Executive officer designation under social security code assigns Chapter XIII duties to employment officials.
The Central Government has designated the Joint Director (Employment) or the Director (Employment) looking after the work of Career Centre (Central) in the Directorate General of Employment, Ministry of Labour and Employment, as the executive officer for the purposes of Chapter XIII of the Code on Social Security, 2020. The designation is made under clause (30) of section 2 of the Code and authorises the notified officer to discharge the duties assigned under that Chapter.

Vacancy reporting exemption limits career centre reporting for low-remuneration posts under social security law.
The Central Government has exempted vacancies carrying total remuneration of less than eleven thousand rupees per month from the reporting requirement under section 139 of the Code on Social Security, 2020. Issued under section 140(2)(b), the notification excludes such vacancies from the career centre vacancy-reporting framework while leaving the general reporting regime applicable to vacancies meeting or exceeding the stated threshold.

Prosecution sanction and compounding powers are assigned to designated labour officers under the social security code.
Authority is conferred on specified officers of the labour administration for sanctioning prosecution and compounding of offences under Chapter XIII of the Code on Social Security, 2020, including offences relating to the rules or schemes made or framed under that Code. The notification identifies the officers, their offices, and the territorial jurisdiction within which the power is to be exercised. The Director (Employment) in the Career Centre (Central) is empowered for the whole of India, and the Joint Director (Employment) is included within the authorised class of officers for the stated purposes.

Vacancy reporting requirement starts for employers in public and private sectors under the social security framework.
The Central Government fixes the commencement of the vacancy reporting requirement under section 139(1) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 as ninety days from the notification of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026. From that date, every employer in the public sector and private sector must report vacancies to the concerned career centre.

Industrial relations powers delegated for lay-off, retrenchment and closure applications under the Code.
The Central Government delegates, under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, its powers to officers of the rank of Joint Secretary and above dealing with Industrial Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The delegation covers examination and consideration of applications relating to lay-off, retrenchment and closure in establishments where the Central Government is the appropriate Government.

Welfare cess on construction activity specified at one per cent under social security law, replacing the earlier notification.
The Central Government specifies a welfare cess on building or other construction work under section 100(1) of the Code on Social Security, 2020. The cess is fixed at one per cent of the cost of construction incurred by an employer and operates from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The notification supersedes the earlier Government of India notification relating to the same cess on construction activity.

Delegation of powers under industrial relations law assigns statutory functions to the Regional Labour Commissioner within jurisdiction.
The Central Government delegates to the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), within the relevant jurisdiction, the power to discharge the functions vested in it under section 59(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. The delegation is made in exercise of the Government's powers under section 100 of the Code and operates as an administrative allocation of authority for implementation of the specified statutory functions.

Delegation of prosecution powers under industrial relations law is assigned to specified labour officers across defined territorial jurisdictions.
Powers exercisable by the Central Government under section 87(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 are delegated, in relation to offences punishable under specified sub-sections of section 86, to identified labour officers for industrial establishments or undertakings where the Central Government is the appropriate Government. The delegation operates within the territorial jurisdictions assigned in the schedule, with the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, empowered for the whole of India and various Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) assigned to defined regions and States or districts, including specific exclusions and partial territorial allocations.

Regional labour commissioners appointed for inquiry and penalty powers across specified territorial jurisdictions under industrial relations law.
The Central Government appoints specified Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) as officers competent to hold inquiries and impose penalties under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 for industrial establishments where the Central Government is the appropriate Government. The appointment is made region-wise, with territorial jurisdiction assigned to each office across the States, Union territories and districts specified in the Table.

Composition of offences under labour law is assigned to regional labour commissioners across India with defined territorial jurisdictions.
The Central Government specifies officers to exercise the functions relating to composition of offences under section 89 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 for industrial establishments where the Central Government is the appropriate Government. The notification authorises the Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) and Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in named regional offices to perform these functions within the territorial areas assigned to each office through a detailed jurisdictional table.

Worker re-skilling fund established under labour law framework for statutory re-skilling purposes.
The Central Government has constituted a Worker Re-skilling Fund under section 83(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 for the purposes of the Code. The notification creates the fund by exercise of the statutory power conferred under the Code and establishes the mechanism contemplated for worker re-skilling.

