Acts & Rules

Chhattisgarh’s final Code on Wages Rules were published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 649 on 28 October 2026. Rule 1(3) brings them into force on that publication date.

Official India Code reference for Code on Social Security, 2020. Follow the connected Rules, schemes and commencement notifications for the requirement applicable to your establishment.

Official India Code reference for Code on Wages, 2019. Follow the connected Rules, schemes and commencement notifications for the requirement applicable to your establishment.

Final Central Rules notified on 8 May 2026, with prescribed procedures, forms and conditions under Code on Wages, 2019. Read the applicable chapters and coverage provisions.

Official rules reference distinguishing quarterly fines and unpaid accumulations from the half-yearly Form A contribution statement. The separate Board notification supplies contribution-remittance timing.

Delhi Labour Department reference text covering covered shops and establishments, working hours, leave and employment conditions. Exemptions and later notifications must be read with the Act.

Official Delhi Labour Department Rules reference for covered establishments, prescribed records and administrative procedures. Read the Act and applicable exemption notifications together.

Final Central Rules notified on 8 May 2026, with prescribed procedures, forms and conditions under Industrial Relations Code, 2020. Read the applicable chapters and coverage provisions.

Official India Code reference for Industrial Relations Code, 2020. Follow the connected Rules, schemes and commencement notifications for the requirement applicable to your establishment.

Official Board compilation of the welfare-fund Act and Rules, including annual contribution timing and the prescribed statement. Use the connected contribution record for current monetary rates.

Kerala Labour Commissionerate Act reference for shop and commercial-establishment coverage, annual leave, sick and casual leave, special leave and wages during the leave period.

Final Kerala Gazette notification of February 2026 replacing the registration and renewal fee table in rule 2G(1), with employee-strength bands in the original official source.

Official Law and Judiciary Department compilation, text as on 31 December 2025, with amendment notes and guidance for checking establishment scope and subsequent changes.

Final Maharashtra Shops Rules reference covering registration, workplace notices, leave books, wage records and annual returns, with all 21 numbered English forms linked separately.

Maharashtra has published its final Wage Rules, 2026. The notification and Gazette are dated 5 November 2026, and Rule 1 brings the Rules into force on Gazette publication.

Official India Code reference for Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. Follow the connected Rules, schemes and commencement notifications for the requirement applicable to your establishment.

Final Central Rules for covered establishments, with all 27 numbered Gazette forms, chapter-specific scope, source links and connected records.

Punjab’s final Code on Wages Rules were notified on 31 October 2026 and published in the Extraordinary Gazette on 5 November 2026. Rule 1(3) makes the publication date the commencement date.

Punjab has notified the final Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026. The Gazette is dated 3 November 2026, which is also the commencement date under Rule 1(3).

The Punjab Social Security Rules, 2026 are final state rules notified on 31 October and published on 5 November 2026. Their commencement provision takes effect from Gazette publication.

Final Central Rules notified on 8 May 2026, with prescribed procedures, forms and conditions under Code on Social Security, 2020. Read the applicable chapters and coverage provisions.

Official rules reference for welfare contributions, the accompanying Form A statement and unpaid accumulations. Read current contribution-rate amendments separately from the payment procedure and timing.

Official enacted text of Tamil Nadu Act 39 of 2025 concerning Shops Act penalties and the adjudicating mechanism. Its separate commencement condition is identified for further verification.

Final September 2025 Tamil Nadu Shops Rules amendment prescribing the combined annual return in Form ZC under rule 16-D, with online filing on or before 31 January each year.

Department-hosted Tamil Nadu Shops Act reference connecting establishment coverage, holidays with wages, sick and casual leave, registration amendments and the later 2025 amending Act.

Final July 2024 Tamil Nadu Shops Rules amendment introducing online registration applications, certificates, the official register and existing-establishment intimation forms Y, Z, ZA and ZB.

Official rules reference covering annual welfare contributions and employer record statements. The Form E register extract and Form F contribution statement are separate obligations under the cited Rules.

Official Commercial Taxes Department rules reference for employer returns, payment and assessment procedures. Read the current tax schedule and department portal guidance alongside these Rules.

India Code reference for Telangana shops and establishments, with connected leave-entitlement guidance. Coverage, exemption notifications and later amendments determine which provisions apply to an establishment.

Uttar Pradesh issued its final Industrial Relations Rules, 2026 on 16 October 2026. Rule 1(3) provides for commencement on Official Gazette publication; the publication date is not established by the departmental notification copy linked here.