Rule 47: Maintenance of records, registers, forms, notice and display board

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Rule 47 — Sets the statutory notice requirement for maintenance of records, registers, forms, notice and display board, including the relevant trigger, recipient and timing conditions. Key operative text: (1) All records, registers, forms, notices, display boards and other documents which are required to be maintained under these rules shall be maintained in electronic manner in the required format or containing the information…

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) All records, registers, forms, notices, display boards and other documents which are required to be maintained under these rules shall be maintained in electronic manner in the required format or containing the information as is required.
(2) The records and other documents referred to in sub-rule (1) shall comply with the requirement of retention of records and shall be produced or shown as and when required by the concerned authority specified in this behalf under the Code.

Provisos / explanations

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.

Thresholds & timelines

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Mapped Code sections

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Full notified text — Rule 47

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

47. Maintenance of records, registers, forms, notice and display board.– (1) All records, registers, forms, notices,
display boards and other documents which are required to be maintained under these rules shall be maintained in
electronic manner in the required format or containing the information as is required.

(2) The records and other documents referred to in sub-rule (1) shall comply with the requirement of retention of records
and shall be produced or shown as and when required by the concerned authority specified in this behalf under the
Code.

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — (1) All records, registers, forms, notices, display boards and other documents which are required to be maintained under these rules shall be maintained in electronic manner in the required format or containing the information as is required.
Additional operative limb — (2) The records and other documents referred to in sub-rule (1) shall comply with the requirement of retention of records and shall be produced or shown as and when required by the concerned authority specified in this behalf under the Code.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Authority / officer.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

When an event triggers maintenance of records, registers, forms, notice and display board, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(1) All records, registers, forms, notices, display boards and other documents which are required to be maintained under these rules shall be maintained in electronic manner in the required format or containing the information as is required.”

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

Q&A — Rule 47

What is Rule 47 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 47 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) All records, registers, forms, notices, display boards and other documents which are required to be maintained under these rules shall be maintained in electronic manner in the required format or containing the information as is required.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 47 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 47?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 47?

No primary section mapping is recorded in the current rule register; use the express section references in the notified text and the Code’s enabling/rule-making provisions.

When did Rule 47 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.