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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Executive Summary The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) issued the ERDMP Amendment Regulations, 2026, to update safety protocols, terminology, and post-incident accountability measures. Key provisions include the mandatory establishment of internal investigation committees for major incidents, strict timelines for disciplinary actions, and expedited compensation for fatalities or permanent disabilities. These regulations came into force on August 17, 2026, upon their publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content
Terminology and Technical Updates
- Incident Levels: The classification of incident levels has been updated from Arabic numerals (Level 1, 2, 3) to Roman numerals (Level I, II, III).
- Controller Designations: In Regulation 14.2.2, the term "Site" is replaced with "Chief" regarding the identification of the incident controller, and "Chief" is replaced with "Site" regarding specific responsibilities.
- Siren Codes: The terminology for siren alerts has been changed from "waiting siren" to "wailing siren."
Medical Facility Requirements
- ERDMP Specifications: Regulation 19 now requires entities to provide specific details of "Burn treatment wards with number of beds" within their medical facility disclosures.
Post-Incident Accountability and Reporting
- Major Incident Explanation: Entities must submit a formal explanation for any lapses or violations that caused a major incident within three months of submitting the Final Incident Investigation Report.
- Internal Investigation Committees: For every major incident, an internal committee must be formed within one month to fix responsibility and accountability. This committee must submit its findings to the entity’s Director within five months of its constitution.
- Disciplinary Actions: Administrative or disciplinary actions against responsible personnel, contractors, or agencies must be taken within three months of the internal committee’s report submission.
Compensation Protocols
- Disbursement: Entities must pay compensation for incidents involving fatality or permanent disability in accordance with statutory norms and company policy.
- Immediate Relief: 25% of the total compensation amount must be released within one month from the date of the fatality or permanent disability.
Submission of Action Taken Reports (ATR)
- The Nominated Director of the entity is responsible for submitting an Action Taken Report (ATR) and Minutes of Meeting (MoM) to the PNGRB.
- Deadlines for ATR:
- Regarding lapses/violations: Within three months of the investigation report.
- Regarding internal committee findings and disciplinary actions: Within ten months.
- Regarding compensation disbursement: Within nine months.
Impact Analysis
Entities (Petroleum and Natural Gas Organizations) Impact Organizations are now subject to more rigorous internal investigation requirements and tighter deadlines for reporting to the PNGRB. They face increased administrative responsibility to ensure all recommendations from investigation committees are implemented across all locations. Action Required Entities must update their internal ERDMP manuals, reclassify incident levels in documentation, and establish protocols for forming internal investigative committees within the one-month mandatory window following a major incident.
Personnel, Contractors, and Agencies Impact There is a heightened level of individual and corporate accountability. Disciplinary or administrative actions are now mandated to be concluded within a specific three-month window following internal reports. Action Required Staff and contractors must ensure strict compliance with safety codes to avoid the accelerated disciplinary proceedings established by the 2026 amendments.
Affected Individuals (Victims and Nominees) Impact Victims of major incidents involving fatality or permanent disability receive faster financial relief. Action Required Submit necessary documentation to the entity to facilitate the 25% compensation release within the one-month deadline.
PNGRB (Regulatory Board) Impact The Board gains improved oversight through mandatory ATR submissions and specific timelines, allowing for more structured monitoring of how entities handle major accidents. Action Required Monitor the submission of ATRs and MoMs from entities according to the new three, nine, and ten-month schedules.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB): The statutory regulator in India responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing safety and disaster management standards in the oil and gas sector.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: The enabling legislation that empowers the PNGRB to frame and amend regulations concerning emergency response and safety codes.
Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan (ERDMP) Regulations, 2010: The principal policy document being amended to update protocols for siren codes, medical facilities, and post-incident accountability.
