Contents of the Wages (Central) Rules

The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule 13. Recovery of deductions

Chapter IV — Payment of WagesMade under The Code on Wages, 2019G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

As per sub-section (4) of section 18, where the total deductions authorised under sub-section (2) of section 18 exceed fifty per cent. of the wages of an employee, the excess shall be carried forward and recovered from the wages of succeeding wage period, in instalments so that the recovery in any month shall not exceed the fifty per cent. of the wages of the employee in that month.

Source: The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 343(E) — Gazette of India, p. 44 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 44 · official download · all sources

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