Liability of principal employer for welfare facilities
Section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 deals with liability of principal employer for welfare facilities. Welfare facilities specified under section 23 and section 24 shall be provided by the principal employer of the establishment to the contract labour who are employed in such establishment. The Act came into force on 21 Nov 2025.
Welfare facilities specified under section 23 and section 24 shall be provided by the principal employer of the establishment to the contract labour who are employed in such establishment.
Section 53, The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Act 37 of 2020).
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Questions about Section 53
What does Section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code deal with?
Section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code is headed "Liability of principal employer for welfare facilities". Welfare facilities specified under section 23 and section 24 shall be provided by the principal employer of the establishment to the contract labour who are employed in such establishment.
How do I find court cases under Section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 53, section 53 Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 23 (Responsibility of employer for maintaining health, safety and working conditions), section 24 (Welfare facilities in the establishment, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code come into force?
Section 53 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, cited as Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 53, came into force on 21 Nov 2025, having been enacted on 28 Sep 2020. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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