Rule 83: Employment of Women in establishment
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 83 — Governs employment of women in establishment and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;
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.
Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics
Operative clauses
- The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;
- (b) no women shall be employed against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020);
- (c) adequate transportation facilities shall be provided to women employee to pick-up and drop such employee at her residence;
- (d) the workplace including passage towards conveniences or facilities concerning toilet, washrooms, drinking water, entry and exit of women employee should be well-lit; the toilet, washroom and drinking facilities should be near the workplace where such women employee are employed and suitable provisions of closed-circuit television surveillance on the way to these facilities shall be provided;
- (e) provide safe, secure and healthy working condition is provided so that no women employee is disadvantaged in connection with her employment;
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- Employment of Women in establishment.-The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 83
83. Employment of Women in establishment.-The following conditions shall be met
for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day,
namely:-
(a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;
(b) no women shall be employed against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Code
on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020);
(c) adequate transportation facilities shall be provided to women employee to pick-up and drop such
employee at her residence;
(d) the workplace including passage towards conveniences or facilities concerning toilet,
washrooms, drinking water, entry and exit of women employee should be well-lit; the toilet,
washroom and drinking facilities should be near the workplace where such women employee
are employed and suitable provisions of closed-circuit television surveillance on the way to these
facilities shall be provided;
(e) provide safe, secure and healthy working condition is provided so that no women employee
is disadvantaged in connection with her employment;
(f) dedicated telephone numbers of the establishment shall be displayed at conspicuous places
both at the establishment as well as inside the vehicles, so that any women employee can
utilise them, in case of any exigency or emergency;
(g) in case of below ground mine not less than three women employees shall be on duty at any place;
and
(h) the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013 (14 of 2013), as applicable to the establishments, shall be complied with.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;
- Additional operative limb — (b) no women shall be employed against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020);
- Numerical or timing control — Employment of Women in establishment.-The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;
- Code Section mapping — 43, 44. 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: Employee / worker.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
A woman worker is rostered for a night shift. The employer should not treat the roster as a simple scheduling decision: test the worker-consent requirement, prescribed safety/transport or other conditions, and any sector-specific restrictions under the Code and applicable Rules before the shift is assigned. Retain consent, roster and safety-control evidence.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 83
What is Rule 83 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 83 — Governs employment of women in establishment and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;
What does Rule 83 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 83 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 83?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Employment of Women in establishment.-The following conditions shall be met for employment of women during night or before 6.00 a.m. and beyond 7.00 p.m in any day, namely:- (a) the consent of woman employee shall be taken in writing;” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 83?
The current concordance maps Rule 83 to Section(s) 43, 44.
When did Rule 83 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.