Centre Pre-publishes Draft Rules on Four Labour Codes, Seeks Stakeholder Feedback

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has pre-published draft rules under all four newly enacted Labour Codes, the Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 inviting feedback from stakeholders as part of the process to make these laws fully operational. 

The government aims to operationalise the codes across India from April 1, 2026. 

Comments on the draft rules must be submitted within 30 days for the Industrial Relations Code and 45 days for the other three. 

The move is intended to streamline labour regulations, strengthen worker protections and simplify compliance for employers.