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OSHWC Central Rules, 2026: final Rules and forms
Final Central Rules for covered establishments, with all 27 numbered Gazette forms, chapter-specific scope, source links and connected records.
- Jurisdiction
- Central / All India
- Issued on
- 08 May 2026
- Status
- Current
- Reference
- Official source
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Final OSHWC Central Rules, 2026
G.S.R. 345(E), dated 8 May 2026, contains the final Central Rules and 27 numbered forms. The source covers registration, occupational health and safety, records, contractor licensing, sector-specific requirements and enforcement. The national extent of the instrument does not make every chapter apply to every establishment.
Start with the establishment and the relevant authority
Identify the activity, appropriate government, establishment category and worker group. Mines, construction, contract labour and audio-visual work have different provisions. Read the Code and the relevant chapter together before choosing a form or changing a process.
Use the connected forms
Forms I and II concern registration applications and cancellation. Forms XIII to XVI cover employee, attendance and wage records and wage slips. Forms XXI and XXII distinguish a contractor licence application from the issued licence. Accident notices and the continuing accident register are separate records. The linked form pages identify the actual user of each document.
Transition and source control
The opening notification lists the earlier Central Rules superseded and preserves specified previous actions. Keep prior registrations and records with the provision relied on during transition. Use the final Gazette rather than a 2025 draft; check subsequent notifications and current portal instructions before submission.
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Official source · Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India
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Final Gazette source and referenced form pages reviewed on 22 October 2026. Central-rule jurisdiction and chapter-specific coverage must be checked.
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- Occupational Safety and Working Conditions Central Rules, 2026
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- OSHWC annual return for 2026: 28 February 2027
- OSHWC contractor half-yearly return: within 30 days
- Form I: Establishment registration, amendment and particulars
- Form II: Cancellation of establishment registration
- Form III: Certificate of establishment registration
- Form IV: Certificate cancelling establishment registration
- Form IX: Medical examination report for mine employees
- Form V: Register of establishments
- Form VI: Notice of commencement or cessation of operations
- Form VII: Mine commencement, reopening, cessation or abandonment notice
- Form VIII: Health examination for employees other than mine employees
- Form X: Medical re-examination certificate by Appellate Medical Board
- Form XI: Notice of accident or dangerous occurrence
- Form XII: Notice of periods of work
- Form XIII: Employee register
- Form XIV: Attendance register and muster roll
- Form XIX: Accidents and dangerous occurrences register
- Form XV: Wages, overtime and deductions register
- Form XVI: Wage slip
- Form XVII: Annual return
- Form XVIII: Contractor half-yearly return
- Form XX: Register for leave with wages
- Form XXI: Contractor licence application, renewal or amendment
- Form XXII: Contractor licence
- Form XXIII: Experience certificate for contract labour
- Form XXIV: Agreement with an audio-visual worker
- Form XXV: Improvement notice
- Form XXVI: Application for composition of an offence
- Form XXVII: First-offence composition notice, application and order