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Draft Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 2026
Draft Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 2026 (103 pages) issued for comment together with a clause by clause comparison against the existing ESI Regulations (an additional 118 pages).
Andhra Pradesh notifies Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026 (Final Notification)
Final notification of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026 under G.O.Rt.No.146, superseding eight prior state labour enactments; published in Andhra Pradesh Gazette No.432 dated 7 August 2026.
Corrigenda to the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 (G.S.R. 704(E))
Ministry of Labour and Employment corrigenda correcting ten drafting errors in the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 (originally notified vide G.S.R. 527(E) dated 29 June 2026, Issue No. 475); published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), No. 640 dated 4 August 2026.
Bihar notifies Industrial Relations Rules, 2026
Industrial Relations (Bihar) Rules, 2026, made under section 99 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, in supersession of three prior Bihar labour enactments; published in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 1 July 2026.
Bihar notifies Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2026, made under sections 133 and 135 of the OSH Code, 2020, in supersession of six prior Bihar labour enactments including the Factory Rules 1950 and Contract Labour Rules 1972; published in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 1 July 2026.
Central Government notifies 8.33% Employees' Pension Scheme contribution rate
S.O. 3580(E): the Central Government notifies eight and one-third per cent of wages as the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 contribution rate payable monthly by the employer into the Pension Fund, with effect from 29 June 2026, the date the Scheme commenced, without prejudice to S.O. 2061(E) dated 3 May 2023.
Rajasthan notifies Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026
Rajasthan finalises the Rajasthan OSH Rules, 2026 under sections 133 and 135 of the OSH Code, 2020, in force 30 June 2026 (S.O.23). Covers registration, licensing, welfare, working hours, hazardous processes, MAH installations, benzene handling and chemical works via LDMS and RajFAB portals.
Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 notified (G.S.R. 527(E))
Central Government notifies the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 under Section 15(1)(b) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, superseding the Employees' Family Pension Scheme, 1971 and the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995.
Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 2026
Central Government notifies the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 2026 (G.S.R. 525(E)) under Section 15(1)(a) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, superseding the EPF Scheme, 1952.
Employees' Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme, 2026
Central Government notifies the Employees' Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme, 2026 (G.S.R. 526(E)) under Section 15(1)(c) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, superseding the EDLI Scheme, 1976.
Draft Maharashtra Employees' Compensation Rules, 2026
Draft Maharashtra Employees' Compensation Rules, 2026, under the Code on Social Security, 2020, published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette on 16 June 2026 for a 30-day public objection and suggestion window.
Draft Code on Wages (Mizoram) Rules, 2026
Draft state rules published by the Government of Mizoram.