Electricity Act commencement notification brings specified Jan Vishwas amendment provisions into force from the appointed date.
The Central Government appointed 1 June 2026 as the date on which the specified provisions of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 come into force in relation to serial number 58 and the corresponding Schedule entries concerning the Electricity Act, 2003. The notification is issued under sub-section (2) of section 1 of the 2026 Amendment Act and brings the identified provisions into effect from the appointed date.

Commencement notification for Damodar Valley Corporation Act amendments brings specified Jan Vishwas provisions into force.
The Central Government has appointed 1 June 2026 as the commencement date for the specified provisions of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 insofar as they relate to serial number 11 and the corresponding Schedule entry concerning the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. The notification operates as a commencement instrument bringing the identified amendment provisions into effect for that statutory subject-matter.

Delegation of GST powers enables State Tax Officers to handle allotted scrutiny and audit cases through the departmental portal.
Delegation of powers under the Madhya Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 authorises officers not below the rank of State Tax Officer to exercise powers under Sections 61 and 65 for cases allotted through the Departmental Web Portal. Inspectors of State Tax and Taxation Assistants must perform duties specified in orders or instructions for cases allotted through that portal.

Appeal filing deadline under Haryana GST extended for older orders, while newer orders retain the three-month appeal period.
The Governor of Haryana, under section 112(1) of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, notifies 30 June 2026 as the last date for filing appeals before the Appellate Tribunal in cases where the impugned order was communicated before 1 April 2026. For orders communicated on or after 1 April 2026, appeals may be filed within three months from the date the order is communicated to the appellant.

GST rate schedules amended for specified tariff entries, with revised classifications applied retrospectively from 1 May 2026.
Haryana GST rate schedules are amended by substituting specified tariff entries in Schedule I at 2.5% and Schedule III at 20% under the Haryana Goods and Services Tax framework. The amendments revise the entries mapped to serial numbers 150 and 151 in Schedule I and serial numbers 2 and 3 in Schedule III, thereby updating the classification of the listed goods for tax-rate purposes. The notification is stated to operate retrospectively from 1 May 2026.

Aviation Turbine Fuel tax rate revised under the Delhi VAT Schedule for a limited six-month period.
Amends the Fourth Schedule to the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 by substituting the rate of tax for Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) at Serial No. 14 in the Schedule table. The revised entry prescribes a tax rate of 7 paisa in the rupee for ATF. The notification is stated to remain in force for a period of six months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Import policy for silver bars shifts to restricted status under Chapter 71, subject to policy condition no. 7.
Import policy for silver bars under ITC (HS) codes 71069221 and 71069229 is amended with immediate effect. The items are moved from the free category, earlier subject to RBI regulations, to the restricted category and are now subject to Policy Condition No. 7 of Chapter 71. The change applies to bars containing 99.9 percent or more silver by weight and other silver bars covered by the specified codes.

Occupational safety and health rebranding updates the name of the labour directorate through official notification.
The Central Government has notified, under section 87(1) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, that the Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes shall henceforth be known as the Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health with effect from publication in the Official Gazette.

Commencement of amendment provisions for animal disease control law notified to take effect from 1 July 2026.
The Central Government appoints 1 July 2026 as the date on which the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, so far as it relates to serial number 65 and the corresponding Schedule entries concerning the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, shall come into force. The notification is a commencement order limited to the specified provisions.

Voluntary Aadhaar authentication for Shram Suvidha Portal user verification is limited to Yes/No and eKYC facilities.
Voluntary Aadhaar authentication is enabled for verification of user details on modules of the Shram Suvidha Portal. The Ministry may use Aadhaar authentication only for the specified purpose and only through Yes/No and eKYC facilities. The use of Aadhaar authentication is voluntary, and the notification takes effect from publication in the Official Gazette.

GST return filing deadline extended for FORM GSTR-3B for March 2026, with retrospective effect from 20 April 2026.
The Commissioner, on the recommendations of the GST Council, extends the due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of March 2026 until 21 April 2026 for registered persons required to furnish the return under the relevant provisions of the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Act and Rules. The notification is stated to have effect from 20 April 2026, giving retrospective operational effect to the extension.

Tariff value fixation for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts under customs valuation rules.
Tariff values are fixed by substituting the existing tables under the customs valuation notification for specified goods, including edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts. The amended tables prescribe revised tariff values for crude palm oil, refined palm oil, palmolein, crude soya bean oil and brass scrap; separate entries specify tariff values for gold and silver in particular forms, including gold bars, gold coins, gold findings, silver in specified forms and goods covered by related import entries. The table for areca nuts is also retained at the stated tariff value with no change.

Special additional excise duty on aviation turbine fuel is revised for export clearances, with the amended rate taking effect from 16 May 2026.
Amends the existing special additional excise duty notification applicable to aviation turbine fuel cleared for exports by substituting the rate entry in the table with a revised duty of Rs. 16 per litre. The amendment is a further modification of the principal notification governing the export-related excise treatment of aviation turbine fuel and comes into force on 16 May 2026.

Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol and diesel exports revised through amended notification rates
Special Additional Excise Duty rates applicable to export of petrol and diesel are amended by substitution of the existing entries in the rate table of the principal notification. The amended rates specify Rs. 3 per litre against serial number 1 and Rs. 16.5 per litre against serial number 2, replacing the earlier entries in column (4) of the table. The amendment takes effect from 16 May 2026 as a further amendment to Notification No. 06/2026-Central Excise dated 26 March 2026.

Commencement of amended cattle-trespass provisions under the Jan Vishwas Act takes effect from 1 June 2026.
The Central Government appoints 1 June 2026 as the commencement date for the specified provisions of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 relating to the Cattle-trespass Act, 1871. The notification is limited to serial number 2 and the corresponding Schedule entries, and does not extend to other parts of the Act.

Continuous work limit under labour safety code requires a half-hour interval after five hours of work.
The Central Government has notified that continuous work under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 shall not exceed five hours and must be followed by an interval of at least half an hour. The notification is made under section 25(1)(b) and operates from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Mine working hours limit set for below-ground employees, capping each shift at eight hours under labour law.
The Central Government has notified working hours for persons employed in below ground working of mines under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. Under the power conferred by the first proviso to sub-clause (i) of section 25(1), such employees shall not work for more than eight hours in each shift in a day. The notification regulates shift duration and fixes the maximum daily working limit for covered mine workers.

Inspector-cum-Facilitators of Mines appointed with detailed territorial jurisdiction across zones and regions under labour safety law.
Appointment of specified officers in the Directorate General of Mines Safety as Inspector-cum-Facilitators of Mines is made under section 34(1) of the Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, in supersession of earlier notifications, except as to things done or omitted before supersession. The notification takes effect from publication in the Official Gazette until further orders and assigns detailed territorial jurisdiction across headquarters, zones and regions for mining, mechanical, electrical and occupational health functions.

Appellate authority jurisdiction under occupational safety code assigned to regional labour commissioners across India.
Appointment of appellate authorities under Section 4 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 for establishments where the Central Government is the appropriate Government. The notification, issued under sub-section (1) of Section 4, supersedes the earlier notification on the same subject, while preserving acts or omissions before supersession. Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in specified headquarters and regions are designated as appellate authorities within defined territorial jurisdictions across States, Union territories and selected districts.

Inspector-cum-facilitator appointments under labour code assigned region-wise jurisdiction across India for enforcement purposes.
The Central Government appoints specified Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) as Inspector-cum-facilitators for the purposes of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. The appointment is made under section 34(1) and applies within the local limits of jurisdiction assigned region-wise across India, with separate territorial allocations for the named labour office regions, States, Union territories and districts.