Notification Record & Forms
Notification details and the forms every employer needs, in one place.
- Issuing authority
- Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi
- Notified
- Draft published 3 December 2025 vide Notification No. F.27(118)/CIF/Lab/2021/1089
- Objection window
- 45 days from publication, closing on or around 17 January 2026
- Legal basis
- Sections 133 and 135 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 (Central Act No. 37 of 2020), read with Ministry of Home Affairs Notification S.O. 273(E) dated 16 January 2023
- Supersedes
- The Delhi Factories Rules 1950; The Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules 2002; The Delhi Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules 1972
- Current Status
- Still a draft, final notification pending
For decades, factories, building sites and contractors in Delhi followed three separate rulebooks, each with its own forms, licences and inspectors. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 folded the underlying central laws into one Code, and Delhi has now drafted a single set of state rules to go with it. Once finalised, the Delhi Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules 2025 will be the one place employers look for registration, safety, working hours, contract labour and welfare requirements across every covered establishment in the capital.
Forms under the State Rules
Due Dates
Compliance deadlines, forms and how often each one recurs.
| Compliance | Form | Compliance Frequency | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration of a new establishment | Form 01 (Rule 4(1)) | One time | Within 60 days of the Code becoming applicable, a late fee applies after that |
| Notice of commencement or cessation | Form 04 (Rule 6) | Event based | At least 30 days before commencement or cessation |
| Medical exam for workers above 45 years | Form 05 (Rule 7(1)) | Annual | Within 120 days of the start of the calendar year |
| Medical exam for hazardous process workers | Form 05 (Rule 7(2)) | Annual | Within 30 days of the start of the calendar year |
| Letter of appointment | Form 06 (Rule 8) | On hiring | On appointment, existing staff within 3 months of the Rules taking effect |
| Notice of accident causing death or disabling injury | Form 07 (Rule 9(1)) | Event based | As early as possible, confirmed in writing within 24 hours |
| Notice where disability lasts 48 hours or more | Form 07 (Rule 9(4)) | Event based | Within 24 hours after the 48 hour period ends |
| Notice of a notifiable disease | Form 08 (Rule 10) | Event based | Within one week of diagnosis |
| Annual return | Form 15 (Rule 32) | Annual | On or before 31 January following the calendar year |
| Renewal of contract labour licence | Form 16 (Rule 41(1)) | Before expiry | At least 30 days, and not more than 60 days, before expiry |
| Renewal of factory licence | Form 22 (Rule 60(1)) | Before expiry | At least 30 days before expiry |
| Safety committee meeting | Not applicable (Rule 21(4)) | Quarterly | At least once every quarter |
| Preservation of leave register | Form 12 (Rule 29) | Ongoing | Kept for 2 years after the last entry |
| Preservation of wage and muster records | Form 10, Form 11 (Rule 28(d)) | Ongoing | Kept for 1 calendar year after the last entry |
Key Provisions
What changed under the Code, and what it means for payroll.
Old Law vs. New Law
What employers followed before, against what applies now — point matched against point.
| On this point | Before — earlier law | Now — the new Code |
|---|---|---|
| Registrations and licences | Separate registration and licensing under three different rules for factories, construction work and contract labour | One registration in Form 01 under a single set of Rules covering all three areas |
| Mode of application | Largely manual applications to different offices | Online applications through the Labour Department portal, with deemed approval if the authority misses the deadline |
| Medical examination | Periodic checks mainly for workers in hazardous processes under the Factories Act | Annual free checks for every worker above 45 years, on top of the existing hazardous process checks |
| Safety Committee | Required mainly in hazardous process factories under the Factories Act | Required in factories, hazardous process units and construction sites once they cross 250 workers |
| Contract labour licence fee and security | Lower, older fee slabs fixed decades ago under the Contract Labour Act | Revised fee from Rs 5,000 to Rs 75,000 a year, and security from Rs 50,000 to Rs 7,50,000, based on worker count |
| Overtime cap | Limits varied depending on which of the three laws applied | A uniform cap of 144 hours a quarter across every covered establishment |
| Interstate migrant workers | Covered under a separate central Act with its own forms | Folded into these Rules, with a journey allowance and a dedicated toll free helpline |
| Appeals and penalties | Different appellate routes under each of the three old rules | One appeal route to the Chief Inspector cum Facilitator or Labour Commissioner, and one compounding process |
Applicability
Who the Code covers, and who gets special or exempt treatment.
