Draft Rules under The Code on Social Security 2020

The operationalization of the Code on Social Security 2020 will soon be a reality. The Union Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) has notified Draft Rules under The Code on Social Security 2020 vide notification number G.S.R 713 (E) dated 13^th November 2020. I am attaching herewith a copy of the notification for ready reference.

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The Code on Social Security 2020 consolidates the following Acts

1. The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948),
2. The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 ( 19 of 1952),
3. The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959( 31 of 1959),
4. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (53 of 1961),
5. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972),
6. The Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981 (33 of 1981),
7. The Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996(28 of 1996) and
8. The Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008(33 of 2008),

The Draft Rules, once approved and Notified as Rules, shall be so-called Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020 and will supersede the following exiting Rules

1. The Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950;
2. The Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1997;
3. The Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal(Conditions of Service) Rules, 1997;
4. The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules, 1960;
5. The Maternity Benefit (Mines and Circus) Rules, 1963;
6. The Payment of Gratuity (Central) Rules, 1972;
7. The Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Rules, 1984;
8. The Building and Other Constructions Workers’ Welfare Cess Rules, 1998; and
9. The Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Rules, 2009;

Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri Rahul Bhagat, Director, Ministry of Labuor and Employment, Room No.302, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001 or by e-mail –rahul.bhagat@ips.gov.in. The objections and suggestions should be sent in a proforma containing column (1) specifying the name and address of the person/organization and column (2) specifying the chapter and rule or sub-rule which is proposed to be modified and column (3) specifying the revised rule or sub-rule proposed to be substituted and column (4) reasons therefor;

Objections and suggestions, received before  the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; will be considered by the Central Government.

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