Four Labour Codes have Presidential assent but implementation remains stalled in most states
Open Ministry of LabourWhat changed
The Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Code on Social Security, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code all received Presidential assent but require state-level implementing rules before they take effect. As of early 2025, only a handful of states had notified implementing rules. Construction contractors continue to operate under the existing framework: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970, Building and Other Construction Workers Act 1996, and the respective state Shops Acts.
Watch out
Do not rewrite your HR and contractor labour policies yet. The transition date for most states is not confirmed. Monitor your state labour department notifications. When the codes do take effect, BOCW cess rates and ESIC contribution thresholds will change.
Policy moved. CivilBolt updates your contract checklist.
Every NHAI and MoRTH directive that touches contract administration shifts the compliance checklist. CivilBolt tracks which directives apply to your active packages and flags the deltas in your weekly review.