Rule 116: Medical Examination of women
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 116 — Governs medical examination of women and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) A woman employee shall be examined by female qualified medical practitioner.
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) A woman employee shall be examined by female qualified medical practitioner.
- (2) In case a female medical practitioner is not available, the woman employee shall be medically examined by a male qualified medical practitioner in the presence of another woman.
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 116
116. Medical Examination of women.- (1) A woman employee shall be examined by female qualified medical practitioner. (2) In case a female medical practitioner is not available, the woman employee shall be medically examined by a male qualified medical practitioner in the presence of another woman.
Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) A woman employee shall be examined by female qualified medical practitioner.
- Additional operative limb — (2) In case a female medical practitioner is not available, the woman employee shall be medically examined by a male qualified medical practitioner in the presence of another woman.
- Code Section mapping — 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73. 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
For an establishment affected by medical examination of women, 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: “(1) A woman employee shall be examined by female qualified medical practitioner.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 116
What is Rule 116 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 116 — Governs medical examination of women and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) A woman employee shall be examined by female qualified medical practitioner.
What does Rule 116 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) A woman employee shall be examined by female qualified medical practitioner.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 116 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 116?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 116?
The current concordance maps Rule 116 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 116 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.