**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on July 10, 2026, establishes the training allowances for trainers and instructors at Vocational Training Centres in the mining sector. Under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, it mandates specific daily payment rates for personnel catering to coal, metalliferous, and oil mines. The directive ensures standardized compensation in addition to regular wages, effective from the date of the gazette publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Scope and Applicability**
* **Target Facilities:** Applies to all Vocational Training Centres established under Rule 163 for coal, metalliferous, and oil mines.
* **Legal Basis:** Issued under sub-rules (1) and (2) of Rule 172 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
**Training Allowance for Trainers**
* **Rate:** A minimum of ₹50 per trainee for every day the trainee works under the trainer’s supervision.
* **Supervision Limit:** A trainer is prohibited from having more than two trainees under their charge at any single time.
* **Payment Terms:** This allowance must be paid by the owner, agent, or manager in addition to the trainer's normal wages.
**Training Allowance for Instructors**
* **Eligibility:** Applies to instructors other than those under regular appointment at the training center.
* **Rate:** A minimum of ₹1000 per day for imparting training.
* **Proportional Payment:** If an instructor is engaged for a limited number of lectures spanning only part of a day, the allowance may be paid proportionately.
**General Provisions**
* **Company Schemes:** If a company has an existing scheme that offers higher or more beneficial rates than these standards, the company’s scheme shall prevail.
**Impact Analysis**
**Owners, Agents, and Managers of Mines**
**Impact**
They are legally responsible for the additional financial disbursement of training allowances to qualifying staff.
**Action Required**
Must update payroll and accounting systems to ensure trainers receive at least ₹50 per trainee/day and instructors receive at least ₹1000/day, while ensuring trainers do not exceed the two-trainee limit.
**Trainers**
**Impact**
Eligible trainers will receive a supplemental daily income based on the number of trainees (up to two) under their supervision.
**Action Required**
Must provide supervision to trainees and ensure they do not exceed the maximum charge of two trainees at a time.
**Instructors (Non-Regular Appointments)**
**Impact**
These individuals are now entitled to a standardized minimum daily fee of ₹1000 for vocational training activities, or a proportional amount for part-day engagements.
**Action Required**
Must deliver training lectures and sessions as required by the vocational training center to claim the specified allowance.
Key Entities Referenced
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026: The primary legal framework under which the training allowances for trainers and instructors in mines are specified.
Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS): The regulatory body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing mine safety.
Vocational Training Centres: Entities established under Rule 163 of the 2026 Rules to cater to the training needs of coal, metalliferous, and oil mines.
Ujjwal Tah: Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines and Director General of Mines Safety who authorized the training allowance rates.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 565] नई ददल्ली, सोमिार, िलु ाई 13, 2026/आषाढ 22, 1948
No. 565] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026/ASHADHA 22, 1948
श्रम और रोज़गार मत्रं ालय
(खान सरु क्षा महाजनदेिालय)
अजधसचू ना
धनबाद, 10 िलु ाई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 623(अ).— उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं (केंद्रीय) जनयम,2026 के जनयम 172 के
उप-जनयम (1) और उप-जनयम (2) के तहत मुझ ेजमली िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, म,ैं उज्ज्िल ताह, खानों के मख्ु य जनरीक्षक-
सह-सुजिधा प्रदाता (और खान सुरक्षा महाजनदेिक के रूप म ें भी नाजमत), उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं
(केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 172 के उप-जनयम (1) और (2) के तहत गठित सजमजत की जसफाठरि के आधार पर,
प्रजिक्षकों और इंस्ट्रक्टरों को ददए िाने िाल े प्रजिक्षण भत्ते को इस प्रकार जनधायठरत करता ह:ूँ
