This section explores the 4 labour codes viz. the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020; that have been proposed by the Indian government to consolidate and simplify over 20 of the existing labour legislations in the country.
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30 October 2023
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The Central Government has passed four labour codes, which will consolidate, amend and/or subsume over 29 employment laws in India. State governments have issued rules under the labour codes, setting out processes and regulatory structures aiding in implementation of the provisions under the labour codes.
The chart below tracks the live status and date of publication/ notification of the relevant labour codes and the rules framed thereunder at the Central and State levels.
| Sr .no | Central or State or UT | Rules published under the provisions of Code on Wages, 2019 | Rules published under the provisions of Industrial Relations Code, 2020 | Rules published under the provisions of Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 | Rules published under the provisions of Code on Social Security, 2020 |
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Central |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Draft Code on Wages (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 18 June 2022) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Andhra Pradesh State) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 18 June 2022) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 18 June 2022) |
Draft Code On Social Security (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 15 July 2022) |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
Draft Code on Wages (Arunachal Pradesh) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 24 February 2022) |
Awaited |
Draft Arunachal Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 2 May 2022) |
Awaited |
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Assam |
Draft Assam Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 1 November 2021) |
Draft Assam Industrial Relation Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 30 November 2021) |
Draft Assam Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 8 April 2022) |
Draft Assam Social Security Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 27 October 2021) |
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Andaman and Nicobar |
Draft Code on Wages (A & N Islands) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 28 February 2022) |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Draft Code on Social Security (A & N Islands) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 28 February 2022) |
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Bihar |
Draft Code on Wages (Bihar) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 18 February 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Bihar) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 22 February 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 8 November 2021) |
Draft Social Security (Bihar) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 26 February 2021) |
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Chhattisgarh |
Draft Code on Wages (Chhattisgarh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 25 May 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relation (Chhattisgarh) Rules, 2020 (Publication date: 25 May 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Chhattisgarh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 25 May 2021) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Chhattisgarh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 27 May 2021) |
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Chandigarh |
Draft Chandigarh Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 28 December 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Chandigarh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 28 December 2021) |
Draft Chandigarh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 28 December 2021) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Chandigarh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 28 December 2021) |
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Delhi |
Draft Code on Wages (Delhi) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 26 November 2021) |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
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Goa |
Draft Goa Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 23 September 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relation (Goa) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 21 October 2021) |
Awaited |
Draft Goa Social Security Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 25 November 2021) |
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Gujarat |
Draft Code on Wages (Gujarat) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 5 October 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Gujarat) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 5 October 2021) |
Draft Gujarat Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021, (Publication date: 30 December 2021) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Gujarat) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 16 November 2021) |
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Haryana |
Draft Code on Wages (Haryana) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 September 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Haryana) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 September 2021) |
Draft Haryana Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 September 2021) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Haryana) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 September 2021) |
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Himanchal Pradesh |
Draft Code on Wages (Himachal Pradesh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 7 July 2021) |
Draft Himachal Pradesh Industrial Relations Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 29 September 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Himachal Pradesh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 12 November 2021) |
Draft Social Security (Himachal Pradesh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 30 October 2021) |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
Draft Code on Wages (Jammu and Kashmir) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 15 January 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relation (Jammu and Kashmir) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 15 January 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Jammu and Kashmir) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 9 February 2021) |
Draft Code On Social Security (Jammu and Kashmir) Rules, 2020 (Publication date: 15 January 2021) |
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Jharkhand |
Draft Code on Wages (Jharkhand) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 14 July 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relation (Jharkhand) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 14 July 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety Health & Working Condition (Jharkhand) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 27 August 2021) |
Draft Social Security (Jharkhand) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 3 August 2021) |
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Karnataka |
Code on Wages (Karnataka) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 2 December 2021) |
