Rule 93: Responsibility of contractor
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Rule 93 — Governs responsibility of contractor and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The rates of wages payable to the workers by the contractor shall not be less than the rates fixed under the Code on Wages, 2019 and where the rates have been fixed by agreement, settlement or award, not less than the…
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
- (1) The rates of wages payable to the workers by the contractor shall not be less than the rates fixed under the Code on Wages, 2019 and where the rates have been fixed by agreement, settlement or award, not less than the rates so fixed.
- (2) In case where the contract labour employed by the contractor performs the same or similar kind of work as the worker directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of the contract labour of the contractor shall be the same as applicable to the workers directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment on the same or…
- (3) In case of any dispute whether the work is of similar kind, the matter be referred to the concerned Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) whose decision shall be final.
- (4)All contract labour shall be made member of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation and Employees' State Insurance Corporation subject to applicability as under respective provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020).
- (5) The contractor shall notify any change in the number of contract labours or conditions of work on the Shram Suvidha Portal.
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- (2) In case where the contract labour employed by the contractor performs the same or similar kind of work as the worker directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of the contract labour of the contractor shall be the same as applicable to the workers directly employed by…
Full notified text — Rule 93
93. Responsibility of contractor.-(1) The rates of wages payable to the workers by the contractor shall
not be less than the rates fixed under the Code on Wages, 2019 and where the rates have been fixed by
agreement, settlement or award, not less than the rates so fixed.
(2) In case where the contract labour employed by the contractor performs the same or similar kind
of work as the worker directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the holidays,
hours of work and other conditions of service of the contract labour of the contractor shall be the same
as applicable to the workers directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment on the
same or similar kind of work.
(3) In case of any dispute whether the work is of similar kind, the matter be referred to the concerned
Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) whose decision shall be final.
(4)All contract labour shall be made member of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation and
Employees' State Insurance Corporation subject to applicability as under respective provisions of the
Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020).
(5) The contractor shall notify any change in the number of contract labours or conditions of work on
the Shram Suvidha Portal.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The rates of wages payable to the workers by the contractor shall not be less than the rates fixed under the Code on Wages, 2019 and where the rates have been fixed by agreement, settlement or award, not less than the rates so fixed.
- Additional operative limb — (2) In case where the contract labour employed by the contractor performs the same or similar kind of work as the worker directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of the contract labour of the contractor shall be the same as applicable to the workers directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment on the same or…
- Numerical or timing control — (2) In case where the contract labour employed by the contractor performs the same or similar kind of work as the worker directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of the contract labour of the contractor shall be the same as applicable to the workers directly employed by…
- Code Section mapping — 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 119. 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, Employee / worker, Worker, Corporation / EPFO / Board.
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 responsibility of contractor, 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: “(2) In case where the contract labour employed by the contractor performs the same or similar kind of work as the worker directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of the contract labour of the con” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 119.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 93
What is Rule 93 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 93 — Governs responsibility of contractor and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The rates of wages payable to the workers by the contractor shall not be less than the rates fixed under the Code on Wages, 2019 and where the rates have been fixed by agreement, settlement or award, not less than the…
What does Rule 93 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The rates of wages payable to the workers by the contractor shall not be less than the rates fixed under the Code on Wages, 2019 and where the rates have been fixed by agreement, settlement or award, not less than the rates so fixed.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 93 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 93?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “(2) In case where the contract labour employed by the contractor performs the same or similar kind of work as the worker directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of the contract labour of the contractor shall be the same as applicable to the workers directly employed by…” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 93?
The current concordance maps Rule 93 to Section(s) 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 119.
When did Rule 93 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.