Incident Investigation Committee: A body tasked with investigating major accidents whose recommendations must be strictly complied with by entities under the updated regulations.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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परे ोजलयम एव ंप्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 7 अगस्ट्त, 2026
फा.स.ंपीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/1-टी4एससीिीडी/(4)/2023.— पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोड ड
अजधजियम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का उपयोग करत े हुए पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस
जवजियामक बोडड एतद्द्वारा पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड ड (आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया और आपिा प्रबंधि
योििा (ईआरडीएमपी) हते ु आचरण संजहता) जवजियम, 2010 म ें और संिोधि हते ु जिम्नजलजखत जवजियम बिाता ह,ै
अर्ाडत:् -
1. संजिप्त िीर्डक और प्रारंभण
1. इि जवजियमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया और आपिा
प्रबंधि योििा हते ु आचरण संजहता) संिोधि जवजियम, 2026 कहा िाएगा।
2. ये सरकारी रािपत्र में इिके प्रकािि की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे।
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड (आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया और आपिा प्रबंधि योििा
(ईआरडीएमपी) हते ु आचरण सजं हता) जवजियम, 2010 म,ें -
(1) जवजियम 6 के उप-जवजियम (ए) म,ें िब्ि स्ट्तर 1, संख्या “स्ट्तर 1” को “स्ट्तर I” से बिला िाएगा।
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(2) जवजियम 6 के उप-जवजियम (बी) म,ें िब्ि स्ट्तर 2, सख्ं या “स्ट्तर 2” को “स्ट्तर II” से बिला िाएगा।
(3) जवजियम 6 के उप-जवजियम (सी) म,ें िब्ि स्ट्तर 3, संख्या “स्ट्तर 3” को “III” से प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा।
(4) उप-जवजियमि 14.2.2 म ें “स्ट्र्ल घटिा जियंत्रक (एसआईसी)” वाकयांि से िुरू होिे के उपरांत, “स्ट्र्ल घटिा जियंत्रक
की पहचाि की िाएगी”, िब्ि “स्ट्र्ल” को “प्रमुख” िब्ि से प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा तर्ा “मुख्य घटिा जियंत्रक की
जिम्मेिाररयों में जिम्नजलजखत िाजमल होंग े लेदकि सीजमत िहीं ह"ैं , वाकयांि म,ें “प्रमुख” िब्ि को “स्ट्र्ल” िब्ि स े
प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा।
(5) उप-जवजियम 14.2.5.8 म ें िीर्डक "संचार सेवाएं" के अंतगडत, उप-िीर्डक (2) "सूचिा का प्रवाह" में, उप-बबंि ु (ए) म,ें
वाकयांि "जियंत्रण केंद्र को सूचिा प्राप्त होगी" म ेंिब्ि, "प्रपत्र" को िब्ि "से" स ेप्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा।
(6) उप-जवजियम 14.2.5.9 म ें“सायरि कोड” िीर्डक के अंतगतड जिम्नजलजखत पररवतडि दकए िाएंगे:
(i) उप-िीर्डक (2) (सी) म,ें “(प्रतीिा सायरि 2 जमिट + अतं राल 1 जमिट + सायरि 2 जमिट + अंतराल 1 जमिट +
प्रतीिा सायरि 2 जमिट)” पि को “(2 जमिट का चेताविी सायरि + 1 जमिट का अंतराल + 2 जमिट का चेताविी
सायरि + 1 जमिट का अतं राल + 2 जमिट का चते ाविी सायरि)” स ेप्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा।
(ii) उप-िीर्डक (सी), (डी) और (ई) को (डी), (ई) और (एफ) के तौर पर पुि:िंबर दिया िाएगा।
(7) जवजियम 19 म ें िीर्डक “जचदकत्सा सुजवधाएं” के अंतगडत “जचदकत्सा सुजवधाओं का ब्यौरा” िब्िों के पश्चात् तर्ा
“ईआरडीएमपी में प्रिाि दकए िािे वाले” िब्िों से पूवड “(जबस्ट्तरों की संख्या सजहत बि ड उपचार वाडों का ब्यौरा सजहत)” िब्ि
अंतःस्ट्र्ाजपत दकए िाएगं े।
(8) जवजियम 24 म ें “इकाई द्वारा घटिा की ररपोर्टिंग के बाि कारडवाई” िीर्डक के अंतगडत, उप-जवजियम (5) म,ें “गठि के 30
दििों के भीतर बोडड को अंजतम ररपोटड” िब्िों के पश्चात्, िीच ेउल्लेजखत अिुसार एक िया खडं सजम्मजलत दकया िाएगा-
“(6) हर बडी घटिा के मामल ेमें इकाई जिम्नजलजखत सुजिजश्चत करेगी:
(ए) अंजतम घटिा िांच ररपोटड प्रस्ट्ततु करिे की तारीख से तीि महीिे के अन्िर उि त्रुरटयों या उल्लघं िों हतेु स्ट्पष्टीकरण
प्रस्ट्तुत करिा, जिन्होंि ेप्रमुख घटिा को िन्म दिया या उसका कारण बिें।
(बी) अंजतम घटिा िााँच ररपोटड प्रस्ट्तुत दकए िाि ेके एक महीिे के भीतर, प्रत्येक बडी घटिा की ज़िम्मेिारी तय करि ेऔर
चूक या उल्लघं िों के जलए िवाबिेही जिधाडररत करि ेहतेु—इकाई के वररष्ठ अजधकाररयों सजहत—उपयुि स्ट्तरों पर एक
