**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on July 10, 2026, establishes the infrastructure and facility standards required for training centres established under laws other than the OSHWC Code, 2020. The document sets the criteria for these centres to receive approval for imparting vocational training to mine employees under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026. Compliance with specific staffing and equipment requirements is mandatory for all such approved facilities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Scope and Purpose**
* Specifies the necessary infrastructure and facilities for training centres established under alternative laws to obtain approval for training mine workers.
* Ensures that vocational training provided to persons employed in mines meets the standards required by the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
**Applicability**
* Applies to all training centres established under any law other than the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.
* Specifically concerns centres granted approval under sub-rule (3) of Rule 163 of the Central Rules.
**Compliance Requirements**
* Training centres must maintain staff, equipment, and other facilities as specified under Rule 164 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
* Approval is contingent upon meeting these defined basic infrastructure and facility standards.
**Impact Analysis**
**Training Centres (Established under laws other than OSHWC Code, 2020)**
**Impact**
These entities can now legally provide vocational training to mine employees if they meet the specified regulatory standards.
**Action Required**
Must align their staff, equipment, and infrastructure with the requirements detailed in Rule 164 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, to secure or maintain approval.
**Persons Employed in Mines**
**Impact**
Workers will have access to vocational training through a wider range of approved training centres beyond those established directly under the OSHWC Code.
**Action Required**
No specific action required other than attending vocational training at these newly approved or standardized centres as part of their employment requirements.
**Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS)**
**Impact**
The DGMS gains a standardized framework for evaluating and approving alternative training facilities.
**Action Required**
The Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines must oversee the approval process and ensure these centres adhere to the prescribed infrastructure and facility standards.
Key Entities Referenced
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026: The primary regulatory framework under which the standards for infrastructure and facilities in mining training centres are specified.
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020: The principal legislation governing safety and health standards for workers in mines and other industries.
Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS): The regulatory authority under the Ministry of Labour and Employment that oversees safety standards and approvals for mining training centres.
Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines: The statutory official designated to exercise powers to approve vocational training centres for mine workers.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 560] नई कदल्ली, सोमिार, िलु ाई 13, 2026/आषाढ 22, 1948
No. 560] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026/ASHADHA 22, 1948
श्रम और रोज़गार मत्रं ालय
(खान सरु क्षा महाजनदिे ालय)
अजधसचू ना
धनबाद, 10 िुलाई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 618(अ).— उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा,स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं (केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 163
के उप-जनयम (3) के तहत मुझे जमली िजियों का उपयोग करते हुए, म,ैं उज्ज्िल ताह, खानों के मुख्य जनरीक्षक-सह-सुजिधा
प्रदाता (और खान सुरक्षा महाजनदेिक के रूप म ें भी नाजमत), एतद्द्वारा, उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययजस्ट्थजत
संजहता, 2020 के अलािा ककसी अन्य काननू के तहत स्ट्थाजपत प्रजिक्षण केंद्र के जलए अनमु ोदन को इस प्रकार जनर्ददष्ट
करता ह:ूँ
दायरा: ये मानक उस बुजनयादी ढांच े और सुजिधाओं को जनर्ददष्ट करते ह ैं िो उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और
काययदिाए ं संजहता, 2020 के अलािा ककसी अन्य काननू के तहत स्ट्थाजपत प्रजिक्षण केंद्र म ें होने चाजहए,ताकक
उसे उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाएं (केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के तहत खानों म ें काययरत लोगों
को व्यािसाजयक प्रजिक्षण देन ेकी अनुमोकदत की िा सके।
लाग ू होना: ये मानक उन सभी प्रजिक्षण केंद्रों पर लाग ू होंगे िो उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं संजहता,
2020 के अलािा ककसी अन्य कानून के तहत स्ट्थाजपत ह ैं और जिन्ह ें उपिीजिकािन्य सरु क्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और
काययजस्ट्थजत (केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 163 के उप-जनयम (3) के तहत खानों म ें काययरत लोगों को
व्यािसाजयक प्रजिक्षण देन े के जलए भी मंज़रू ी दी गई ह।ै
5287 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
अनपु ालन की आिश्यकता:
i. प्रजिक्षण केंद्र म ें उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और कायजय स्ट्थजत (केंद्रीय) जनयम,2026 के जनयम 164 के तहत जनर्ददष्ट
कमयचारी, उपकरण और अन्य सुजिधाएूँ होनी चाजहए।
[फा. सं. डीिीएमएस/03-2/2026/सीएमसी (मुख्यालय)]
उज्ज्िल ताह, मुख्य जनरीक्षक-सह-सुजिधा प्रदाता
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(Directorate General of Mines Safety)
NOTIFICATION
Dhanbad, the 10th July, 2026
G.S.R. 618(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred on me under sub Rule (3) of Rule 163 of the
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, I, Ujjwal Tah, Chief Inspector-cum-
Facilitator of Mines, also designated as the Director General of Mines Safety, hereby, specify the approval for training
centre established under any law other than the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, is
as follows:
Scope: These standards specify the infrastructure and facilities which must be there in a training centre
established under any law other than the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code,
2020, for granting it approval to impart vocational training to the persons employed in mines required
under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
Applicability: These standards shall be applicable to all the training centres established under any law other than the
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, which are granted approval under
Rule (3) of 163 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 for
also imparting vocational training to the persons employed in mines.
Compliance Requirement:
i. The training centre shall have staff, equipment and other facilities as specified under Rule 164 of the
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
[F. No. DGMS/03-2/2026/CMC(HQ)]
UJJWAL TAH, Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines
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