Rule 64: Establishment and administration of Social Security Fund

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Rule 64 — Governs establishment and administration of social security fund and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) All the following funds received shall be credited to separate account(s) and called as Social Security Fund and all expenses towards the scheme notified under sections 109 and 114 for the Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers…

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.

Official Gazette

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

(1) All the following funds received shall be credited to separate account(s) and called as Social Security Fund and all expenses towards the scheme notified under sections 109 and 114 for the Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers or Platform Workers shall be met out of the following Fund, namely – (a) under sub-section (1) of section 141 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020); and (b) under sub-section (1)…
(2) The Central Government shall identify the sources for initial funding or replenishing the Social Security Fund from time to time.
(3) The Fund shall be administered by the Central Government through an agency designated by the Central Government in the manner, as specified by the Central Government.
(4) Directions of the Central Government, if any, shall be complied with by the agency designated for the administration of the Social Security Fund.
(5) The Statement of accounts of the Social Security Fund shall be maintained by the agency, in the form and manner as specified by the Central Government and shall be submitted to the Central Government from time to time.

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

Section 141

Full notified text — Rule 64

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

64. Establishment and administration of Social Security Fund.– (1) All the following funds
received shall be credited to separate account(s) and called as Social Security Fund and all expenses
towards the scheme notified under sections 109 and 114 for the Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers
or Platform Workers shall be met out of the following Fund, namely –

        (a) under sub-section (1) of section 141 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020);
        and

        (b) under sub-section (1) of section 115 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working
        Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020).

(2) The Central Government shall identify the sources for initial funding or replenishing the Social
Security Fund from time to time.

(3) The Fund shall be administered by the Central Government through an agency designated by the
Central Government in the manner, as specified by the Central Government.

(4) Directions of the Central Government, if any, shall be complied with by the agency designated for
the administration of the Social Security Fund.

(5) The Statement of accounts of the Social Security Fund shall be maintained by the agency, in the
form and manner as specified by the Central Government and shall be submitted to the Central
Government from time to time.

(6) The accounts of the Social Security Fund shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India.

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — (1) All the following funds received shall be credited to separate account(s) and called as Social Security Fund and all expenses towards the scheme notified under sections 109 and 114 for the Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers or Platform Workers shall be met out of the following Fund, namely – (a) under sub-section (1) of section 141 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020); and (b) under sub-section (1)…
Additional operative limb — (2) The Central Government shall identify the sources for initial funding or replenishing the Social Security Fund from time to time.
Code Section mapping — 141. 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, Central Government.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Section 141 Section 109

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

For a worker/member seeking a benefit connected with establishment and administration of social security fund, the file should show coverage, service/contribution facts, the rule/scheme and prescribed form, and the calculation/payment. One statutory point to test is: “(1) All the following funds received shall be credited to separate account(s) and called as Social Security Fund and all expenses towards the scheme notified under sections 109 and 114 for the Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers or Platform Workers shall be met out of the following ” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 141.

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

Q&A — Rule 64

What is Rule 64 of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 64 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) All the following funds received shall be credited to separate account(s) and called as Social Security Fund and all expenses towards the scheme notified under sections 109 and 114 for the Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers or Platform Workers shall be met out of the following Fund, namely – (a) under sub-section (1) of section 141 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020); and (b) under sub-section (1)…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 64 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 64?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 64?

The current concordance maps Rule 64 to Section(s) 141.

When did Rule 64 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.