Section 50: Records, returns and notices
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Requires prescribed registers, records, notices and returns and allows electronic maintenance.
Principal remaining provisions commenced on 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5322(E), read with the earlier partial commencement; check section-specific footnotes in the current India Code text.
Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗
Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does
Operative clauses
- (1) Every employer of an establishment to which this Code applies shall maintain a register containing the details with regard to persons employed, muster roll, wages and such other details in such manner as may be prescribed.
- (2) Every employer shall display a notice on the notice board at a prominent place of the establishment containing the abstract of this Code, category-wise wage rates of employees, wage period, day or date and time of payment of wages, and the name and address of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction.
- (3) Every employer shall issue wage slips to the employees in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
- (4) The provisions of sub-sections (1) to (3) shall not apply in respect of the employer to the extent he employs not more than five persons for agriculture or domestic purpose:
- Provided that such employer, when demanded, shall produce before the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the reasonable proof of the payment of wages to the persons so employed.
Provisos, explanations & qualifications
- Provided that such employer, when demanded, shall produce before the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the reasonable proof of the payment of wages to the persons so employed.
- Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “domestic purpose” means the purpose exclusively relating to the home or family affairs of the employer and does not include any affair relating to any establishment, industry, trade, business, manufacture or occupation. CHAPTER VII INSPECTORY-CUM-FACILITATOR
Thresholds and timelines in the text
- (2) Every employer shall display a notice on the notice board at a prominent place of the establishment containing the abstract of this Code, category-wise wage rates of employees, wage period, day or date and time of payment of wages, and the name and address of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction.
Actors expressly appearing in the text
Employer, Employee / worker, Inspector-cum-Facilitator
Full statutory text — Section 50
50. Records, returns and notices.—(1) Every employer of an establishment to which this Code
applies shall maintain a register containing the details with regard to persons employed, muster roll,
wages and such other details in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) Every employer shall display a notice on the notice board at a prominent place of the
establishment containing the abstract of this Code, category-wise wage rates of employees, wage period,
day or date and time of payment of wages, and the name and address of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator
having jurisdiction.
(3) Every employer shall issue wage slips to the employees in such form and manner as may be
prescribed.
(4) The provisions of sub-sections (1) to (3) shall not apply in respect of the employer to the extent he
employs not more than five persons for agriculture or domestic purpose:
Provided that such employer, when demanded, shall produce before the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the
reasonable proof of the payment of wages to the persons so employed.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “domestic purpose” means the
purpose exclusively relating to the home or family affairs of the employer and does not include any affair
relating to any establishment, industry, trade, business, manufacture or occupation.
CHAPTER VII
INSPECTORY-CUM-FACILITATORHow to apply this provision
- Primary statutory test — (1) Every employer of an establishment to which this Code applies shall maintain a register containing the details with regard to persons employed, muster roll, wages and such other details in such manner as may be prescribed.
- Additional operative limb — (2) Every employer shall display a notice on the notice board at a prominent place of the establishment containing the abstract of this Code, category-wise wage rates of employees, wage period, day or date and time of payment of wages, and the name and address of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction.
- Qualification / exception to test — Provided that such employer, when demanded, shall produce before the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the reasonable proof of the payment of wages to the persons so employed.
- Numerical or timing control — (2) Every employer shall display a notice on the notice board at a prominent place of the establishment containing the abstract of this Code, category-wise wage rates of employees, wage period, day or date and time of payment of wages, and the name and address of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction.
- Central Rule mapping — 51, 52. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
- Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer, Employee / worker, Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
Rules, forms and cross-references
Forms mapped
No prescribed form is directly mapped in the current concordance.
Other sections cited in this text
Related Labour Hub resources
A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.
Worked example
When an event triggers records, returns and notices, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(2) Every employer shall display a notice on the notice board at a prominent place of the establishment containing the abstract of this Code, category-wise wage rates of employees, wage period, day or date and time of payment of wages, and the name and address of the Inspector-cu” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 51, 52.
Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.
Q&A — Section 50
What does Section 50 of the Code on Wages cover?
Requires prescribed registers, records, notices and returns and allows electronic maintenance.
What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 50?
The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “(1) Every employer of an establishment to which this Code applies shall maintain a register containing the details with regard to persons employed, muster roll, wages and such other details in such manner as may be prescribed.” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.
Does Section 50 contain a proviso or explanation?
Yes. A qualification extracted from the official text is: “Provided that such employer, when demanded, shall produce before the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the reasonable proof of the payment of wages to the persons so employed.”
What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 50?
The provision contains this numerical/time expression: “(2) Every employer shall display a notice on the notice board at a prominent place of the establishment containing the abstract of this Code, category-wise wage rates of employees, wage period, day or date and time of payment of wages, and the name and address of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction.” Apply it only in the clause and context in which it appears.
Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 50?
The current concordance maps Section 50 to Central Rule(s) 51, 52.
Is Section 50 currently operative?
Principal remaining provisions commenced on 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5322(E), read with the earlier partial commencement; check section-specific footnotes in the current India Code text.
Source & verification trail
Act: Code on Wages, 2019 — official India Code PDF ↗
Central Rules: Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026 ↗
Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗
Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.