Notification Record & Forms
Notification details and the forms every employer needs, in one place.
- Issuing Authority
- Labour Employment Training & Factories (Lab-I) Department, Government of Telangana
- Notified
- G.O.Rt.No. 23, dated 28 January 2022 (Preliminary Notification), published in the Telangana Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 31 January 2022
- Objection Window
- 45 days from the date copies of the Gazette were made available to the public, as required under Section 137 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- Legal Basis
- Sections 133 and 135 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Central Act No. 37 of 2020), read with Section 24 of the General Clauses Act, 1897
- Supersedes
- State rules made under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970; the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979; the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966; the Factories Act, 1948; the Plantation Labour Act, 1951; the two Working Journalists Acts of 1955 and 1958; the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961; the Sales Promotion Employees Act, 1976; the Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers Act, 1981; the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996; the Mines Act, 1952; and the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986, as repealed by Section 143 of the Code, except for things done or omitted before the repeal
- Status as of
- Still at the draft stage as a state-specific rule. The four central Labour Codes, including the OSH Code, were brought into force nationwide from 21 November 2025, and the final Central OSH Rules, 2026 were notified on 8 May 2026, but Telangana has not yet notified a final version of its own OSH rules. Please verify current status on the Telangana Labour Department portal before relying on this guide for compliance action.
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Telangana) Rules, 2022 set out how the Government of Telangana proposes to apply the central Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 within the state, consolidating rules that used to sit across thirteen separate central laws covering factories, building and construction work, contract labour, inter-state migrant workers, beedi and cigar establishments, motor transport undertakings, newspaper establishments, and audio-visual production into a single framework governing registration, working hours, safety committees, registers, and licensing. Issued as a Preliminary Notification by the Labour Employment Training & Factories (Lab-I) Department on 28 January 2022, the rules remain at the draft stage as of July 2026, even as the central OSH Code and its final Central Rules, 2026 have come into force nationwide. Employers should confirm the current status with the Telangana Labour Department before relying on this guide for statutory compliance.
Forms under the State Rules
Due Dates
Compliance deadlines, forms and how often each one recurs.
| Compliance | Form | Compliance Frequency | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Register the establishment | Form-I | One-time | Before commencing operations; Certificate of Registration issues within 7 working days or the establishment is deemed registered |
| Update registration for establishments already registered under another central law | Not form-based | One-time | Within 6 months of the Code coming into force |
| Report change in ownership, management or registered particulars | Not form-based | Event-based | Within 30 days of the change |
| Notify commencement or cessation of the establishment | Form-IV | Event-based | Within 30 days |
| Conduct annual health examination (employees aged 45+, factories) | Form-V | Annual | Within 120 days of the start of the calendar year |
| Issue letter of appointment | Format under Rule 7 | Per new hire | At the time of employment; existing employees within 3 months of the rule taking effect |
| Report a fatal accident | Form-VI | Event-based | Forthwith by telephone; written notice within 4 hours |
| Report a disabling accident (48+ hours) | Form-VI | Event-based | Within 12 hours of the 48-hour disability period ending |
| Report a dangerous occurrence | Form-VI | Event-based | Within 12 hours |
| Display notice of periods of work | Form-VII | On change | Before work begins; re-displayed whenever the work system changes |
| Issue wage slip | Form-VIIID | Every wage period | At least one day before payment of wages |
| File annual return | Form-IX | Annual | On or before 1 February following the end of the calendar year |
| Apply for / renew contractor's licence | Form-XII | One-time / every 5 years | Before starting work; renewal 30-90 days before expiry |
| Pay wages to contract labour | Not form-based | Every wage period | Before the expiry of the 7th day after the wage period ends |
| File contractor's half-yearly return | Form-IXA | Half-yearly | Within 30 days of the close of the half year (Jan-Jun / Jul-Dec) |
| File principal employer's annual return | Form-IX (Part-II) | Annual | On or before 1 February following the end of the calendar year |
| Apply for approval of factory plans | Form-XVIII | One-time | Before construction, extension or installation begins |
| Apply for grant of factory licence | Form-XIX | One-time | At least 15 days before commencing the manufacturing process |
| Pay annual factory licence fee | Not form-based | Annual | Before commencement of the calendar year |
| Disclose hazardous-process information to the Chief Inspector | Not form-based | One-time / every 3 years | At least 30 days before starting the hazardous process; refreshed every 3 years or on change |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Governing framework | Thirteen separate central Acts and their Telangana rules — the Factories Act, 1948; the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970; the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979; the Beedi and Cigar Workers Act, 1966; the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996; the Plantation Labour Act, 1951; two Working Journalists Acts; the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961; the Sales Promotion Employees Act, 1976; the Cine-Workers Act, 1981; the Mines Act, 1952; and the Dock Workers Act, 1986 | One Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, and these unified Telangana Rules, covering all the above categories of establishment |
| Registration | Separate registration or licensing under each applicable Act, often on paper, with different authorities for each | Single electronic registration in Form-I on the State portal, with the Certificate of Registration auto-generated if not issued within 7 working days (Rule 3) |
| Working hours | Governed differently across the Factories Act and sector-specific Acts, with inconsistent daily and weekly caps | Rule 24 fixes a common 48-hour week and 12-hour spread-over across establishment types covered by the Code, alongside the separate provisions for journalists and sales-promotion employees |
| Registers and returns | Separate registers required under the Factories Act, the Contract Labour Rules, and the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Rules, largely paper-based | Consolidated into Forms VIII, VIIIA-D, IX, X and XI, permitted to be kept electronically (Rule 56) |
| Safety Committees | Required only in factories under the Factories Act, with thresholds that varied by state | Extended under Rule 19 to any establishment, not just factories, employing 250 or more workers, and to smaller factories running hazardous or dangerous processes |
Applicability
Who the Code covers, and who gets special or exempt treatment.
