**Summary of Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification (S.O. 2316(E))**
**Overview**
In a notification published in The Gazette of India (Extraordinary, Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)), the Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced the formal establishment of a fund dedicated to labor development under the new industrial legal framework.
**Key Provisions**
* **Establishment of Fund:** The Central Government has officially set up the "worker re-skilling fund."
* **Legal Basis:** The fund is established in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 83 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020).
* **Objective:** The fund is created for the purposes mandated under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
**Administrative and Identification Data**
* **Notification Number:** S.O. 2316(E) (Gazette No. 2225)
* **File Reference:** F. No. S-11025/08/2026-IR(PL)
* **Date of Issue:** May 8, 2026
* **Gazette Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
* **Signatory:** Deepika Kachhal, Joint Secretary to the Government of India
* **Publication Authority:** Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and printed at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
Key Entities Referenced
worker re-skilling fund: A fund established by the Central Government to facilitate the re-skilling of workers under the industrial relations framework.
Industrial Relations Code, 2020: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercised its powers to establish the worker re-skilling fund.
Section 83 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020: The specific legal provision that empowers the Central Government to set up and maintain a worker re-skilling fund.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The central ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the establishment of the fund.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2225] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 8, 2026/विै ाख 18, 1948
No. 2225] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948
श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2316(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार औद्योजगक संबंध संजिता, 2020 (2020 का 35) की धारा 83 की
उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, उि संजिता के प्रयोिनों के जलए श्रजमक पुन: कौिल जनजध नामक
एक जनजध की स्ट्थापना करती ि।ै
[फा. स. ं एस-11025/08/2026-आईआर(पीएल)]
िीजपका कच्छल, संयुि सजचव
3242 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026
S.O. 2316(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 83 of the Industrial
Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020), the Central Government hereby sets up a fund to be called the worker re-skilling
fund for the purposes of the said Code.
[F. No. S-11025/08/2026-IR(PL)]
DEEPIKA KACHHAL, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.