Contents of the OSH Rules (Bihar)

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

Rule 51. Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount under sub-section (4) of section 55

Chapter VIII — Contract LabourMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Notification No. 101, 30 Jun 2026

Official text

If the contractor or principal employer does not pay the wages to the contract labour employed by him, the Labour Commissioner, Bihar or his representative or the competent officer as may be notified shall conduct or cause to conduct, an inquiry and after giving an opportunity to be heard to the contractor shall pass an order to make payment if any, of such wages from the amount deposited by the contractor as security deposit. The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else his license will be liable to be suspended.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2026, Notification No. 101 — Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 699, 1 July 2026, p. 234 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 234 · official download · all sources