The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026

NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026 G.S.R. 343(E).—Whereas the draft of the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2025 were published as required under sub-section (1) of section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 936 (E), dated the 30thDecember, 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, suggestions and objections received from persons and stakeholders have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) and in supersession of – (i) the Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1937; (ii) the Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, 1938; (iii) the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950; (iv) the Payment of Wages (Mines) Rules, 1956; (v) the Payment of Wages (Procedure) Application to Scheduled employments Rules, 1962; (vi) the Payment of Wages (Manner of Recovery of excess Deductions) Rules, 1966; (vii) the Payment of Wages (Air Transport Services) Rules, 1968; (viii) the Payment of Wages (Deductions for National Defence Fund and Defence Savings Scheme) Rules, 1972; (ix) the Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975; (x) the Equal Remuneration Rules, 1976; and (xi) the Payment of Undisbursed Wages (Air Transport Services) Rules, 1988; (xii) the Payment of Undisbursed Wages (Mines) Rules, 1989; (xiii) the Central Advisory Committee on Equal Remuneration Rules, 1991; (xiv) the Payment of Wages (Nomination) Rules, 2009; (xv) the Minimum Wages (Central Advisory Board) Rules, 2011; (xvi) the Code on Wages (Central Advisory Board) Rules, 2021; (xvii) the Ease of Compliance to Maintain Register under Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976), Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) and the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936), except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-