Employees' Pension Scheme corrigenda correct terminology, cross-references, wording and numerical entries in the published Scheme.
Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 corrigenda correct textual, terminological, numerical and cross-referencing errors in the Scheme. The amendments replace specified expressions, including "security agreement" with "social security agreement", "pay" with "wages", and "wage ceiling" with "wage ceiling period"; revise wording concerning aggregate sub-clauses; and correct internal references, singular usage and numerical entries. The changes operate as corrections to the Scheme as published.

Employees' Provident Funds Scheme corrigenda correct terminology, membership references, contribution provisions, exemptions, reporting language, cross-references and Form-II descriptions.
The corrigenda to the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 corrects terminology, drafting, punctuation, numbering and cross-references throughout the published Scheme. It refines provisions concerning membership, international workers, exempted provident funds, investment-loss reporting, exemptions, contributions, charges and fee, interest accounts, family members or nominees, and specified campaigns. It also corrects Form-II security descriptions and other typographical errors.

Central Advisory Board composition under the Code on Wages establishes government, employer and employee representation in wage administration.
The Central Government constitutes the Central Advisory Board under the Code on Wages, 2019, superseding the earlier notification while preserving prior acts and omissions. The Board is chaired by the Minister for Labour and Employment and includes independent members, State Government representatives, employer representatives and employee representatives. The Joint Secretary of the Wage Division serves as Member Secretary, establishing a representative advisory structure involving government, employers and employees.

Correction to Code on Wages Rules replaces an incorrect expression with the prescribed wording in the notified text.
The corrigendum corrects wording in the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026. On page 39, line 22, the expression "the Code on Wages" is to be read as "the Wages."

Vocational Training Centre closure notices require Form T(1), detailing centre particulars, closure period, reasons and responsible signatory.
Notice of closure or discontinuance of a Vocational Training Centre must be furnished in Form T(1) under Rule 176 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026. The owner, agent or manager must provide the notice to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and the relevant Regional Inspector-cum-Facilitator. The form requires centre identification and location details, information on mines served and associated organisation, owner and agent, the date of closure or discontinuance, and the applicable period and reasons, with signature and designation.

Mine training certificates: prescribed forms standardise certification of initial, refresher and special training after satisfactory assessment.
Certificates of training for mine employment are prescribed through Forms T(2) and T(3) under Rule 173(1). Form T(2) certifies completed initial or refresher training and satisfactory assessment for specified mine employment. Form T(3) certifies completed special training, including its subject, and satisfactory assessment for persons employed in coal, metalliferous or oil mines. Both forms record trainee particulars, photograph, signature or thumb impression, training-centre details, and authentication by the Training Officer and the Agent or Manager.

Training allowances for mine vocational trainers require additional pay, trainee supervision limits, and preservation of more beneficial company schemes.
Training allowances for trainers and instructors at Vocational Training Centres serving coal, metalliferous and oil mines must be paid in addition to normal wages. Trainers receive a minimum daily allowance for each trainee under their supervision, with no more than two trainees assigned at one time. Non-regular instructors receive a minimum daily allowance for vocational training, proportionately reducible for part-day lectures. More beneficial company allowance schemes prevail over these minimum standards.

Vocational training standards require qualified mine instructors and trainers with safety expertise, instructional training, practical aptitude and refresher learning.
Vocational Training Centres for coal, metalliferous and oil mines must engage instructors and trainers meeting prescribed qualifications, experience and instructional-training requirements. Mining instructors require relevant competency certification and mine-working experience, with below-ground centres requiring below-ground experience and unrestricted certification. Engineering qualifications or electrical supervisory certification apply to mechanical and electrical instruction. Mandatory instructional training covers training delivery, adult learning, assessment, record keeping, technical and regulatory awareness, hazard identification, risk assessment and personal protective equipment, followed by assessment and periodic refresher training. Trainers must possess operational safety knowledge, practical training aptitude and safety-mindedness.

Training Officer Qualifications establish mine-specific competency and experience standards for vocational training centres serving coal, metalliferous and oil mines.
Whole-time training officers heading Vocational Training Centres for coal, metalliferous and oil mines must meet mine-specific qualification and experience standards. Coal-mine centres require mine experience and prescribed coal competency certification, with unrestricted certification and below-ground experience for centres serving underground mines. Metalliferous-mine centres require relevant experience and competency certification or mining-engineering qualifications, subject to enhanced requirements for mechanised opencast and below-ground operations. Oil-mine centres require an engineering degree and oilfield experience, with enhanced experience requirements for larger or multi-mine centres.