Conciliation officers appointed across India for industrial dispute settlement under the Industrial Relations Code framework.
Central Government notification appoints specified labour officers as conciliation officers under section 43(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 for mediating industrial disputes and promoting settlement within territorially assigned jurisdictions. It supersedes the earlier 1990 notification, subject to things done or omitted before supersession. The schedule allocates jurisdiction to central labour authorities and numerous Assistant Labour Commissioners and Labour Enforcement Officers across specified States, Union territories, and districts.

Appellate authority appointments under industrial relations law are redistributed across regional labour offices and territorial jurisdictions.
Appellate authorities are appointed under section 32 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 for industrial establishments across specified regions in India. The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, and designated Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) are assigned appellate functions within the areas mapped to each officer. The notification also supersedes an earlier appointment notification, while preserving prior actions done or omitted before such supersession, and updates the territorial distribution of appellate authority under the Code.

Certifying officers under labour code appointed across defined territorial jurisdictions for industrial relations administration.
Central Government notification appoints specified labour officers as certifying officers under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 for designated territorial areas. The Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) is empowered for the whole of India in cases involving a joint draft by a group of employers engaged in similar industrial establishments, while Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) are assigned to specified States, Union territories, and districts through a region-wise jurisdictional framework.

Occupational safety and welfare rules tighten registration, reporting, committee oversight, and workplace standards across major industries.
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 extend throughout India and supersede a wide range of earlier central labour rules, subject to things done or omitted before supersession. The rules establish electronic registration, notice, reporting, committee, safety officer, medical, welfare, record-keeping, inspection, and contract labour licensing systems under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. They also prescribe sector-specific and common standards for cleanliness, ventilation, potable water, lighting, sanitation, first aid, canteens, cre ches, working hours, leave, and accident reporting.

Social security rules framework governing provident fund, insurance, gratuity, maternity benefits, cess compliance, and statutory boards under the Code.
The Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 establish the procedural and administrative framework for implementation of the Code on Social Security, 2020, superseding earlier central labour rules relating to employee compensation, provident fund, employees' state insurance, gratuity, maternity benefit, employment exchanges, cess administration and unorganised workers' social security. The rules provide for electronic registration of establishments, definitions, and conditions for making Chapter III or Chapter IV inapplicable, and lay down the constitution, tenure, quorum, meeting procedure and fund administration of the Central Board, the Corporation and the National Social Security Board, including arrangements for gig and platform workers.

Wage compliance rules establish minimum wage calculations, rest-day protections, bonus procedures, claims processes, and mandatory employer records.
The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 regulate minimum wages, floor wages, wage payment, deductions, bonus, the Central Advisory Board, undisbursed employee dues, claims and compliance under the Code on Wages, 2019. They prescribe daily wage calculation, periodic variable dearness allowance revision, working hours, weekly rest and overtime safeguards. Employers must maintain prescribed registers, issue wage slips, file returns electronically, follow procedures for fines and deductions, and use specified claim, appeal, nomination and composition processes. The Rules also establish procedures for contractual-worker wage and bonus payment, bonus computation, Board governance and deposit of unpaid dues.

Industrial relations procedure rules streamline settlements, union recognition, standing orders, dispute resolution and workforce protections under the code.
Prescribes the Central rules for implementing the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, covering settlements, Works Committees, Grievance Redressal Committees, recognition of negotiating unions or councils, standing orders, notice of change, voluntary arbitration, conciliation, strikes and lock-outs, lay-off, retrenchment, closure, worker re-skilling, compounding of offences, protected workers and related procedural requirements. The rules also provide for electronic filing and service, prescribed forms, reporting obligations, and the role of specified labour authorities in Union territories and railway establishments.

GST rate schedule classification for beverage entries is revised through substituted tariff headings while retaining the stated rate structure.
Tripura State GST rate schedule classification is amended by substituting specified tariff headings for beverage-related entries under Schedule I, taxable at 2.5%, and Schedule III, taxable at 20%. Made on the Council's recommendations under the State Government's levy and valuation powers, the amendments revise tariff classification references without altering the stated rate structure and apply from 1 May 2026.

Tariff value amendments for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts continue the notified customs valuation framework.
Tariff values under the customs valuation notification are amended by substituting the tables for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts. The revised tables continue the notified tariff values for crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, other palm oil, crude palmolein, RBD palmolein, other palmolein, crude soya bean oil and brass scrap, each shown as unchanged from the existing rates. For precious metals, the notification restates the tariff value for gold and silver in specified forms, and for areca nuts, with effect from 9 May 2026.