**Policy Summary: Implementation Status of Labour Codes**
As of July 24, 2025, the Ministry of Labour and Employment provided an update on the implementation of the four Labour Codes, a subject under the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India. The Central Government has pre-published draft rules for these codes, and 32 States/Union Territories have followed suit. West Bengal and Lakshadweep have not pre-published draft rules under any of the four Labour Codes. Delhi has pre-published draft rules only under the Code on Wages, 2019, while Tamil Nadu has not pre-published draft rules under the Code on Social Security, 2020.
The Labour Codes aim to strengthen protections for all workers, including those in the unorganized sector, focusing on statutory minimum wage, timely payment, social security, occupational safety, and healthcare. A key provision of the Code on Social Security, 2020, extends social security benefits to all workers, including those in unorganized sectors, as well as gig and platform workers. The Code defines "gig worker" and "platform worker" to facilitate the formulation of social security schemes and includes provisions for setting up a Social Security Fund for the welfare of unorganized, gig, and platform workers. As of the reporting date, there are no proposed amendments to the Labour Codes.
This information was provided by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour Employment: The government ministry responsible for labour and employment-related matters.
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, which defines the framework for the government and its powers, including the division of legislative powers related to labour.
Central Government: The federal government of India, which shares the power to make rules under the Labour Codes with State Governments.
State Governments: The governments of the individual states within India, which share the power to make rules under the Labour Codes with the Central Government.
West Bengal: A state in India that has not prepublished draft rules under any Labour Codes.
Lakshadweep: A union territory in India that has not prepublished draft rules under any Labour Codes.
Delhi: A union territory in India that has prepublished draft rules only under the Code on Wages, 2019.
Tamil Nadu: A state in India that has not prepublished its draft rules under only one Code i.e., the Code on Social Security, 2020 (SS Code).
Code on Wages, 2019: One of the four Labour Codes in India, specifically mentioned in the context of Delhi's implementation.
Code on Social Security, 2020: One of the four Labour Codes in India, specifically mentioned in the context of extending benefits to unorganized sectors and gig/platform workers, and Tamil Nadu's implementation.
Sushri Shobha Karandlaje: The Minister of State for Labour and Employment who provided the information in the Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India, where the information regarding the Labour Codes was presented.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOUR CODES
Posted On: 24 JUL 2025 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
“Labour” as a subject is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India and under the Codes, the power to
make rules has been entrusted to Central Government as well as State Governments. As a step towards
implementation of the four Labour Codes, the Central Government has pre-published the draft Rules. As per
available information, 32 States/UTs have pre-published their draft rules under four Labour Codes. West
Bengal and Lakshadweep have not pre-published draft rules under any Labour Codes. Delhi has pre-published
draft rules only under the Code on Wages, 2019. Tamil Nadu has not pre-published its draft rules under only
one Code i.e., the Code on Social Security, 2020 (SS Code). The four Labour Codes envisage
strengthening the protection available to workers, including unorganized workers in terms of statutory
minimum wage and its timely payment, social security, occupational safety, healthcare of workers, etc. Under
the Code on Social Security, 2020 benefits have been extended to all workers including in unorganized sectors
as well as gig and platform workers. Some of the key provisions, inter alia, envisaged in the aforesaid Code
are as under:-
i. Extension of social security benefits to all types of workers including unorganised workers, gig
workers and platform workers and the members of their families.
ii. The gig worker and the platform worker have been defined for the purpose of formulating
schemes to provide social security benefits.
iii. Setting up of Social Security Fund for formulating schemes for welfare of the unorganised
workers, gig workers and platform workers.
At present, there is no proposal to amend the aforesaid Labour Codes.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in
written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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