Contents of the OSH Rules (Uttar Pradesh)

The Uttar Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026

Rule 79. Terms and conditions of licence and responsibilities of the contractor under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 47

Chapter IX — Special Provisions for Contract Labour Inter-state Migrant Workers, Audio- Visual Workers and Beedi and Cigar WorkersPart I — Contract LabourMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Notification No. 962/XXXVI-03-2026-1903305, 27 Aug 2026

Official text

(1) Every contract labour licence granted by the portal shall be in Form-27.

(2) Every licence granted under sub-rule (1) shall Contractor contain the responsibilities of the and be subject to the following terms and conditions, namely:-(a) the licence shall be non-transferable;

(b) the number of workmen employed as contract labour/migrant workmen in the establishment shall not, on any day, exceed the maximum number specified in the licence;

(c) except as provided in the rules, the fees paid for the grant or, as the case may be, for renewal of the licence shall be non-refundable;

(d) the rates of wages payable to the workmen by the contractor shall not be less than the rates prescribed for the employment under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Act no. 11 of 1948) or the Code on Wages, 2019 (Act no. 29 of 2019), where applicable, and where the rates have been fixed by agreement, settlement, award, or by the State Government, not less than the rates so fixed;

(e) the wage rates, holidays, hours of work and conditions of service of the workmen of the contractor shall be such as may be specified in this behalf by the concerned designated Authority;

(f) every contract labour/migrant worker shall be entitled to allowances, benefits, facilities etc. as specified in the Code and these rules;

(g) in every establishment where thirty or more women are ordinarily employed, there shall be provided two rooms of reasonable dimension for the use of their children under the age of six years. One of such rooms shall be used as a play room for the children and the other as bed room/ sleeping room for the children. For this purpose the contractor shall supply adequate number of toys and games in the play room and sufficient number of cots and beddings in the sleeping room. The standard of construction and maintenance of the creches may be such as may be specified in this behalf by the concerned designated Authority or having jurisdiction;

(h) the licensee shall notify any change in the number of workmen or the conditions of work to the Authority;

(i) a copy of the licence shall be displayed prominently at the premises where the contract work is being carried on;

(j) the contractor shall comply with all the provisions of the Code and these rules;

(k) the licensee shall, within fifteen days of the commencement and completion of each contract work, submit a return to the Authority designated under section 46 of the Code intimating the actual date of the commencement or, as the case may be, completion of such contract work in Form-28;

(l) the Contractor or principal employer shall not appoint any contract worker in core activities as defined in section 2(p) except in cases specified in the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 57 of the Code.

Source: The Uttar Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026, Notification No. 962/XXXVI-03-2026-1903305 — Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, 27 August 2026, pp. 319–320 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 319 · official download · all sources

The rules were made in Hindi. The English text is the translation published by order of the Governor under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution, which makes it the authoritative text in English. Rule headings are printed as marginal notes.