Rule 8: Application to conciliation officer

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Rule 8 — Governs application to conciliation officer and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of…

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.

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period of sixty days from the date of the decision of the Grievance Committee or from the date on which the…
Provided that in case of manual receipt of such application through speed post or in person, the conciliation officer shall get the same digitized and enter the particulars of the application in the online mechanism under intimation to the Trade Union and worker.

Provisos / explanations

Provided that in case of manual receipt of such application through speed post or in person, the conciliation officer shall get the same digitized and enter the particulars of the application in the online mechanism under intimation to the Trade Union and worker. CHAPTER III TRADE UNIONS

Thresholds & timelines

Application to conciliation officer.– Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period of…

Mapped Code sections

Section 4

Full notified text — Rule 8

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

8. Application to conciliation officer.– Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose
grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application
online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period
of sixty days from the date of the decision of the Grievance Committee or from the date on which the period specified
in sub-section (6) of section 4 of the Code expires, as the case may be, to the conciliation officer through the Trade
Union, of which he is a member:

          Provided that in case of manual receipt of such application through speed post or in person, the conciliation
officer shall get the same digitized and enter the particulars of the application in the online mechanism under intimation
to the Trade Union and worker.

                                                     CHAPTER III

                                                   TRADE UNIONS

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period of sixty days from the date of the decision of the Grievance Committee or from the date on which the…
Additional operative limb — Provided that in case of manual receipt of such application through speed post or in person, the conciliation officer shall get the same digitized and enter the particulars of the application in the online mechanism under intimation to the Trade Union and worker.
Qualification / exception to test — Provided that in case of manual receipt of such application through speed post or in person, the conciliation officer shall get the same digitized and enter the particulars of the application in the online mechanism under intimation to the Trade Union and worker. CHAPTER III TRADE UNIONS
Numerical or timing control — Application to conciliation officer.– Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period of…
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, Trade union.

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 conciliation officer, 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 conciliation officer.– Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of ” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 4.

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

Q&A — Rule 8

What is Rule 8 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 8 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period of sixty days from the date of the decision of the Grievance Committee or from the date on which the…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 8 contain a proviso or explanation?

Yes. One extracted qualification is: “Provided that in case of manual receipt of such application through speed post or in person, the conciliation officer shall get the same digitized and enter the particulars of the application in the online mechanism under intimation to the Trade Union and worker. CHAPTER III TRADE UNIONS”

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 8?

The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Application to conciliation officer.– Any worker aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Committee or whose grievance is not resolved by the said Committee within thirty days of receipt of the application, may file an application online on designated portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, or by speed post, or in person, within a period of…” Apply it only in its notified context.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 8?

The current concordance maps Rule 8 to Section(s) 4.

When did Rule 8 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.