Labour Codes State Rules Tracker

Notes on individual cells

What lies behind a status: the instrument it rests on, or — for anything marked Not sure — which sources disagree and what to check.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Wages Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands · IR Not sure

The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list names the Andaman & Nicobar Islands among the jurisdictions that had not pre-published draft IR rules at all as at September 2024; an aggregator records them as notified. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Andhra Pradesh · OSH & WC Final rules notified

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026, superseding eight earlier state enactments. Source.

Arunachal Pradesh · Wages Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. The gazette date is not confirmed: an aggregator gives December 2022, but the Ministry’s own status list shows that at September 2024 Arunachal Pradesh had only pre-published draft rules, so the notification must be later. Source.

Arunachal Pradesh · IR Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. The gazette date is not confirmed: an aggregator gives December 2022, but the Ministry’s own status list shows that at September 2024 Arunachal Pradesh had only pre-published draft rules, so the notification must be later. Source.

Arunachal Pradesh · Social Security Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. The gazette date is not confirmed: an aggregator gives December 2022, but the Ministry’s own status list shows that at September 2024 Arunachal Pradesh had only pre-published draft rules, so the notification must be later. Source.

Arunachal Pradesh · OSH & WC Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. The gazette date is not confirmed: an aggregator gives December 2022, but the Ministry’s own status list shows that at September 2024 Arunachal Pradesh had only pre-published draft rules, so the notification must be later. Source.

Bihar · Wages Final rules notified

Code on Wages (Bihar) Rules, 2026 — notified 30 June 2026, in force 1 July 2026. Source.

Bihar · IR Final rules notified

Industrial Relations (Bihar) Rules, 2026, superseding three earlier enactments. Source.

Bihar · Social Security Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified under all four Codes. Source.

Bihar · OSH & WC Final rules notified

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2026, superseding six earlier enactments. Source.

Chandigarh · Wages Draft published

Drafts pre-published September 2025; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Chandigarh · IR Draft published

Drafts pre-published September 2025; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Chandigarh · Social Security Draft published

Drafts pre-published September 2025; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Chandigarh · OSH & WC Draft published

Drafts pre-published September 2025; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Wages Draft published

The UT Administration’s own Labour Department lists draft rules under all four Codes dated 20 July 2026 and no final notification. An aggregator records this jurisdiction as having notified in November 2023; the UT’s own page contradicts it, and an earlier generation of drafts (the 2025 Regulations) sits between the two. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · IR Draft published

The UT Administration’s own Labour Department lists draft rules under all four Codes dated 20 July 2026 and no final notification. An aggregator records this jurisdiction as having notified in November 2023; the UT’s own page contradicts it, and an earlier generation of drafts (the 2025 Regulations) sits between the two. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Social Security Draft published

The UT Administration’s own Labour Department lists draft rules under all four Codes dated 20 July 2026 and no final notification. An aggregator records this jurisdiction as having notified in November 2023; the UT’s own page contradicts it, and an earlier generation of drafts (the 2025 Regulations) sits between the two. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · OSH & WC Draft published

The UT Administration’s own Labour Department lists draft rules under all four Codes dated 20 July 2026 and no final notification. An aggregator records this jurisdiction as having notified in November 2023; the UT’s own page contradicts it, and an earlier generation of drafts (the 2025 Regulations) sits between the two. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Goa · Wages Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Goa · IR Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Goa · Social Security Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Goa · OSH & WC Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Source.

Gujarat · Wages Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes, and its Social Security rules were amended in February 2026 — rules have to exist to be amended. The gazette date is not confirmed: the Ministry’s own status list shows Gujarat had only pre-published drafts as at September 2024, so the notification is later than the “December 2024” an aggregator gives. Source.

Gujarat · IR Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes, and its Social Security rules were amended in February 2026 — rules have to exist to be amended. The gazette date is not confirmed: the Ministry’s own status list shows Gujarat had only pre-published drafts as at September 2024, so the notification is later than the “December 2024” an aggregator gives. Source.

Gujarat · Social Security Final rules notified

Code on Social Security (Gujarat) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, in force 13 February 2026 — amending rules already notified. Source.

Gujarat · OSH & WC Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes, and its Social Security rules were amended in February 2026 — rules have to exist to be amended. The gazette date is not confirmed: the Ministry’s own status list shows Gujarat had only pre-published drafts as at September 2024, so the notification is later than the “December 2024” an aggregator gives. Source.

Haryana · Wages Draft published

A separate 4 May 2026 notification under section 3 of the OSH Code eased duplicate registration; it is not the state OSH Rules, which remain at draft. Source.

Haryana · IR Draft published

A separate 4 May 2026 notification under section 3 of the OSH Code eased duplicate registration; it is not the state OSH Rules, which remain at draft. Source.

Haryana · Social Security Draft published

A separate 4 May 2026 notification under section 3 of the OSH Code eased duplicate registration; it is not the state OSH Rules, which remain at draft. Source.

Haryana · OSH & WC Draft published

A separate 4 May 2026 notification under section 3 of the OSH Code eased duplicate registration; it is not the state OSH Rules, which remain at draft. Source.