आंतररक सजमजत का गठि दकया िािा होगा। इस आंतररक सजमजत को अपिी ररपोटड संबंजधत संगठि के जिििे क को सजमजत
के गठि की तारीख से पांच महीिों के भीतर प्रस्ट्ततु करिी होगी।
(सी) ऊपर दिए गए कलॉ़ि (बी) के अिुसार आंतररक सजमजत की ररपोटड प्रस्ट्तुत होि ेके तीि महीिे के भीतर िोर्ी पाए गए
कमडचारी या ठेकेिार/एिेंसी के जखलाफ उजचत अिुिासिात्मक या प्रिासजिक कारडवाई की िाएगी।
(डी) दकसी घटिा में मृत्यु या स्ट्र्ायी जवकलांगता होिे की जस्ट्र्जत में, वैधाजिक माििंडों और इकाई की मुआव़िा िीजत के
अिुसार मआु व़िे का भगुताि दकया िाएगा।
9) जियम 24 "इकाई द्वारा घटिा की ररपोर्टिंग के बाि कारडवाई" में, मौिूिा खंड (6) को (7) के रूप में पुिःिमांदकत दकया
िाएगा और इस ेजिम्नजलजखत के सार् प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा-
“(7) (ए) इकाई यह सुजिजश्चत करेगी दक सभी स्ट्र्ािों पर घटिा िांच सजमजत की सभी जसफाररिों का समय-सीमा के भीतर
पालि दकया िाए तर्ा घटिाओं की पिुरावृजत्त रोकि ेके जलए सभी आवश्यक उपाय दकए िाएाँ।
(बी) इकाई का िाजमत जििेिक यह सुजिजश्चत करेगा दक जसफ़ाररिों का पालि करिे, घटिाओं की पुिरावृजत्त रोकिे के जलए
उठाए गए उपायों, उप-जियम (6) के संबंध म ेंकारडवाई आदि पर कारडवाई ररपोटड (एटीआर) को अंजतम घटिा िांच ररपोटड[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
के सार् प्रस्ट्तुत दकया िाए, तादक इसे जििेिक मडंल (इकाई) की चचाड के जलए रखा िा सकें तर्ा बैठक के कायडवृत्त
(एमओएम)/बैठक के पररणाम, जिम्नजलजखत समयसीमा के अिसु ार पीएििीआरबी बोडड के समि प्रस्ट्तुत दकए िाएंगें:-
समयसीमा (अंजतम घटिा िांच ररपोटड
ि. सं. जववरण
प्रस्ट्तुत करि ेकी तारीख से)
1 उप-जवजियम (7)(ए) के संबंध में कारडवाई, िैसा दक ऊपर
तीि माह
बताया गया ह।ै
2 उप- जवजियम (6)(ए) के संबंध में कारडवाई, िैसा दक ऊपर
तीि माह
बताया गया ह।ै
3 उप- जवजियम (6)(बी) और (सी) के संबंध में कारडवाई, िैसा
िस माह
दक ऊपर बताया गया ह।ै
4 उप-जवजियम (6)(डी) के संबंध म ेंकारडवाई िौ माह #
# कुल मुआविे की राजि का 25% मृत्यु/स्ट्र्ायी जवकलांगता की तारीख से एक महीिे के भीतर दिया िाएगा।
अंिि कुमार जमश्रा, सजचव
[जवज्ञापि-III/4/असा./273/2026-27]
पाि रटप्पणी:
1. मूल जवजियम, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया और आपिा प्रबंधि
योििा (ईआरडीएमपी) जवजियम, 2010, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग II, धारा 3 (i) म ें दििांक 18 ििवरी 2010
को िीएसआर 39 (ड) द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड [आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया और आपिा प्रबंधि योििा
(ईआरडीएमपी) हते ु आचरण सजं हता] संिोधि जवजियम, 2014, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, धारा 4 में दििांक 1
ििवरी 2015 को फा. सं. एल-जवजवध/VI/I/2007 के तहत प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।
3. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड (आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया और आपिा प्रबंधि योििा
(ईआरडीएमपी) हते ु आचार संजहता) संिोधि जवजियम, 2020, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, धारा 4 म ें दििांक
17 जसतंबर, 2020 को फा.स.ं पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/19-ईआरडीएमपी/(1)/2020 के तहत प्रकाजित दकए
गए र्े।
4. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड (आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया और आपिा प्रबंधि योििा
(ईआरडीएमपी) हते ु आचरण संजहता) संिोधि जवजियम, 2025, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, धारा 4 म ें दििाकं
23 िुलाई 2025 को पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/18-िुमाडिा-टी4एसआरईिी./(9)/2024(ई-5488)/1 के अिुसार
प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026
F. No. PNGRB/Tech/1-T4SCGD/(4)/2023.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 61 of the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory
Board, hereby makes the following regulations, to further amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan (ERDMP)) Regulations, 2010,
namely:-
1. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT:
1) These regulations may be called “the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Codes of Practices for
Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan (ERDMP)) Amendment Regulations, 2026”.
