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Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 · IV

Rule 13: Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Rule 13 — Governs collection of statistics and portal for inter-state migrant workers and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The employer shall furnish to the Central Government, the detail statistics of inter-State migrant workers and of their occupational safety and health, electronically on web portal designated for the purpose by the Central…

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026
Rule status

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 345(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

  • The employer shall furnish to the Central Government, the detail statistics of inter-State migrant workers and of their occupational safety and health, electronically on web portal designated for the purpose by the Central Government as may be specified through general or special order by the Central Government issued from time to time.

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

Full notified text — Rule 13

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.
13. Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers.-The employer shall furnish
      to the Central Government, the detail statistics of inter-State migrant workers and of their occupational
      safety and health, electronically on web portal designated for the purpose by the Central Government
      as may be specified through general or special order by the Central Government issued from time to
      time.

Application and evidence

  1. Primary statutory test — The employer shall furnish to the Central Government, the detail statistics of inter-State migrant workers and of their occupational safety and health, electronically on web portal designated for the purpose by the Central Government as may be specified through general or special order by the Central Government issued from time to time.
  2. Code Section mapping — 21. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
  3. Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer, Worker, Central Government.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

For an establishment affected by collection of statistics and portal for inter-state migrant workers, the compliance owner should identify the applicable sector and authority, document the prescribed control/notice/record and retain inspection or training evidence. A text point to test is: “The employer shall furnish to the Central Government, the detail statistics of inter-State migrant workers and of their occupational safety and health, electronically on web portal designated for the purpose by the Central Government as may be specified through general or special” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 21.

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

Q&A — Rule 13

What is Rule 13 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?

Rule 13 — Governs collection of statistics and portal for inter-state migrant workers and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The employer shall furnish to the Central Government, the detail statistics of inter-State migrant workers and of their occupational safety and health, electronically on web portal designated for the purpose by the Central…

What does Rule 13 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The employer shall furnish to the Central Government, the detail statistics of inter-State migrant workers and of their occupational safety and health, electronically on web portal designated for the purpose by the Central Government as may be specified through general or special order by the Central Government issued from time to time.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 13 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 13?

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

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 13?

The current concordance maps Rule 13 to Section(s) 21.

When did Rule 13 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 345(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

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Editorial owner: CA Nikhil Gupta · Official-source set checked 20 August 2026; provision-level professional review remains matter-specific
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