Rule 157: Training Scheme
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Rule 157 — Governs training scheme and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The employer of every mine shall ensure that a training scheme, based on the guidelines on the scheme of training, wherever no authority, specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for persons employed or to be…
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OSHWC Code Rule 157: Training Scheme. Full 2026 notified text, Code links, timelines, forms, examples, Q&A and official Gazette source.
How to use this page
Rule 157: Training Scheme should be read with the operative Code/Scheme/Rules and the establishment or employee facts to which it applies. Coverage, wage base, service history, State overlay and commencement date can change the outcome.
Practical checklist
- Confirm coverage of the establishment and employee/member before applying the provision.
- Check the latest Gazette, corrigendum and portal/circular instructions for the relevant date.
- Retain wage/service/member data, nominations, approvals, challans/returns and acknowledgements.
- Where a State rule or establishment-specific exemption applies, document that overlay separately.
Worked use case
Example: the same employee event can produce a different compliance result if the establishment is exempt, the service period is different, or the operative rule changed after the relevant date. Record those facts before calculating the benefit or obligation.
Official-source checks
- Open the notified Rules ↗
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — India Code ↗
Related Finin2min guidance
Reviewed for currentness: 12 September 2026. Educational/professional reference; the controlling law, notification, order or official filing instruction prevails.
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 employer of every mine shall ensure that a training scheme, based on the guidelines on the scheme of training, wherever no authority, specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for persons employed or to be employed in the mine:
- Provided that the agent of the mine may submit the training scheme approved by the employer in writing.
- (2) The Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator may by an order in writing, require such modification in the training scheme as may be specified therein.
- (3) The scheme referred to in sub-rule (1) shall include, but not limited to, the following provisions, namely:- (i) initial training for the persons to be employed in the mines;
Provisos / explanations
- Provided that the agent of the mine may submit the training scheme approved by the employer in writing.
Thresholds & timelines
- No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 157
157. Training Scheme.- (1) The employer of every mine shall ensure that a training scheme, based on the guidelines on the scheme of training, wherever no authority, specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for persons employed or to be employed in the mine: Provided that the agent of the mine may submit the training scheme approved by the employer in writing. (2) The Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator may by an order in writing, require such modification in the training scheme as may be specified therein. (3) The scheme referred to in sub-rule (1) shall include, but not limited to, the following provisions, namely:- (i) initial training for the persons to be employed in the mines; (ii) refresher training for the persons already employed; (iii) training in case of introduction of new technology, equipment or change in work procedure; (iv) assessing current competencies of a person employed in the mine and prior learning, in establishing the training needs; (v) assessing the training needs of persons working in mines for the safe performance of the mining operations; (vi) appointing persons who are competent to give training and assess workers’ competencies; (vii) keeping and auditing records of assessment undertaken and training imparted; (viii) the relevant standards, modules or any other guidelines issued in this behalf by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator; and (ix) course material on various topics for different categories of persons for delivering lectures in vocational training centre.
Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The employer of every mine shall ensure that a training scheme, based on the guidelines on the scheme of training, wherever no authority, specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for persons employed or to be employed in the mine:
- Additional operative limb — Provided that the agent of the mine may submit the training scheme approved by the employer in writing.
- Qualification / exception to test — Provided that the agent of the mine may submit the training scheme approved by the employer in writing.
- 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, Worker, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer.
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 training scheme, 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) The employer of every mine shall ensure that a training scheme, based on the guidelines on the scheme of training, wherever no authority, specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for persons employed or to be employed in the mine:” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. 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 157
What is Rule 157 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 157 — Governs training scheme and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The employer of every mine shall ensure that a training scheme, based on the guidelines on the scheme of training, wherever no authority, specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for persons employed or to be…
What does Rule 157 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The employer of every mine shall ensure that a training scheme, based on the guidelines on the scheme of training, wherever no authority, specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for persons employed or to be employed in the mine:” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 157 contain a proviso or explanation?
Yes. One extracted qualification is: “Provided that the agent of the mine may submit the training scheme approved by the employer in writing.”
What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 157?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 157?
The current concordance maps Rule 157 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 157 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.
Primary sources
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — India Code ↗
Official sources checked: 12 September 2026.