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Section 71: Duties of employer

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Section 71 — Governs duties of employer and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: An abstract of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules relating thereto in the language or languages of the locality shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place by the employer in every part of the establishment in which…

Full official textSource checked: 20 August 20261 direct Central Rule link(s)

Current-law status

The Code was commenced in stages: section 142 had earlier commencement, S.O. 5319(E) brought the specified provisions into force from 21 November 2025, and later commencement instruments must be read with the current India Code footnotes for the remaining clauses.

Primary sources

Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗

Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does

Operative clauses

An abstract of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules relating thereto in the language or languages of the locality shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place by the employer in every part of the establishment in which women are employed.

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

Employer

Full statutory text — Section 71

Official English text transcribed from the current India Code consolidation; page headers/line breaks are normalised for web reading. The Gazette/India Code PDF remains authoritative for typography, amendment footnotes and schedules.

71. Duties of employer.—An abstract of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules relating thereto
in the language or languages of the locality shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place by the employer in
every part of the establishment in which women are employed.

How to apply this provision

Primary statutory test — An abstract of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules relating thereto in the language or languages of the locality shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place by the employer in every part of the establishment in which women are employed.
Central Rule mapping — 40. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Prescribed-form link recorded in the corpus — XIV. Confirm the current notified form/version before filing.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer.

Why this is section-specific: the operative-clause, exception, threshold and cross-reference panels above are extracted from Section 71 itself rather than a generic “trigger/control/evidence” template.

Rules, forms and cross-references

Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping

Rule 40

Forms mapped

XIV

Other sections cited in this text

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Related Labour Hub resources

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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 a worker/member seeking a benefit connected with duties of employer, the file should show coverage, service/contribution facts, the rule/scheme and prescribed form, and the calculation/payment. One statutory point to test is: “An abstract of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules relating thereto in the language or languages of the locality shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place by the employer in every part of the establishment in which women are employed.” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 40. Use the current notified XIV where the process requires it.

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 71

What does Section 71 of the Social Security Code cover?

What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 71?

The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “An abstract of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules relating thereto in the language or languages of the locality shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place by the employer in every part of the establishment in which women are employed.” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.

Does Section 71 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 71?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in the official section text.

Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 71?

The current concordance maps Section 71 to Central Rule(s) 40.

Is a prescribed form mapped to Section 71?

The current corpus records: XIV. Confirm the current notified version before filing or service.

Is Section 71 currently operative?

Source & verification trail

Act: Code on Social Security, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗

Central Rules: Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 344(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.

Reliance note: This page is an educational legal-reference layer. Verify the current official text, the applicable Central/State rules, notifications, schemes and judicial decisions before acting on a live matter.