Vocational training centre standards require sector-specific staff, simulators, digital systems and safety facilities for mine-worker training.
Vocational Training Centres for coal, metalliferous and oil mines must provide sector-specific staffing, training equipment, digital training-management systems and physical facilities. Coal and metalliferous mine centres require a Training Officer, designated instructors, practical trainers, demonstration resources, classrooms, work sheds and trainee transport. Oil-mine centres require multidisciplinary instructors, authorised on-the-job trainers and supervisors, blowout prevention models, advanced operational simulators, virtual-reality hazard training and occupational health and safety facilities. Additional staffing and infrastructure apply where centres serve employee numbers above the applicable thresholds.

Training centre approval requires prescribed disclosures and employee-based application fees for vocational training of mine employees.
Training centres established under laws other than the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 must use the prescribed application proforma to obtain approval for vocational training of mine employees. Applications for fresh approval or renewal must disclose staff, mines served, infrastructure, accommodation, furniture, training aids, training-shop facilities, reference materials, supplies, simulators and fee-payment details. Application fees are graded by the number of mine employees catered to, across separate bands for centres serving up to 2,000, more than 2,000 up to 4,000, and more than 4,000 employees.

Mine vocational training approval requires eligible external training centres to maintain prescribed staff, equipment and facilities.
Training centres established under laws other than the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 may be approved to impart vocational training to persons employed in mines. Approval is conditional on compliance with prescribed infrastructure and facility standards, including the staff, equipment and other facilities required under the applicable rules for mine vocational training.

Refresher training exemption allows oil mines to train on off periods with compensatory leave and training allowances.
Oil mines employing persons on an "on-and-off" work pattern may provide refresher training during employees' off periods instead of during normal working hours on a full-day release basis. Where such training occurs beyond normal working hours during an off period, employees must receive compensatory off equal to the training days attended, in addition to applicable training allowances.

Core activity determination process notified for aggrieved parties under occupational safety rules, with enquiry and decision timelines.
Notification prescribes the manner and process for an aggrieved party to apply to the Central Government for examination of whether an establishment's activity is a core activity or otherwise under rule 101 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026. The application must be made in the specified form with supporting documents by email or speed post, may be referred to the designated authority for enquiry and recommendation, and is to be decided by the Ministry after following the principle of natural justice and communicating the decision to the aggrieved party.

Initial medical examination notice for mine employment standardises employer notification, examination details, and non-attendance consequences before engagement.
A notification under Rule 111(1) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 prescribes the form of notice for an initial medical examination required before mine employment. Employers must issue the notice to the person to be examined and send it to the examination authority. The notice must state the individual's details, nature of employment, and the examining authority, place, date, and time of examination. It also specifies that failure to attend without reasonable cause results in ineligibility for employment in the mine from the stated date.

Periodical medical examination notice form prescribed for mine managers when workers fail to attend without reasonable cause.
Specification of the second notice for periodical medical examination under rule 111(4) prescribes the form to be used by a mine manager where a person has failed to attend medical examination without reasonable cause. The notice requires the person to present before the examining authority on the stated date and time, and the manager must send the issued notice to the examining authority. The form also includes particulars of the missed examination and the earlier notice issued.

Periodical medical examination notice form prescribes employer notice details, examination particulars, and continued mine employment conditions.
Specification of the notice form for periodical medical examination under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 prescribes the manner in which a manager must notify a person to be examined. The form requires particulars such as the notice number, date, employee details, and the examining authority, place, date and time for the medical examination. It also states that failure to submit for the examination without reasonable cause will affect continuance in employment in the mine.

Provident fund contribution rate set at twelve percent for employers and employees, with specified industrial and insolvency exclusions.
Sets the contribution rate under the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 at twelve percent for both employer and employee in covered establishments, subject to specified exclusions. The exclusions include establishments with an approved resolution plan or repayment plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and specified establishments in the jute, beedi, brick, coir other than the spinning sector, and guar gum sectors. The notification is deemed effective from 21 November 2025.

Employer contribution rate under the deposit linked insurance scheme fixed as one-half per cent of wages payable monthly.
Employer's contribution rate under the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 2026 is specified as one-half per cent of the wages payable in relation to each employee. The contribution is payable every month by the employer to the Insurance Fund established under the Code on Social Security, 2020.

Employer contribution rate to the Pension Fund is notified for the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026.
Employer's contribution to the Pension Fund under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 is notified at eight and one-third per cent of wages payable to employees. The contribution must be paid every month by the employer to the Pension Fund established under the Code on Social Security, 2020, with effect from the commencement of the scheme. The notification is issued in exercise of statutory power under the Code and without prejudice to the earlier notification referenced in the text.