Industrial Relations (Karnataka) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 5 October 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Karnataka) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 4 April 2022) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Karnataka) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 4 April 2022) |
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Kerala |
Draft Kerala Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 15 December 2021) |
Draft Kerala Industrial Relations Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 30 December 2021) |
Draft Kerala Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 December 2021) |
Draft Kerala Social Security Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 16 December 2021) |
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Ladakh |
Code on Wages (Ladakh) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 3 June 2022) |
Industrial Relations (Ladakh) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 9 June 2022) |
Ladakh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 9 June 2022) |
Code on Social Security (Ladakh) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 3 June 2022) |
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Lakshadweep |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Draft Madhya Pradesh Code on Wages Rules, 2020 (Publication date: 24 December 2020) |
Draft Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relation Rules, 2020 (Publication date: 9 February 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Madhya Pradesh) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 9 March 2021) |
Draft Madhya Pradesh Social Security Code Rules, 2020 (Publication date: 1 March 2021) |
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Maharashtra |
Draft Maharashtra Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 3 September 2021) |
Draft Maharashtra Industrial Relations Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 3 December 2021) |
Draft Maharashtra Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Labour) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 18 July 2022) |
Draft Maharashtra Social Security Code Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 27 August 2021) |
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Manipur |
Draft Code on Wages (Manipur) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 19 November 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Manipur) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 19 November 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Manipur) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 19 November 2021) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Manipur) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 19 November 2021) |
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Meghalaya |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
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Mizoram |
Draft Mizoram Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 10 November 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relation (Mizoram) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 June 2022) |
Awaited |
Draft Code on Social Security (Mizoram) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 8 July 2022) |
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Nagaland |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
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Odisha |
Draft Odisha Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 12 March 2021) |
Draft Odisha Industrial Relations Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 18 May 2021) |
Draft Odisha Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 2 July 2021) |
Draft Odisha Code on Social Security Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 9 June 2021) |
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Puducherry |
Draft Puducherry Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 November 2021) |
Draft Puducherry Industrial Relations Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 3 November 2021) |
Draft Puducherry Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 2 August 2022) |
Puducherry Code on Social Security Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 29 March 2022) |
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Punjab |
Draft Code on Wages (Punjab) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 2 April 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Punjab) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 12 March 2021) |
Draft Punjab Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 17 May 2021) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Punjab) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 2 April 2021) |
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Rajasthan |
Draft Code on Wages (Rajasthan) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 19 July 2021) |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
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Sikkim |
Draft Sikkim Code on Wages Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 28 January 2022) |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
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Tamil Nadu |
Draft Code on Wages (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 11 April 2022) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Tamil Nadu ) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 11 April 2022) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 11 April 2022) |
Awaited |
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Telangana |
Draft Telangana Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 29 September 2021) |
Draft Industrial Relations (Telangana State) Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 29 September 2021) |
Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Telangana) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 28 January 2022) |
Draft Code on Social Security (Telangana) Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 28 January 2022) |
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Tripura |
Draft Tripura Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 1 June 2021) |
Draft Tripura Industrial Relations Code Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 19 June 2021) |
Draft Tripura Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 21 March 2022) |
Draft Tripura Code on Social Security Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 28 September 2021) |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Draft Uttar Pradesh Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 25 February 2021) |
Draft Uttar Pradesh Industrial Relation Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 26 February 2021) |
Uttar Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Condition Code Rules, 2022 (Publication date: 3 August 2022) |
Draft Uttar Pradesh Code on Social Security Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 3 March 2021) |
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Uttarakhand |
Draft Uttarakhand Code on Wages Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 25 February 2021) |
Draft Uttarakhand Industrial Relation Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 26 February 2021) |
Draft Uttarakhand Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 2 March 2021) |
Draft Uttarakhand Code on Social Security Rules, 2021 (Publication date: 26 February 2021) |
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West Bengal |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Awaited |
Source: Websites of Labour Department of Central Government and respective State Governments
Data updated till 11 October 2022