 120
r. 51Conditions for writing off irrecoverable dues
r. 52Account and annual report

Chapter X — Authorities, Assessment, Compliance and Recovery

r. 53Form and manner for maintenance of records and registers etc

Chapter XI — Offences and Penalties

r. 54Compounding of offences

Chapter XII — Employment Information and Monitoring

r. 55Establishment and maintenance of career centre
r. 56Reporting of vacancies and result of selection etc

Chapter XIII — Employee’s Compensation

r. 57Rate of interest payable by employer under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 77
r. 58Manner of notice under sub-section (1) and the manner of transmitting money under sub-section (3), of section 92
r. 59Form, manner and fee for application for claim or settlement under sub-section (3) of section 93
r. 60Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for transfer of money paid as compensation under section 159
r. 61Proceedings after transfer of matters
r. 62Transfer of records or money
r. 63(no heading in the Gazette)

Chapter XIV — Miscellaneous

r. 64Establishment and administration of Social Security Fund
r. 65Eligibility conditions for grant of exemption
r. 66Time limit for Central Board or Corporation to provide views on application for exemption
r. 67Terms and conditions for compliance of exempted establishment
r. 68Terms and conditions for management of trust
r. 69Manner of determining misuse of any benefit by an establishment or by any other person under section 148

Forms, appendices and annexures

Form I
Form II
Form III
Form IV
Form V
Form VI
Annexure to Form VI
Form VII
Form VIII
Form IX
Form X
Form XI
Form OF RECEIPT OF MATERNITY BENEFIT
Form XII
Form XIII A
Form XIII B
Form XIV
Form XV
Form XVI
Form XVII
Form XVIII
Form XIX
Form XX
Form XXI
Form XXII
Form XXIII
Form XXIV
Form XXV
Form for reporting vacancies to career centres
Form XXVI
Form EIR (Employment Information Return)
Form XXVI(A)
Form for reporting of Job seeker Information
Form XXVII
Form XXVIII
Form XXIX
Form XXX

The Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule 36. Duration of nursing breaks

Chapter VI — Maternity BenefitMade under The Code on Social Security, 2020G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026

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In simple words

Each of the two nursing breaks is 15 minutes, with up to 15 minutes more for the journey to and from the crèche rule 36(1).
A dispute about the extra time goes to the competent authority rule 36(2).

An explanation, not the law. The official text below prevails.

Official text

(1) Each of the two breaks mentioned in section 66 shall be of 15 minutes duration however, an extra sufficient period, depending upon the distance to be covered, shall be allowed for the purpose of journey to and from the crèche or the place where the children are left by women while on duty, provided that such extra period shall be up to 15 minutes.

(2) If any dispute arises regarding such extra period, the matter shall be referred to the competent authority for decision.

Source: The Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 344(E) — Gazette of India, p. 178 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 178 · official download · all sources

Explained simply in: Maternity benefit guide

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