State-specific compliance
OSH Code — Working Conditions, Welfare & Annual Return in West Bengal
How OSH Code — Working Conditions, Welfare & Annual Return applies to a business operating in West Bengal, with state-specific authority, citations and current deadlines.
Definition
OSH Code — Working Conditions, Welfare & Annual Return as it applies to businesses operating in West Bengal. The Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code 2020 (effective 21 Nov 2025) consolidates 13 labour laws including Factories Act, Mines Act, Plantations Act, Contract Labour Act, Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, Building & Other Construction Workers Act and Beedi Workers Act.
- SourceOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Chapters II–VIIIlabour.gov.in
What it means in practice
OSH Code — Working Conditions, Welfare & Annual Return is a central regulation that applies uniformly across India, including West Bengal. In West Bengal, the day-to-day administering authority and the office where filings are submitted will be Ministry of Labour & Employment.
Single registration replaces multiple law-by-law registrations. Annual integrated return via Shram Suvidha portal.
- SourceOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Chapters II–VIIIlabour.gov.in
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Deadlines and penalty
Cadence: annual
Penalty for default: Default: fine Rs 2-3 lakh; if death/serious injury follows, imprisonment up to 2 years + fine up to Rs 5 lakh under Sec 95.
Citations
- SourceOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Chapters II–VIIIlabour.gov.in