Covered
- All establishments in Telangana to which the OSH Code, 2020 applies as a matter falling to the State Government — including factories, building and construction work, contract labour engagements, inter-state migrant worker employment, motor transport undertakings, newspaper establishments, beedi and cigar establishments, audio-visual production, and plantations
- Establishments already registered under a corresponding central labour law before these Rules, which must update their registration particulars on the State portal within 6 months of the Code coming into force
- Employees engaged through a contractor, for the purpose of the principal employer's backstop liability for wages and minimum bonus under Rules 78 and 82
- Factories proposing a hazardous process, or with installed power exceeding 30 HP, which must obtain prior plan approval before construction or installation
Exempted / special treatment
- Establishments or classes of establishments the State Government exempts by notification from the working-hour provisions of Rule 24, subject to any conditions specified in the notification
- Working journalists (other than editors, correspondents, reporters and news photographers, who are covered separately) and sales-promotion employees, whose hours of work, leave and holidays are governed by the separate Rules 26 to 51 rather than the general provisions
- Beedi and cigar establishments and home workers, who are covered by their own licensing (Form-IA/IIA), log-book (Form-VIIIC) and raw-material dispute mechanism (Rule 98) rather than the general establishment provisions
- Factories below that threshold, and not carrying on a hazardous process, fall outside the mandatory plan-approval requirement of Rule 102(1), though the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may still call for particulars under Rule 102(8)
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to what employers ask us most about this rule.
What is the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Telangana) Rules, 2022?
It is the set of state-level rules Telangana proposes to make under the central OSH Code, 2020, covering how establishments register, how working hours and leave are set, how safety committees and officers are appointed, and how registers, returns and licences are handled.
Which older laws do these Rules replace?
They replace the Telangana rules made under 13 repealed central Acts, including the Factories Act, 1948, the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, the Beedi and Cigar Workers Act, 1966, and the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996, among others, except for actions already taken before the repeal.
When were these Rules notified, and are they final?
They were issued as a draft preliminary notification on 28 January 2022, open to objections for 45 days. As of 14 July 2026, Telangana has not notified a final version of these state OSH rules, even though the central OSH Code itself has been in force nationwide since 21 November 2025.
Does that mean the OSH Code does not apply in Telangana yet?
The central Code applies from 21 November 2025 regardless of state rules. What remains pending is the state-specific procedural detail — forms, fee schedules and local authority designations — which this draft is meant to supply once fiHow does an establishment register under these Rules?nalised.
How does an establishment register under these Rules?
The employer applies electronically in Form-I, and a Certificate of Registration (Form-II) is issued within 7 working days, or the establishment is deemed registered automatically (Rule 3).
What is the normal working week under these Rules?
Rule 24 caps work at 48 hours a week, with the spread-over, including rest, not exceeding 12 hours a day, and no more than 5 continuous hours without a half-hour break.
When must a safety committee be set up?
Rule 19 requires one in any non-factory establishment employing 250 or more workers, and in factories employing 100 or more workers or carrying on a hazardous or dangerous process.
How quickly must an accident be reported?
A fatal accident must be reported by telephone immediately, with written notice in Form-VI within 4 hours. An injury disabling someone for 48 hours or more must be reported within 12 hours of that period ending (Rule 8).
What safeguards apply to women working night shifts?
Rule 68 requires written consent, safe transport to and from home, CCTV coverage on the way to facilities, dedicated helpline numbers, and compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, among other conditions.
What must a contractor deposit before getting a labour licence?
Rule 75 requires a bank guarantee of Rs. 1,000 for every contract labourer covered by the application, rising in slabs to Rs. 10-20 crore for very large contractor workforces.
Sources
Where every fact on this page comes from.
- → Telangana Gazette (Extraordinary), G.O.Rt.No. 23, Labour Employment Training & Factories (Lab-I) Department, Government of Telangana, dated 28 January 2022 — Preliminary Notification of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Telangana) Rules, 2022
- → The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Central Act No. 37 of 2020), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India
- → Labour Department, Government of Telangana (labour.telangana.gov.in)
- → DLA Piper GENIE, “New Labour Codes usher in a new era of compliance,” on the 21 November 2025 national commencement of the four Labour Codes
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.