Covered
- Every establishment in Delhi, meaning any factory, trade, business or manufacturing unit, employing 10 or more workers
- Factories, and building or other construction work of the kind covered by the old Delhi rules
- Establishments engaging contract labour or interstate migrant workers through a licensed contractor
- Producers engaging audio visual workers under an agreement
- Establishments carrying out a hazardous process, regardless of the usual worker threshold
Exempted / special treatment
- Offices of the Central and State Government, except where they engage contract labour through a contractor
- Mines and dock work, which fall under separate Central provisions of the Code
- Individual or group residential construction work costing under Rs 50 lakh and employing fewer workers than the notified limit
- Charitable, social or philanthropic institutions, and purely domestic service, which fall outside the definition of industry
- Establishments already registered under another central labour law, deemed registered once they update their details with the registering officer
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to what employers ask us most about this rule.
What are the Delhi Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules 2025?
They are a single set of draft state rules that will govern workplace safety, registration, working hours and welfare for factories, construction sites and contract labour across Delhi. They are made under the central Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 and are meant to replace three older Delhi rules.
When were the draft Rules published?
The Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi published them on 3 December 2025 through Notification No. F.27(118)/CIF/Lab/2021/1089, inviting objections and suggestions from the public.
Have the Rules been finally notified?
Not yet. The 45 day objection window closed around 17 January 2026, and as of 27 July 2026 the Delhi government has not issued a final notification. Employers should keep following the existing rules until that happens.
Which older Delhi rules will these Rules replace?
Once finalised, they will replace the Delhi Factories Rules 1950, the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules 2002, and the Delhi Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules 1972.
Which establishments need to register under the new Rules?
Any establishment in Delhi employing 10 or more workers needs to register, including factories, construction sites, and businesses engaging contract labour or interstate migrant workers.
How does an employer register an establishment?
The employer applies online in Form 01 to the Registering Officer, uploads the required documents and pays the registration fee, which rises with the number of employees. The registering officer then issues a digital certificate of registration.
What if the registering officer does not act on the application in time?
The Rules build in deemed registration. If the officer does not issue or reject the certificate within the prescribed time, the establishment is treated as registered automatically.
Is medical examination compulsory for all workers?
Every worker above 45 years must get a free medical exam once a year, within 120 days of the start of the calendar year. Workers in hazardous processes must be examined within 30 days of the start of the year instead.
When does an establishment need a Safety Committee?
A factory with 250 or more workers in a hazardous process, or a construction site with 250 or more workers, must form a Safety Committee that meets at least once every quarter.
How does contract labour licensing work?
A contractor must hold a licence from the Licensing Authority before supplying workers to an establishment. The licence fee and the security deposit both increase with the number of workers the contractor employs, and the licence must be renewed before it expires.
What are the working hour limits under the Rules?
No worker can be made to work more than 48 hours a week. Overtime is capped at 144 hours a quarter and must be paid at double the ordinary wage rate.
What welfare facilities must employers provide for women employees?
Employers must take the woman's consent for night work, provide safe transport, install CCTV cameras, arrange creche facilities where needed, and hold a grievance meeting with women employees once every eight weeks.
What happens if an employer does not comply with the Rules?
Penalties flow from the parent Code. A general contravention can draw a fine of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, while more serious breaches, such as those involving hazardous processes or an accident, can carry both a heavier fine and imprisonment.
Can an employer appeal a penalty?
Yes. An employer can appeal to the Chief Inspector cum Facilitator or the Labour Commissioner, paying an appeal fee of 2 percent of the penalty through Form 28, and many offences can also be settled through compounding instead of prosecution.
Where can employers send objections or suggestions on the draft Rules?
Objections can be emailed to ciflab.delhi@nic.in or sent by post to the Labour Department, C Block, 5, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi 110054, though the original 45 day window for the December 2025 draft has already closed.
Sources
Where every fact on this page comes from.
- → Draft Delhi Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules 2025, Notification No. F.27(118)/CIF/Lab/2021/1089 dated 3 December 2025, Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi (official)
- → Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, Central Act No. 37 of 2020 (official)
- → Ministry of Home Affairs Notification S.O. 273(E) dated 16 January 2023 (official)
- → labour.delhi.gov.in, official website of the Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi (official)
For informational purposes only — not legal advice. State rules referenced here are subject to change on final notification. Verify current status with our compliance team before acting.