Karnataka · Wages Not sure

Draft notified 23 January 2026 with objections due 8 March 2026. The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying Karnataka has since notified final Wages rules; the state’s own Labour Commissioner page still shows drafts only. Check with the Labour Department before relying on either. Source.

Karnataka · IR Not sure

TeamLease RegTech records the Industrial Relations (Karnataka) Rules, 2026 (LD 1 LET 2021) as notified and in force from 23 January 2026; Simpliance files the same instrument as a draft notification, and the state’s own page shows drafts only. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Kerala · Wages Not sure

L&S records drafts under all four Codes. The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying Kerala has sought more time and is still studying the Codes, and a Kerala draft that surfaced later drew political controversy. Whether a draft is formally pre-published is unclear. Source.

Kerala · IR Not sure

L&S records drafts under all four Codes. The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying Kerala has sought more time and is still studying the Codes, and a Kerala draft that surfaced later drew political controversy. Whether a draft is formally pre-published is unclear. Source.

Kerala · Social Security Not sure

L&S records drafts under all four Codes. The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying Kerala has sought more time and is still studying the Codes, and a Kerala draft that surfaced later drew political controversy. Whether a draft is formally pre-published is unclear. Source.

Kerala · OSH & WC Not sure

L&S records drafts under all four Codes. The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying Kerala has sought more time and is still studying the Codes, and a Kerala draft that surfaced later drew political controversy. Whether a draft is formally pre-published is unclear. Source.

Lakshadweep · Wages Not sure

L&S records rules notified under all four Codes; a Ministry account of the rollout lists Lakshadweep among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no drafts at all. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Lakshadweep · IR Not sure

L&S records rules notified under all four Codes; a Ministry account of the rollout lists Lakshadweep among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no drafts at all. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Lakshadweep · Social Security Not sure

L&S records rules notified under all four Codes; a Ministry account of the rollout lists Lakshadweep among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no drafts at all. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Lakshadweep · OSH & WC Not sure

L&S records rules notified under all four Codes; a Ministry account of the rollout lists Lakshadweep among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no drafts at all. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Madhya Pradesh · Wages Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Reported in July 2026 as being in advanced stages of notifying final rules. Source.

Madhya Pradesh · IR Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Reported in July 2026 as being in advanced stages of notifying final rules. Source.

Madhya Pradesh · Social Security Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Reported in July 2026 as being in advanced stages of notifying final rules. Source.

Madhya Pradesh · OSH & WC Draft published

Drafts pre-published January 2026; exact date not confirmed. Reported in July 2026 as being in advanced stages of notifying final rules. Source.

Maharashtra · Wages Draft published

Drafts under all four Codes gazetted 28 April 2026, consultation closed 12 June 2026. The Labour Department’s own page still shows drafts only, and it published a further draft (Employees’ Compensation Rules) on 16 June 2026. Source.

Maharashtra · IR Draft published

Drafts under all four Codes gazetted 28 April 2026, consultation closed 12 June 2026. The Labour Department’s own page still shows drafts only, and it published a further draft (Employees’ Compensation Rules) on 16 June 2026. Source.

Maharashtra · Social Security Draft published

Drafts under all four Codes gazetted 28 April 2026, consultation closed 12 June 2026. The Labour Department’s own page still shows drafts only, and it published a further draft (Employees’ Compensation Rules) on 16 June 2026. Source.

Maharashtra · OSH & WC Draft published

Drafts under all four Codes gazetted 28 April 2026, consultation closed 12 June 2026. The Labour Department’s own page still shows drafts only, and it published a further draft (Employees’ Compensation Rules) on 16 June 2026. Source.

Manipur · Wages Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Manipur · IR Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Manipur · Social Security Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Manipur · OSH & WC Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Meghalaya · Wages Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. Worth knowing how recent that must be: the Ministry’s own status list named Meghalaya among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no draft rules at all as at September 2024. The gazette date is not confirmed. Source.

Meghalaya · IR Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. Worth knowing how recent that must be: the Ministry’s own status list named Meghalaya among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no draft rules at all as at September 2024. The gazette date is not confirmed. Source.

Meghalaya · Social Security Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. Worth knowing how recent that must be: the Ministry’s own status list named Meghalaya among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no draft rules at all as at September 2024. The gazette date is not confirmed. Source.

Meghalaya · OSH & WC Final rules notified

Named by the Labour Ministry in July 2026 as having notified rules under all four Codes. Worth knowing how recent that must be: the Ministry’s own status list named Meghalaya among the jurisdictions that had pre-published no draft rules at all as at September 2024. The gazette date is not confirmed. Source.

Mizoram · Wages Draft published

Draft Code on Wages (Mizoram) Rules, 2026 released 1 June 2026 — later than, and superseding, any earlier draft. Source.

Mizoram · IR Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Mizoram · Social Security Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Nagaland · Wages Not sure

The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list names Nagaland among the states that had not pre-published draft Wages rules at all as at September 2024; an aggregator records a draft. Whether anything has been published since is unconfirmed. Source.