2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster
Management Plan (ERDMP)) Regulations, 2010, -
1) In Regulation 6, in Sub-Regulation (a), in the words “Level 1” , the number “1” shall be replaced with “I”.
2) In Regulation 6, in Sub-Regulation (b), in the words “Level 2” , the number “2” shall be replaced with “II”.
3) In Regulation 6, in Sub-Regulation (c), in the words “Level 3” , the number “3” shall be replaced with
“III”.
4) In Regulation 14.2.2 “Site Incident Controller (SIC)”, after the phrase beginning from “The Site Incident
Controller shall be identified by the”, the word “Site” shall be replaced with the word “Chief” and in the
sentence “Responsibilities of the Chief Incident Controller shall include but not limited to the following”,
the word “Chief” shall be replaced with the word “Site”.
5) In Regulation 14.2.5.8 “Communications Services”, in Sub-Regulation (2) “Flow of Information”, in sub-
clause (a), in phrase “Control Centre shall receive the information form”, the word “form” shall be
replaced with the word “from”.
6) In Regulation 14.2.5.9 “Siren Codes”, following changes shall be made
(i) In Sub-Regulation (2) (c), the words “(waiting siren 2min + gap 1min + siren 2min
+gap 1min +waiting siren 2min)” shall be replaced with “(wailing siren of 2min + gap of 1min + wailing
siren of 2min + gap of 1min +wailing siren of 2min)”.
(ii) Sub-Regulation (c), (d) & (e) shall be renumbered as (d), (e) & (f).
7) In Regulation 19 “Medical Facilities”, after the words “Details of medical facilities” and before the words
“to be provided in the ERDMP”, the words “(including details of Burn treatment wards with number of
beds)” shall be inserted
8) In Regulation 24 “Action after reporting of incident by the entity”, in Sub-Regulation (5), after the words
“the final report to the Board within 30 days of constitution”, the new Sub-Regulation numbered as (6)
shall be inserted as mentioned below -
“(6) Entity shall ensure the following in case of each Major incident:
a. Submit explanation for lapses or violations that resulted into or caused the Major incident,
within three months from submission of the Final Incident Investigation Report.
b. Constitute an internal committee to fix responsibility for each major incident and accountability
for lapses or violations, at appropriate levels including senior officials of entity etc., within one
month from submission of the Final Incident Investigation Report. This internal committee
should submit its report to concerned Director of entity, within five months from date of its
constitution.
c. Take appropriate disciplinary or administrative action against the personnel/contractor/agency
found responsible within three months from submission of internal committee report as per
clause (b) above.
d. Disburse compensation in line with statutory norms and company's compensation policy in case
of incidents involving any fatality or permanent disability.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
9) In Regulation 24 “Action after reporting of incident by the entity”, existing Sub- Regulation (6) shall be
substituted with the following -
“(7) (a)The entity shall ensure compliance of all recommendations of the Incident Investigation
Committee at all its locations within time bound manner and to undertake all necessary measures to
prevent recurrence of incidents.
(b) Nominated Director of the entity shall ensure submission of the Action Taken Report (ATR) on
compliance of recommendations, measures taken to prevent recurrence of incidents, action w.r.t. sub-
regulation (6) above, etc. along with the Final Incident Investigation Report, for deliberation of the Board
of Directors (of the entity) and submit the Minutes of Meeting (MoM)/outcome of the meeting, to the Board
(PNGRB) as per following timelines:
Timeline (from the date of submission of
Final Incident Investigation
S No. Details
Report)
1 Action w.r.t. sub-regulation (7)(a) as Three months
above
2 Action w.r.t. sub-regulation (6)(a) as Three months
above
3 Action w.r.t. sub-regulation (6)(b) & (c) Ten months
as above
4 Action w.r.t. sub-regulation (6)(d) Nine Months #
# 25% of the total compensation amount shall be released within one month from the date of the fatality /
permanent disability.
ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./273/2026-27]
FOOT NOTE:
1. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Codes of Practices for Emergency
Response and Disaster Management Plan (ERDMP) Regulations, 2010, was published in Gazette of India, Part II,
Sec.3(i), on 18th January 2010, vide G.S.R. 39(E).
2. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board [Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster
Management Plan (ERDMP)] Amendment Regulations, 2014, was published in Gazette of India, Part III,
Sec.4, on 1st January 2015, vide F. No. L- MISC/VI/I/2007.
3. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster
Management Plan (ERDMP)) Amendment Regulations, 2020, was published in Gazette of India, Part III,
Sec.4, on 17th September 2020, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/19- ERDMP/(1)/2020.
4. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster
Management Plan (ERDMP)) Amendment Regulations, 2025, was published in Gazette of India, Part III,
Sec.4, on 23rd July 2025, vide PNGRB/ Tech/18- penalty-T4SReg./(9)/2024(E-5488)/1.
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