Rule 121: Cost of medical examination
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 121 — Governs cost of medical examination and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The cost of medical examination under these rules, shall be borne by the employer of the mine except in case the person is declared unfit for employment in mines after re- examination by appellate medical board.
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 cost of medical examination under these rules, shall be borne by the employer of the mine except in case the person is declared unfit for employment in mines after re- examination by appellate medical board.
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 121
121. Cost of medical examination.-The cost of medical examination under these rules, shall be borne by the employer of the mine except in case the person is declared unfit for employment in mines after re- examination by appellate medical board.
Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — The cost of medical examination under these rules, shall be borne by the employer of the mine except in case the person is declared unfit for employment in mines after re- examination by appellate medical board.
- 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: 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 cost of medical examination, 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 cost of medical examination under these rules, shall be borne by the employer of the mine except in case the person is declared unfit for employment in mines after re- examination by appellate medical board.” 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 121
What is Rule 121 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 121 — Governs cost of medical examination and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The cost of medical examination under these rules, shall be borne by the employer of the mine except in case the person is declared unfit for employment in mines after re- examination by appellate medical board.
What does Rule 121 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The cost of medical examination under these rules, shall be borne by the employer of the mine except in case the person is declared unfit for employment in mines after re- examination by appellate medical board.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 121 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 121?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 121?
The current concordance maps Rule 121 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 121 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.