Notification Record & Forms
Notification details and the forms every employer needs, in one place.
- Issuing authority
- Department of Labour, Employment and Training, UT of Lakshadweep Administration, Kavaratti
- Notified
- Public notice dated 18 August 2025 under F. No. 08/04/2024/LE&T, approved by the Administrator vide diary no. 263 dated 5 September 2025, and released for public comments around mid September 2025
- Objection window
- 45 days from the date of release, closing around early November 2025 (now closed)
- Legal basis
- Sections 133 and 135 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, read with the powers delegated to the Administrator of the UT of Lakshadweep
- Supersedes
- No specific Lakshadweep rules are named as repealed in the draft text itself. Lakshadweep establishments currently follow the central Factories Act 1948, the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970, the Inter State Migrant Workmen Act 1979 and the Building and Other Construction Workers Act 1996, which fall away once the OSH Code and these Rules take full effect
- Current Status
- Still a draft, not yet finally notified
The Union Territory of Lakshadweep does not currently have a dedicated set of rules for workplace safety, health and working conditions of its own. Establishments on the islands have so far followed the central Factories Act, the Contract Labour law, and similar central legislation directly, without a Lakshadweep specific rulebook. The Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Lakshadweep) Rules 2025 aim to change that by giving the islands their own rules under the OSH Code 2020, built around a single online registration, one inspecting officer, electronic registers, and simplified compliance for factories, docks, mines, building and construction work, contract labour and inter state migrant workers.
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 I (Rule 3(1)) | One time | Within 60 days of the Code becoming applicable to the establishment; the certificate in Form II is auto generated within 7 days if not issued earlier |
| Updating registration details of an existing establishment | Portal update (Rule 3(3)) | One time | Within 6 months from the date the Code comes into force |
| Notice of change in ownership or particulars | Portal update (Rule 3(6)) | Event based | Within 30 days of the change |
| Notice of commencement or cessation of work | Form IV (Rule 3(9) and Rule 5) | Event based | Within 30 days of commencement or cessation |
| Letter of appointment for existing employees | Prescribed format (Rule 7) | One time | Within 3 months of the rule coming into force |
| Annual health examination for workers aged 45 and above | Form V (Rule 6) | Annual | Within 120 days from the start of the calendar year |
| Notice of fatal accident | Form VI (Rule 8(1)) | Event based | Forthwith, that is immediately |
| Notice of serious injury or dangerous occurrence | Form VI (Rule 8(2) and (3)) | Event based | Within 12 hours of the injury reaching 48 hours of disability, or within 12 hours of the occurrence |
| Safety Committee meeting | Minutes register (Rule 19) | Quarterly | At least once every quarter, with a separate schedule for mines |
| Unified Annual Return | Form IX (Rule 60) | Annual | On or before 28th or 29th February every year |
| Deposit of compounding amount | Compounding notice (Rule 167(2)) | Event based | Within 15 days of receiving the compounding notice |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | Separate registrations under the Factories Act 1948, the Contract Labour Act 1970, the Building and Other Construction Workers Act 1996 and the Inter State Migrant Workmen Act 1979, each with its own form and authority | One single electronic registration under the OSH Code, done once in Form I on the Shram Suvidha Portal |
| Factory threshold | 10 or more workers with power, 20 or more without power under the Factories Act 1948 | 20 or more workers with power, 40 or more without power under the OSH Code |
| Contract labour threshold | 20 or more contract workers under the Contract Labour Act 1970 | 50 or more contract workers under the OSH Code |
| Inter State Migrant Worker threshold | 5 or more migrant workers under the Inter State Migrant Workmen Act 1979 | 10 or more migrant workers under the OSH Code |
| Inspection | Separate inspectors for factories, contract labour and migrant workers under different Acts | One Inspector cum Facilitator for all compliance under the OSH Code |
| Appointment letter | Not uniformly required across the earlier laws applicable to Lakshadweep | Mandatory for every employee under Rule 7 |
| Registers and returns | Physical registers maintained separately under each Act | Electronic registers and a single Unified Annual Return in Form IX covering all four Labour Codes |
| Safety Committee | No uniform requirement under the earlier factory law framework used in Lakshadweep | Mandatory Safety Committee for establishments crossing the Code's worker thresholds, under Rule 19 |
| Settlement of offences | Court driven prosecution as the main route | Electronic compounding option available before prosecution begins, under Rule 167 |
Applicability
Who the Code covers, and who gets special or exempt treatment.
