Rule 46: Deposit of undisbursed dues in case of death of employee

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Effective 8 May 2026Source review: 16 July 2026Sections: 44

Rule identity

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

Chapter: CHAPTER VII — PAYMENT OF DUES, CLAIMS, ETC

Act references detected: section 44

Forms referenced: None expressly detected

Operational reading

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Enabling and linked Code sections

Section 44

Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee

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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.

46. Deposit of undisbursed dues in case of death of employee:–– (1) Where any amount payable to an employee under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 44 remains undisbursed since no nomination has been made by such employee or for any other reason, such amounts could not be paid to the nominee of employee, all such amounts shall be deposited by the employer after the expiry of six-months from the date the amount become payable, with the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction before the expiry of the ﬁfteenth day after the last day of the said period of six months. (2) The amount to be deposited under sub-clause (1) shall be through bank transfer or through a crossed demand draft obtained from any scheduled bank in India drawn in favour of such Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central).

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Implementation control

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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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