दायरा: यह मानक उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा,स्ट्िास्ट््य और कायदय िाए(ं केंद्रीय)जनयम,2026 के जनयम 172 के उप-जनयम (1)
और उप-जनयम (2) के तहत व्यािसाजयक प्रजिक्षण केंद्र के प्रजिक्षकों और इंस्ट्रक्टरों को ददए िाने िाले प्रजिक्षण भत्ते को
जनधायठरत करता ह।ै
लागू होना: यह मानक कोयला, धात ु और तले खदानों की प्रजिक्षण ज़रूरतों को पूरा करने के जलए उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा,
स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं (केंद्रीय) जनयम,2026 के जनयम 163 के तहत स्ट्थाजपत सभी व्यािसाजयक प्रजिक्षण केंद्रों पर लाग ू
होता ह।ै
5343 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
अनुपालन की आिश्यकता:
रेनर को प्रजिक्षण भत्ता: - हर रेनर को, उसकी सामान्य मज़दरू ी के अलािा, माजलक, एिेंट या मैनेिर द्वारा हर उस ददन के
जलए प्रजत रेनी कम स ेकम ₹50 का रेननंग भत्ता ददया िाएगा, जिस ददन रेनी न ेउसकी देखरेख म ेंकाम दकया हो। एक समय
म ें एक रेनर के अधीन दो स े अजधक रेनी नहीं रख े िाएंगे।
बिते दक इसम ें दी गई कोई भी बात कंपनी की दकसी ऐसी योिना के कामकाि पर असर न डाले िो ज़्यादा फायदेमंद हो,
और िह ऊपर बताई गई दर स ेज़्यादा मान्य होगी।
इंस्ट्रक्टर को रेननंग भत्ता:
रेननंग सेंटर म ेंजनयजमत रूप स ेजनयुि इंस्ट्रक्टर के अलािा, हर इंस्ट्रक्टर को माजलक, एिेंट या मैनेिर द्वारा िोकेिनल रेननगं
सेंटर म ेंरेननगं देन ेके जलए उसकी सामान्य मज़दरू ी के अलािा, जस्ट्थजत के अनुसार कम स ेकम ₹1000 या प्रजत ददन का रेननगं
भत्ता ददया िाएगा ।
बिते दक दकसी मामल े म,ें यदद ऐस े प्रजिक्षक को ददन के केिल एक जहस्ट्स े म ें सीजमत संख्या म ें व्याख्यानों के जलए प्रजिक्षण
देने हते ु जनयुि दकया िाता ह,ै तो उसे आनुपाजतक रूप स े भत्ता ददया िा सकता ह:ै
इसके अलािा, इसम ें दी गई कोई भी बात कंपनी की दकसी ऐसी योिना के कामकाि पर असर नहीं डालेगी िो ज़्यादा
फायदेमंद हो; ऐसी योिना ऊपर बताई गई दर पर लाग ू होगी।
[फा. स.ं डीिीएमएस/03-7/2026/सीएमसी (मुख्यालय)]
उज्ज्िल ताह, मुख्य जनरीक्षक-सह-सुजिधा प्रदाता (माइंस)
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(Directorate General Of Mines Safety)
NOTIFICATION
Dhanbad, the 10th July, 2026
G.S.R. 623(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred on me under sub-Rule (1) and sub rule (2) of Rule 172
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, based on the recommendation of
the committee constituted under sub-rule (1) & (2) of rule 172 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working
Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, specify the training allowance to be paid to trainers and instructors as follows:
Scope: This standard specifies the training allowance to be paid to trainers and instructors of a Vocational
Training centre under sub-Rule (1) and sub-Rule (2) of Rule 172 of the Occupational Safety, Health
and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
Applicability: This standard is applicable to all Vocational Training Centres established under Rule 163 of the
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 for catering the training
needs of Coal, Metalliferous and Oil Mines
Compliance Requirements:
Training allowance to the Trainer: - Every trainer shall, in addition to his normal wages, he paid by the owner, agent
or manager a training allowance of minimum Rs.50/- per trainee for every day, a trainee has worked under his
supervision. Not more than two trainees shall be placed under the charge of a trainer at a time.
Provided that nothing contained herein shall affect the operation of any scheme of the Company which is more beneficial
and it shall prevail over the above stipulated rate.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Training allowance to the instructor:
Every instructor, other than the instructor under regular appointment at training centre shall be paid by the owner, agent
or manager a training allowance of minimum Rs.1000/- per day for imparting training in vocational training centre in
addition to his normal wages:
Provided that where in any case, such instructor is engaged for imparting training for a limited number of lectures
spanning over only a part of a day, he may be paid the allowance proportionately:
Provided further that nothing contained herein shall affect the operation of any scheme of the Company which is more
beneficial and it shall prevail over the above stipulated rate.
[F. No. DGMS/03-7/2026/CMC(HQ)]]
UJJWAL TAH, Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines
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