Section 49: No fees or commission or any cost to workers
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Section 49 — Governs no fees or commission or any cost to workers and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: The contractor shall not charge directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fee or commission from the contract labour.
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
- The contractor shall not charge directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fee or commission from the contract labour.
Provisos, explanations & qualifications
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.
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
Worker
Full statutory text — Section 49
49. No fees or commission or any cost to workers.—The contractor shall not charge directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fee or commission from the contract labour.
How to apply this provision
- Primary statutory test — The contractor shall not charge directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fee or commission from the contract labour.
- Central Rule mapping — 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101. 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: Worker.
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
For an establishment affected by no fees or commission or any cost to workers, 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 contractor shall not charge directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fee or commission from the contract labour.” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101.
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 49
What does Section 49 of the OSHWC Code cover?
Section 49 — Governs no fees or commission or any cost to workers and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: The contractor shall not charge directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fee or commission from the contract labour.
What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 49?
The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “The contractor shall not charge directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fee or commission from the contract labour.” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.
Does Section 49 contain a proviso or explanation?
No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.
What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 49?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in the official section text.
Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 49?
The current concordance maps Section 49 to Central Rule(s) 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101.
Is Section 49 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.