State Rules
The Social Security (Bihar) Rules, 2026
- Notification No. 97/2026
- Notified 30 Jun 2026
- Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 697, 1 July 2026
- 10 chapters
- 31 rules
- 31 forms and annexes
Made under The Code on Social Security, 2020.
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Social Security Organization
- Part I — Bihar Unorganized Workers Social Security Board
- r. 3Manner of exercising the powers and performance of functions by State Unorganised Workers' Board under sub-section (9) and sub section (16), the manner of nomination of members of the Board, their term of office and other conditions of service, the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, and the manner of filling vacancies among the members of, the Board under sub-section (12), the time, place and rules of procedure relating to the transaction of business at its meetings under sub-section (14) of section 6
- Part II — Bihar Building and Others Construction Workers Welfare Board
- r. 4Terms and conditions of appointment and the salaries and other allowances payable to the chairperson and the other members of the Building Workers' Welfare Board and the manner of filling of casual vacancies of such members, under sub-section (4), the terms and conditions of appointment and the salary and allowances payable to the Secretary and the other officers and employees of the said Board under clause (c) of sub-section (5) of section 7
Chapter III — Employees Insurance Court
- r. 5Manner and time within which second appeal may be filed to the Employees' Insurance Court by the Insured Person or the Corporation under clause (b) of sub-section (7) of section 37
- r. 6Procedure to be followed by the Employees' Insurance Court under sub-section (2) and the rules under sub-section (3) of section 50 and the manner of commencement of proceedings before the Employees' Insurance Court, fees and procedure thereof under sub-section (1) of section 51
Chapter IV — Gratuity
- r. 7Bank or other financial institution in which the gratuity shall be invested for the benefit of minor under the third proviso to sub-section (1) of section 53
- r. 8Time within which and the form in which a written application shall be made under sub-section (1) and the form of application to the competent authority under clause (b) of sub-section (5) of section 56
- r. 9Manner of registration of an establishment by the employer under sub-section (3) and the manner of composition of the Board of Trustees of the approved gratuity fund and the manner in which the competent authority may recover the amount of the gratuity payable to an employee from the insurer under sub-section (4) of section 57
- r. 10Qualifications and experience of the officer appointed as the competent authority under sub-section (
Chapter V — Maternity Benefit
Chapter VI — Employee’s Compensation
- r. 12Amount to be deposited towards the expenditure of the funeral of the employee with the competent authority by the employer under sub-section (7) of section 76
- r. 13Conditions when application for review is made without certificate of a medical practitioner under sub-section (1) of section 79
- r. 14Class of employers and the form of notice-book under sub-section (4) of section 82
- r. 15Interval for medical examination under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 84
- r. 16Form of statement to be submitted by the employer under sub-section (1) of section 88
- r. 17Manner of Recording Memorandum for the purpose of sub-section (1) of Section 89
- r. 18Qualifications and Experience for Competent authority under sub-section (1) of Section 91
- r. 19Manner in which matters may be dealt with by or before a competent authority under sub-section (1) of section 92
- r. 20Time-limit for disposal of application and cost incidental to the proceedings under sub-section (4) of section 93
- r. 21Manner of authentication of memorandum under section 97- (1) Evidence
Chapter VII — Welfare Cess
Chapter VIII — Authorities, Records, Return and Recovery
- r. 24Conditions to acquire, hold, sell or otherwise transfer any movable or immovable property under sub-section (1), conditions to invest moneys, re-invest or realise investments under sub-section (2), terms to raise loans and take measures for discharging such loans under sub-section (3) and terms to constitute for the benefit of officers and staff or any class of them, provident or other benefit funds under sub-section (4) of section 120
- r. 25Conditions and manner of writing off irrecoverable dues under section 121
- r. 26Other powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator under clause (e) of sub-section (6) of section 122
- r. 27Form and manner for maintenance of records and registers and other particulars and details under clause (a), manner and form for display of notices at the work places of the employees under clause (b) and the manner and period of filing returns to the officers or authority under clause (d) of section 123
Chapter IX — Offences and Penalties
Chapter X — Employment information and monitoring
- r. 29Manner and form of reporting vacancies and form of filing the return by the employer, to the concerned career centre under sub-section (2) of section 139
- r. 30Constitution of Fund under Clause (ii) of sub-section (5) of Section 141
- r. 31Conditions for management of trust under sub-section (5) of Section 143
Forms, appendices and annexures
- Form I
- Form II
- Form III
- Form IV
- Form V
- Form VI
- Form VII
- Form VIII
- Form IX
- Form X
- Form XI
- Form XII
- Form XIII
- Form XIV
- Form XV
- Form XVI
- Form XVII
- Form XVIII
- Form XVIII A
- Form XVIII B
- Form XIX
- Form XX
- Form XXI
- Form XXII
- Form XXIII
- Form XXIV
- Form XXV
- Form XXVI
- Form for Reporting Vacancies to Career Centers
- Form XXVII
- Form EIR (Employment Information Return)