Covered
- Factories with 20 or more workers using power, or 40 or more without power
- Mines, docks and dock work of any size
- Building and other construction work, motor transport, newspaper establishments, audio visual production and plantations with 10 or more workers
- Establishments engaging 50 or more contract workers, and the contractors who supply them
- Establishments engaging 10 or more Inter State Migrant Workers
- Beedi and cigar establishments where the work is carried out for hire or reward
Exempted / special treatment
- Establishments below these worker counts, unless the Central Government notifies them as hazardous or life threatening, in which case no minimum worker count applies
- Central Government offices, State Government offices and any warship, except where contract labour is engaged through a contractor and the Government is the principal employer
- Own residential construction work costing up to Rs 50 lakh and employing fewer workers than notified
- Establishments engaging fewer than 50 contract workers, and work that is only intermittent or casual in nature
- Establishments engaging fewer than 10 Inter State Migrant Workers
- Self employed persons working from their own private dwelling houses
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to what employers ask us most about this rule.
What are the Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Lakshadweep) Rules 2025?
They are the rules the UT of Lakshadweep Administration has proposed to carry out the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 within the islands. They cover registration, working hours, safety, welfare, contract labour, migrant workers and offences for establishments operating in Lakshadweep.
Have these rules been finally notified?
Not yet. They are still a draft as of August 2026. The public comment window closed months ago, but no final gazette notification has been traced.
Who needs to register under these rules?
Every employer running a factory, mine, dock work, or building and other construction work in Lakshadweep, along with other establishments covered by the OSH Code, must register electronically once the rules take final effect.
How does an employer register an establishment?
Registration is done online in Form I on the Shram Suvidha Portal, and the certificate is issued electronically in Form II, generally within 7 days.
What happens if the registering officer does not issue the certificate in time?
The establishment is treated as automatically registered, and the certificate is auto generated once the 7 day period lapses.
Is an annual health checkup compulsory for all workers?
It is compulsory for workers who have completed 45 years of age. The employer must arrange it free of cost within 120 days of the calendar year starting.
Does every establishment need a Safety Committee?
Only establishments that cross the worker thresholds set by the OSH Code, such as factories with 500 or more workers, need to form one. Smaller establishments are not required to.
What must an employer do after a workplace accident?
A fatal accident must be reported forthwith. An injury that keeps someone off work for 48 hours or more must be reported within 12 hours after that 48 hour mark, using Form VI.
When is the Annual Return due?
The Unified Annual Return in Form IX must be filed on or before 28th or 29th February every year, covering the OSH Code, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the Code on Wages together.
What is an Inspector cum Facilitator?
It is the single inspecting officer created by the OSH Code, replacing the separate factory, contract labour and migrant worker inspectors that existed under the older laws.
Can an offence be settled without going to court?
Yes, compoundable offences can be settled by paying the compounding amount to the notified officer within 15 days of receiving the compounding notice.
What is the penalty if an employer does not maintain the required registers?
The fine ranges from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh, and a repeat offence can bring imprisonment up to 6 months along with a higher fine.
Do these rules apply to government offices in Lakshadweep?
No, Central and State Government offices are generally kept out, except when contract labour is engaged through a contractor and the Government itself is the principal employer.
What should an employer in Lakshadweep follow while these rules remain in draft?
Employers should continue following the OSH Code 2020 and its Central Rules, along with the earlier central labour laws that were applicable to Lakshadweep, until these state specific rules are finally notified.
Where can an employer check the current status of these rules?
The Department of Labour, Employment and Training, UT of Lakshadweep Administration is the right authority to confirm the latest notification status before relying on the draft.
Sources
Where every fact on this page comes from.
- → Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Lakshadweep) Rules 2025, F. No. 08/04/2024/LE&T, Department of Labour, Employment and Training, UT of Lakshadweep Administration (official)
- → The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 (Act No. 37 of 2020), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India (official)
- → Public notice and legal update trackers confirming the 45 day comment window and the current draft status (Legality Simplified, Complinity and Simpliance)
- → Status of Draft Rules formulated by the States and Union Territories under the Labour Codes, JSA legal update
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.