Rule 99: Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount
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Rule 99 — Governs making payment of wages from the security deposit amount and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) If the contractor or principal employer does not pay the wages to the contract labour employed by them, the concerned Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) shall conduct or cause to conduct, an inquiry and after giving an…
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) If the contractor or principal employer does not pay the wages to the contract labour employed by them, the concerned Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) shall conduct or cause to conduct, an inquiry and after giving an opportunity to be heard to the contractor shall pass an order to make payment if any, of such wages from the amount deposited by the contractor as security deposit.
- (2) The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else license will be liable to be suspended.
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- (2) The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else license will be liable to be suspended.
Full notified text — Rule 99
99. Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount.- (1) If the contractor or principal
employer does not pay the wages to the contract labour employed by them, the concerned Chief Labour
Commissioner (Central) shall conduct or cause to conduct, an inquiry and after giving an opportunity to
be heard to the contractor shall pass an order to make payment if any, of such wages from the amount
deposited by the contractor as security deposit.
(2) The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else license will
be liable to be suspended.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) If the contractor or principal employer does not pay the wages to the contract labour employed by them, the concerned Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) shall conduct or cause to conduct, an inquiry and after giving an opportunity to be heard to the contractor shall pass an order to make payment if any, of such wages from the amount deposited by the contractor as security deposit.
- Additional operative limb — (2) The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else license will be liable to be suspended.
- Numerical or timing control — (2) The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else license will be liable to be suspended.
- 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.
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 making payment of wages from the security deposit amount, 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) The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else license will be liable to be suspended.” 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 99
What is Rule 99 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 99 — Governs making payment of wages from the security deposit amount and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) If the contractor or principal employer does not pay the wages to the contract labour employed by them, the concerned Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) shall conduct or cause to conduct, an inquiry and after giving an…
What does Rule 99 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) If the contractor or principal employer does not pay the wages to the contract labour employed by them, the concerned Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) shall conduct or cause to conduct, an inquiry and after giving an opportunity to be heard to the contractor shall pass an order to make payment if any, of such wages from the amount deposited by the contractor as security deposit.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 99 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 99?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “(2) The contractor shall re-furnish the security deposit within a period of fifteen days or else license will be liable to be suspended.” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 99?
The current concordance maps Rule 99 to Section(s) 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 119.
When did Rule 99 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.