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Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 · G.S.R. 343(E)

Rule 38: Term of office of members of Board

Rule-wise repository containing the operative Gazette text, enabling-section map, forms, implementation controls and evidence requirements.

Effective 8 May 2026Source review: 16 July 2026Sections: verify enabling clause

Rule identity

Notification: G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026

Chapter: CHAPTER VI — C ENTRAL A DVISORY BOARD

Act references detected: No express section number detected in extracted text

Forms referenced: None expressly detected

Operational reading

  • Read every sub-rule, clause, proviso and explanation in sequence.
  • Treat the full Gazette text below as the controlling rule text in this repository.
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Official rule text

Extracted from the English part of the Gazette PDF bundled with the production repository. Formatting is normalised; the signed Gazette PDF prevails.

38. Term of office of members of Board.- (1) The term of office of the Chairperson a n d members, shall be three years commencing from the date of appointment or nomination, as the case may be: Provided that the Chairperson or a member shall after the expiry of the said period of three years, continue to hold office until their successor is appointed or nominated. (2) An independent member of the Board nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remaining period of the term of office of the member in whose place that independent member is nominated or till the time a regular incumbent joins. (3) The official members of the Board shall hold office till they are replaced by respective such other official members. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, the members of the Board shall hold office during the pleasure of the Central Government.

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Paragraph map

  • Provided that
  • (2)
  • (3)
  • (4)

Implementation control

Translate Rule 38 into a named owner, payroll/HR system control, prescribed form or register, due date, reviewer and retained evidence. Where the rule delegates criteria to a special or general order, verify that order rather than inventing a threshold.

Evidence checklist

  • current Gazette and later amendment check
  • applicable employee/establishment classification
  • calculation, register, form or notice required by the rule
  • approval and submission/payment evidence
  • exception and remediation log

Failure consequence

Failure can support a wage/bonus claim, an inspection observation, adjudication or prosecution depending on the linked Code provision. Apply sections 45, 49 and 51–56 as relevant.

Primary sources

Ministry of Labour — Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 ↗

India Code — Code on Wages, 2019 ↗

Ministry Labour Codes library ↗

Last official-source review: 16 July 2026.

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