Rule 45: Registration of building worker

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Rule 45 — Sets the statutory registration framework for registration of building worker, including who must comply and the conditions stated in the provision. Key operative text: (1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare…

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026

Rule status

Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

(1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated portal of the Central Government, within 30 days of the worker(s) becoming eligible, and such registration shall be seeded with Aadhaar and the Universal Account Number…
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board to provide a portal with the facility to the employers and contractor to register the eligible building workers on such portal.
Further, the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board shall also register any other eligible building worker within the geographical area of the State:
(3) The designated Portal of the Central Government shall have the facility for enabling each of the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the employer or the contractor of building or other construction work to have access for generating Universal Account Number or any other such unique number in respect of all eligible building workers and such State Board shall share details of the registered building…
(4) The State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the employer or the contractor may utilise the services of the business correspondents of the Department of Posts or Common Service Centres or e- sewa kendras of the Central Government or the State Government or any such other agency as may be decided by the State Government or State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board for facilitating the registration, renewal or…

Provisos / explanations

Provided that every such building worker has completed eighteen years of age and is less than sixty years of age and has been engaged in building or other construction work for not less than ninety days in the preceding twelve months.
Provided that an eligible building worker on the muster roll of an employer or a contractor in the destination State shall not be denied benefits only because such employer or contractor has failed to update his registration on the portal of the destination State.

Thresholds & timelines

Registration of building worker.– (1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated portal of the Central Government, within 30 days of the worker(s) becoming…
Provided that every such building worker has completed eighteen years of age and is less than sixty years of age and has been engaged in building or other construction work for not less than ninety days in the preceding twelve months.
(9) In case a building worker moves from one State to another State, then, it shall be the responsibility of the employer or the contractor to obtain the unique registration number from the building worker and effect the requisite changes in respect of such worker on the portal of the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board of the destination State within…

Mapped Code sections

Section 106

Full notified text — Rule 45

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.

45. Registration of building worker.– (1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to
register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the
State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated portal of the
Central Government, within 30 days of the worker(s) becoming eligible, and such registration shall be
seeded with Aadhaar and the Universal Account Number or any other such unique number generated
through the designated portal of the Central Government.

(2) It shall be the responsibility of the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board to provide a portal with
the facility to the employers and contractor to register the eligible building workers on such portal.
Further, the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board shall also register any other eligible building
worker within the geographical area of the State:

         Provided that every such building worker has completed eighteen years of age and is less than
sixty years of age and has been engaged in building or other construction work for not less than ninety
days in the preceding twelve months.

(3) The designated Portal of the Central Government shall have the facility for enabling each of the
State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the employer or the contractor of building or other
construction work to have access for generating Universal Account Number or any other such unique
number in respect of all eligible building workers and such State Board shall share details of the
registered building workers with the designated Portal of the Central Government quarterly or at such
periodicity as may be decided by the Central Government.

(4) The State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the employer or the contractor may utilise the
services of the business correspondents of the Department of Posts or Common Service Centres or e-
sewa kendras of the Central Government or the State Government or any such other agency as may be
decided by the State Government or State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board for facilitating the
registration, renewal or updation of particulars of eligible building workers.

(5) To facilitate the registration of eligible building workers, the Board referred to in sub-rule (1) may
set up camps as may be required in the labour-intensive areas.

(6) Every registered building worker shall be issued a digital identity card bearing his photograph and
other details as may be specified by the State Government or the Board referred to in sub-rule (1)
which shall be downloadable from the portal of the State Government or such Board.

(7) Every building worker registered with the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board, shall be
entitled to receive the benefits provided by the Board from its fund during the validity period of such
registration.

(8) The delivery of welfare schemes for the building workers may be done electronically using the
registration number of the building worker and any cash assistance shall be given through direct
benefit transfer only.

(9) In case a building worker moves from one State to another State, then, it shall be the
responsibility of the employer or the contractor to obtain the unique registration number from the
building worker and effect the requisite changes in respect of such worker on the portal of the State
Building Workers‘ Welfare Board of the destination State within a period of thirty days of such
worker joining the muster roll under such employer or contractor, and in case the building worker
does not possess such unique registration number then the employer or the contractor shall register
such eligible building worker as referred to in sub-rule (1).

(10) Where a building worker moves from one State to another State, and is registered under sub-rule
(9), he shall be entitled to get such benefits as are applicable to the other building workers of the
destination State from the Building Workers‘ Welfare Board of that State:

        Provided that an eligible building worker on the muster roll of an employer or a contractor in
the destination State shall not be denied benefits only because such employer or contractor has failed
to update his registration on the portal of the destination State.

(11) Every State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board shall submit a report annually to the State
Government with a copy to the Central Government in the form as may be specified by the Central
Government for such purpose.

(12) The State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board shall provide a mechanism for redress of grievances
of building workers including telephone helpline, registration, renewal, updation, portability and
delivery of welfare schemes.

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — (1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated portal of the Central Government, within 30 days of the worker(s) becoming eligible, and such registration shall be seeded with Aadhaar and the Universal Account Number…
Additional operative limb — (2) It shall be the responsibility of the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board to provide a portal with the facility to the employers and contractor to register the eligible building workers on such portal.
Qualification / exception to test — Provided that every such building worker has completed eighteen years of age and is less than sixty years of age and has been engaged in building or other construction work for not less than ninety days in the preceding twelve months.
Numerical or timing control — Registration of building worker.– (1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated portal of the Central Government, within 30 days of the worker(s) becoming…
Code Section mapping — 106. 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, Central Government, State Government.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Section 106

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

For a worker/member seeking a benefit connected with registration of building worker, the file should show coverage, service/contribution facts, the rule/scheme and prescribed form, and the calculation/payment. One statutory point to test is: “Registration of building worker.– (1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 106.

Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.

Q&A — Rule 45

What is Rule 45 of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 45 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated portal of the Central Government, within 30 days of the worker(s) becoming eligible, and such registration shall be seeded with Aadhaar and the Universal Account Number…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 45 contain a proviso or explanation?

Yes. One extracted qualification is: “Provided that every such building worker has completed eighteen years of age and is less than sixty years of age and has been engaged in building or other construction work for not less than ninety days in the preceding twelve months.”

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 45?

The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Registration of building worker.– (1) Every employer or the contractor shall be responsible to register such building workers eligible under this rule who are on their muster roll on the portal of the State Government or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or the designated portal of the Central Government, within 30 days of the worker(s) becoming…” Apply it only in its notified context.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 45?

The current concordance maps Rule 45 to Section(s) 106.

When did Rule 45 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 344(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

Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗

Code on Social Security, 2020 — India Code ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026.

Jurisdiction note: This is the Central Rule corpus. Check State rules/notifications where the State Government is the appropriate Government and check later Gazette amendments before acting.