Rule 7: Application to Grievance Committee

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Rule 7 — Governs application to grievance committee and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years,…

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026

Rule status

Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.

Official Gazette

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

(1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years, category of worker, address for correspondence, contact number, details of grievance and the relief sought therefor.
(2) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) may be sent electronically or otherwise.
(3) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be filed within one year from the date on which the cause of action arose.

Provisos / explanations

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.

Thresholds & timelines

Application to Grievance Committee.– (1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years, category of worker, address for correspondence, contact number, details of grievance and the…
(3) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be filed within one year from the date on which the cause of action arose.

Mapped Code sections

Section 4

Full notified text — Rule 7

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.

7. Application to Grievance Committee.– (1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance
before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is
posted, length of his service in years, category of worker, address for correspondence, contact number, details of
grievance and the relief sought therefor.

(2) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) may be sent electronically or otherwise.

(3) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be filed within one year from the date on which the cause of action
arose.

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — (1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years, category of worker, address for correspondence, contact number, details of grievance and the relief sought therefor.
Additional operative limb — (2) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) may be sent electronically or otherwise.
Numerical or timing control — Application to Grievance Committee.– (1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years, category of worker, address for correspondence, contact number, details of grievance and the…
Code Section mapping — 4. 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: Worker.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Section 4

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

When an event triggers application to grievance committee, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “Application to Grievance Committee.– (1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years, category of worker” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 4.

Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.

Q&A — Rule 7

What is Rule 7 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 7 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years, category of worker, address for correspondence, contact number, details of grievance and the relief sought therefor.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 7 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text. Check the complete rule below for clause-level conditions.

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 7?

The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Application to Grievance Committee.– (1) Any aggrieved worker may file an application stating his grievance before the Grievance Committee, along with name, designation, worker code or token number, department where he is posted, length of his service in years, category of worker, address for correspondence, contact number, details of grievance and the…” Apply it only in its notified context.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 7?

The current concordance maps Rule 7 to Section(s) 4.

When did Rule 7 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.

Primary sources

Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗

Industrial Relations Code, 2020 — India Code ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026.

Jurisdiction note: This is the Central Rule corpus. Check State rules/notifications where the State Government is the appropriate Government and check later Gazette amendments before acting.