Nagaland · IR Not sure

The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list names Nagaland among the states that had not pre-published draft IR rules at all as at September 2024. One aggregator page records the IR rules as notified and the same firm’s other page records them as draft. Nothing here can be relied on — check with the Labour Department. Source.

Nagaland · Social Security Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Nagaland · OSH & WC Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Puducherry · Wages Not sure

L&S’s matrix records all four as notified; the same firm’s live state tracker records only the OSH rules and leaves the other three blank. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Puducherry · IR Not sure

L&S’s matrix records all four as notified; the same firm’s live state tracker records only the OSH rules and leaves the other three blank. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Puducherry · Social Security Not sure

L&S’s matrix records all four as notified; the same firm’s live state tracker records only the OSH rules and leaves the other three blank. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Puducherry · OSH & WC Not sure

The one Puducherry cell both of the aggregator’s pages agree on, recorded as notified in December 2025 — but the Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list has Puducherry among those that had only pre-published *draft* OSH rules, and that aggregator’s other pre-2024 “notified” dates have all proved to be draft pre-publications. As a union territory the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Punjab · Wages Draft published

Draft Code on Wages (Punjab) Rules, 2026 — No. LaboMISC/193/2025-42/1080, pre-published 29 December 2025 with thirty days for objections to the Labour Commissioner, Punjab. An aggregator records this same date as a final notification; the instrument itself is a draft. Source.

Rajasthan · OSH & WC Final rules notified

Rajasthan OSH Rules, 2026, made under sections 133 and 135 of the OSH Code and in force 30 June 2026 — registration, licensing, welfare and hazardous processes. Source.

Sikkim · Wages Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Tamil Nadu · Social Security No action

Tamil Nadu is the one state the Labour Ministry identifies as not having pre-published draft rules under the Social Security Code; L&S records the same. The Code and the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Tripura · Wages Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Tripura · IR Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Tripura · Social Security Not sure

An aggregator records final rules notified on a date before September 2024. The Ministry of Labour & Employment’s own status list for that period puts this jurisdiction among those that had only *pre-published draft* rules — it recognised no jurisdiction as having notified final rules at all. The date is therefore a draft pre-publication, and whether final rules have been notified since is unconfirmed. Check with the Labour Department. Source.

Uttar Pradesh · Wages Final rules notified

Uttar Pradesh Code on Wages Rules, 2026 — No. 1377/XXXVI-03-2026-1901341, superseding the UP Payment of Wages Rules 1936, the UP Minimum Wages Rules 1952 and the UP Code on Wages Rules 2021. Source.

Uttar Pradesh · IR Not sure

Draft published 10 March 2026 (No. 251/36-2-2026). The source announcing the other three final notifications is headlined as all four, but cites no final IR notification. Treat the IR rules as unconfirmed. Source.

Uttar Pradesh · Social Security Final rules notified

Code on Social Security (Uttar Pradesh) Rules, 2026 — No. 1431/XXXVI-3-2026-1399661. Source.

Uttar Pradesh · OSH & WC Final rules notified

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Uttar Pradesh) Rules, 2026 — No. 962/XXXVI-03-2026-1903305. Source.

West Bengal · Wages Not sure

The Labour Ministry and the L&S matrix both record nothing published; the same firm’s live state tracker shows a Wages draft. Reporting in July 2026 suggested the state was preparing to move. Source.

West Bengal · IR No action

The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying West Bengal is yet to notify or publish draft rules; L&S records the same. The Codes and the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

West Bengal · Social Security No action

The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying West Bengal is yet to notify or publish draft rules; L&S records the same. The Codes and the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

West Bengal · OSH & WC No action

The Labour Ministry was reported in July 2026 as saying West Bengal is yet to notify or publish draft rules; L&S records the same. The Codes and the Central Rules apply regardless. Source.

Where this comes from

No single tracker is current across all 36 jurisdictions, so this table is compiled from several and every cell cites the one it rests on. Where they disagree, the state’s own department wins; where nothing settles it, the cell says Not sure.

State Labour Departments

Primary, and decisive wherever a department publishes its own rules. Maharashtra and Karnataka are both settled on their own departments’ pages here rather than on any aggregator.

Ministry of Labour & Employment

The Codes, the Central Rules of 8 May 2026, the Ministry’s FAQs and compliance handbook, and its periodic account of where the states have reached.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

A law-firm state matrix, and the widest single view. Its summary table is a snapshot of 11 May 2026; the firm’s separate recent-updates feed runs months later and is the more current of the two.

SCC Online

A legal publisher’s notification reports and monthly legislation roundups — dated, and specific about what an instrument actually is.

SGCMS regulatory updates

Compliance-service bulletins that quote gazette numbers. The source for Uttar Pradesh’s three August 2026 notifications.

Simpliance e-library

A large gazette archive with the notification text attached, which is often the only way to tell a draft from a final instrument.

TeamLease RegTech and Lexplosion

Regulatory update feeds with per-state coverage. Both have labelled drafts as notified, so they are corroboration here and never a sole source.

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