Appellate authority, composition of offences, penalty officers and belowground working hours

Affi of India Ministry of Labour & Employment BRICS Directorate General of Mines safety Dhanbad, dated /08/2026 No. DGMS (Legis) Circular No. oC>f 2026 To, All Owners, Agents and Managers of Coal, Metalliferous and Oil Mines.

Subject: Gazette notifications on appointment of appellate authority, the officer for composition of offences, appointment of the officers to impose penalty, Inspector-cum- Facilitator of mines, subordinate to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines, working hours not more than eight hours for each shift in a day for the persons employed in below ground working of the mine and not more than five hours continuous work with an interval of at least half an hour, etc. under different provisions of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020).

Sir, The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), appointed the 21st day of November, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Code, have come into force [S.O. 5321(E)]. As required under Section Sec 111(3), Sec 114(1), Sec 111(1), Sec 34(1), 25(1)(i) and Sec 25(1)(b) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, following Gazette notifications on respective subject has been made and the said notifications also have been uploaded on DGMS official website, i.e.

www.dgms.gov.in for information and strict compliance:

Published in Gazette of India Sec 111(3) of OSHWC Code, 37 of 2020 sec 114(1) of OSHWC Code, 37 of 2020 Sec 111(1) of OSHWC Code, (37 of 2020)

Date of publication No.

Gazette Notification No.

S.O. 2488(E)

S.O. 2490(E)

S.O. 2504(E)

Subject Gazette notification of appointment of the appellate authority for the purposes of the said Code in case of mines.

Gazette notification of the officer for composition of offences in case of mines within the limits of their res ective •urisdiction.

Gazette notification of appointment of the officers to impose penalty under the said Code in case of mines, for the areas specified.

13th 13th 13th May, May, May, {it 12bÄi / year in the serving to the Nation" S.O. 2515(E)

S.O. 2516(E)

S.O. 2517(E)

Jjwal ah, Gazette notification of the Inspector- cum-FaciIitator of Mines, subordinate to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines.

Gazette notification of not more than eight hours for each shift in a day for the persons employed in below ground workin of the mine.

Gazette notification of not more than five hours continuous work with an interval of at least half an hour with effect from the date of publication of this notification.

Sec 34(1) of OSHWC Code, 37 of 2020 Sec of OSHWC Code, 37 of 2020 sec of OSHWC Code, (37 of 2020)

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