Rule 37: Worker re-skilling fund
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Rule 37 — Governs worker re-skilling fund and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such…
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.
Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics
Operative clauses
- (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) to be…
- (2) The fund so received under sub-rule (1) shall be transferred by the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), electronically to each of the retrenched worker account within forty-five days of retrenchment to enable…
- (3) The employer shall also submit the list containing the name of the retrenched worker, the amount equivalent to fifteen days of wages last drawn by such retrenched worker along with his bank account details, to the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the…
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- Worker re-skilling fund.– (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website of the…
- (2) The fund so received under sub-rule (1) shall be transferred by the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), electronically to each of the retrenched worker…
- (3) The employer shall also submit the list containing the name of the retrenched worker, the amount equivalent to fifteen days of wages last drawn by such retrenched worker along with his bank account details, to the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the…
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 37
37. Worker re-skilling fund.– (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall,
within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last
drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website
of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) to be maintained by the Chief
Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner(Central) or the office of the
Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner(Central), as the case may
be.
(2) The fund so received under sub-rule (1) shall be transferred by the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)
or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner
(Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), electronically to each of the retrenched worker
account within forty-five days of retrenchment to enable them to utilise that amount for his re-skilling.
(3) The employer shall also submit the list containing the name of the retrenched worker, the amount equivalent to
fifteen days of wages last drawn by such retrenched worker along with his bank account details, to the office of the
Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office
of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner(Central), as the
case may be.
CHAPTER XII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIESApplication and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) to be…
- Additional operative limb — (2) The fund so received under sub-rule (1) shall be transferred by the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), electronically to each of the retrenched worker account within forty-five days of retrenchment to enable…
- Numerical or timing control — Worker re-skilling fund.– (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website of the…
- Code Section mapping — 83. 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, Worker.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
Suppose an industrial establishment reaches a step governed by worker re-skilling fund. HR/IR should create a dated file showing coverage, the competent authority/union status, required notice or application, service proof and the result. One operative text point to test is: “Worker re-skilling fund.– (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers i” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 83.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 37
What is Rule 37 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 37 — Governs worker re-skilling fund and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such…
What does Rule 37 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) to be…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 37 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 37?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Worker re-skilling fund.– (1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website of the…” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 37?
The current concordance maps Rule 37 to Section(s) 83.
When did Rule 37 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.