Section 68: Power to remove difficulties
Allows time-limited removal-of-difficulty orders within the statutory boundary.
Statutory identity
What the provision requires
Allows time-limited removal-of-difficulty orders within the statutory boundary.
Implementation control: Check the Gazette for any order and confirm it does not purport to amend the substantive Code.
Provision-level reading sequence
- Read each subsection, clause, proviso and explanation in the official text.
- Apply section 2 definitions before testing the obligation or exception.
- Identify the appropriate Government and the applicable Central or State rule.
- Check commencement, section-specific notifications and saved predecessor-law instruments.
- Document the factual test and the evidence supporting the conclusion.
Provision map — subsection, clause and qualification
This map decomposes the section into its operative tests. Use the linked India Code text for exact numbering and wording.
Purpose
The Central Government may address implementation difficulty by published order.
Time limit
The power exists only within the statutory period from commencement.
Consistency
An order cannot be inconsistent with the Code.
Source check
Search the Gazette/Ministry library before relying on an assumed solution.
Linked Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026
No direct section citation was detected in the text of the 2026 Central Rules. The section may still operate with another rule, notification or State rule; verify the rule-making clause and current official library.
Authority, form and filing map
Evidence pack
- Gazette/commencement or delegation instrument
- legal applicability memo
- version-controlled source register
Compliance consequence
Apply the specific claims, recovery, adjudication, penalty and appeal provisions; do not infer a penalty solely from the section heading.
Remedy path: identify the claims authority, appellate authority, adjudicating officer, Inspector-cum-Facilitator or criminal court applicable to the issue.
Worked example
Before acting on power to remove difficulties, the employer records the applicable Government, employee category, operative instrument, calculation or procedural step, reviewer approval and evidence of completion.
Illustrative only. Apply actual wage notifications, contracts, dates, State rules and evidence.
Practical Q&A
Can an employment contract override this section?
Not where the contract reduces a statutory entitlement. Sections 60 and 61 must be considered, including any more favourable award, agreement or contract.
What should be checked before payroll or HR action?
Confirm coverage, appropriate Government, operative rate/order, the exact subsection and proviso, linked rule, evidence, approval and payment/filing deadline.
Primary sources
India Code — exact Section 68 text ↗
India Code — official consolidated Act PDF ↗
Ministry of Labour — Codes, Rules, notifications and FAQs ↗
Last official-source review: 16 July 2026.