Section 34: Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators
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Section 34 — Governs the appointment and statutory role described by appointment of inspector-cum-facilitators. Key operative text: (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators for the purposes of this Code who shall exercise the powers conferred on them under this Code throughout their respective jurisdiction…
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.
Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗
Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does
Operative clauses
- (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators for the purposes of this Code who shall exercise the powers conferred on them under this Code throughout their respective jurisdiction specified in the notification.
- (3) The appropriate Government may— (i) for the purposes of inspection referred to in sub-section (2), by notification, lay down an inspection scheme which may provide for the generation of web-based inspection and calling of information under this Code, electronically and such scheme shall, inter alia, have provisions to cater to special circumstances for assigning inspection and calling for information from…
- (4) Without prejudice to the powers of the appropriate Government under this section, the inspection scheme referred to in sub-section (3) may be designed taking into account, inter alia, the following factors, namely:— (a) assignment of unique number, to each establishment (which will be same as the registration number allotted to the establishment registered under section 3), unique number to each Inspector-…
- (b) timely uploading of inspection reports in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be notified in the scheme;
- (c) provisions for special inspections based on such parameters as may be notified by the appropriate Government; and (d) the characteristics of employment, the nature of work, and characteristics of the workplaces based on such parameters as may be notified by the appropriate Government.
Provisos, explanations & qualifications
- Provided that a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may be appointed for the purposes of a State or more than one States or for the purposes of the whole of the Country.
- Provided that the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, with the approval of the appropriate Government, may by order in writing, prohibit the exercise, by any Inspector-cum- Facilitator or any class of Inspector- cum-Facilitators specified in such order, of any such power by such Inspector-cum-Facilitator or class of Inspector-cum-Facilitators.
Thresholds and timelines in the text
- No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this section text.
Actors expressly appearing in the text
Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer
Full statutory text — Section 34
34. Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators.—(1) The appropriate Government may, by
notification, appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators for the purposes of this Code who shall exercise the
powers conferred on them under this Code throughout their respective jurisdiction specified in the
notification.
(2) The Inspector-cum-Facilitators appointed under sub-section (1) shall, apart from other duties to be
discharged by them under this Code, conduct such inspections as specified in sub-section (3).
(3) The appropriate Government may—
(i) for the purposes of inspection referred to in sub-section (2), by notification, lay down an
inspection scheme which may provide for the generation of web-based inspection and calling of
information under this Code, electronically and such scheme shall, inter alia, have provisions to
cater to special circumstances for assigning inspection and calling for information from
establishment or any other person besides web-based inspections; and
(ii) without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (2), by notification, under the scheme,
provide for the randomised selection of establishment and the Inspector-cum-Facilitator for
inspection.
(4) Without prejudice to the powers of the appropriate Government under this section, the inspection
scheme referred to in sub-section (3) may be designed taking into account, inter alia, the following
factors, namely:—
(a) assignment of unique number, to each establishment (which will be same as the registration
number allotted to the establishment registered under section 3), unique number to each Inspector-
cum-Facilitator and to each inspection in such manner as may be notified by the appropriate
Government;
(b) timely uploading of inspection reports in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be
notified in the scheme;
(c) provisions for special inspections based on such parameters as may be notified by the
appropriate Government; and
(d) the characteristics of employment, the nature of work, and characteristics of the workplaces
based on such parameters as may be notified by the appropriate Government.
(5) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint any person or persons possessing the
prescribed qualifications and experience to be Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator for the purposes of such
establishments or class of establishments and for such local limits of jurisdiction as may be specified in
the notification:
Provided that a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may be appointed for the purposes of a State or more
than one States or for the purposes of the whole of the Country.
(6) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint for the purposes of establishments as
may be notified by that Government, as many Additional Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitators, Joint Chief
Inspector-cum-Facilitators and Deputy Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitators or any other officer of any
designation as it thinks appropriate, to exercise such powers of the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator within
his jurisdiction, as may be specified in the notification.
(7) Every Additional Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Joint Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Deputy
Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and every other officer appointed under sub-section (6) shall, in addition
to the powers of a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator specified in the notification by which the officer is
appointed, exercise the powers of an Inspector-cum-Facilitator within such local limits as may be
specified in the notification.
(8) No person shall be appointed under this section or having been so appointed, shall continue to hold
office, who is, or who becomes, directly or indirectly interested in a workplace or work activity or in any
process or business carried on in any workplace or in any plant or machinery connected therewith.
(9) The appropriate Government may also, by notification, appoint such public officers as it thinks fit
to be Inspector-cum-Facilitators in addition to existing Inspector-cum-Facilitator for exercising the
powers and discharging the duties of Inspector-cum-Facilitator for all or any of the purposes of this Code
within such local limits as may be specified in such notification.
(10) Without prejudice to the other functions of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator under this Code, an
Inspector-cum-Facilitator may in respect of any establishment or class of establishments in local area or
areas of his jurisdiction where the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator with the approval of the appropriate
Government and subject to such restrictions or conditions as he may think fit to impose, by order in
writing authorise the Inspector-cum-Facilitator to exercise such of the powers of the Chief Inspector-cum-
Facilitator as may be specified in such order:
Provided that the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, with the approval of the appropriate Government,
may by order in writing, prohibit the exercise, by any Inspector-cum- Facilitator or any class of Inspector-
cum-Facilitators specified in such order, of any such power by such Inspector-cum-Facilitator or class of
Inspector-cum-Facilitators.
(11) Every Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Additional Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Joint Chief
Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Deputy Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Inspector-cum-Facilitator and every
other officer appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of
section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and shall be officially subordinate to such authority as
the appropriate Government may specify in this behalf.How to apply this provision
- Primary statutory test — (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators for the purposes of this Code who shall exercise the powers conferred on them under this Code throughout their respective jurisdiction specified in the notification.
- Additional operative limb — (3) The appropriate Government may— (i) for the purposes of inspection referred to in sub-section (2), by notification, lay down an inspection scheme which may provide for the generation of web-based inspection and calling of information under this Code, electronically and such scheme shall, inter alia, have provisions to cater to special circumstances for assigning inspection and calling for information from…
- Qualification / exception to test — Provided that a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may be appointed for the purposes of a State or more than one States or for the purposes of the whole of the Country.
- Central Rule mapping — 78. 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: Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer.
Rules, forms and cross-references
Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping
Forms mapped
No prescribed form is directly mapped in the current concordance.
Other sections cited in this text
Related Labour Hub resources
A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.
Worked example
When an event triggers appointment of inspector-cum-facilitators, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators for the purposes of this Code who shall exercise the powers conferred on them under this Code throughout their respective jurisdiction specified in the notification.” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 78.
Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.
Q&A — Section 34
What does Section 34 of the OSHWC Code cover?
Section 34 — Governs the appointment and statutory role described by appointment of inspector-cum-facilitators. Key operative text: (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators for the purposes of this Code who shall exercise the powers conferred on them under this Code throughout their respective jurisdiction…
What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 34?
The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators for the purposes of this Code who shall exercise the powers conferred on them under this Code throughout their respective jurisdiction specified in the notification.” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.
Does Section 34 contain a proviso or explanation?
Yes. A qualification extracted from the official text is: “Provided that a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may be appointed for the purposes of a State or more than one States or for the purposes of the whole of the Country.”
What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 34?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in the official section text.
Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 34?
The current concordance maps Section 34 to Central Rule(s) 78.
Is Section 34 currently operative?
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.
Source & verification trail
Act: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗
Central Rules: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026 ↗
Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗
Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.