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The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule Form XVII Form XVII

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FORM-XVII [See rule 72(5) r/w rule 74 ] ANNUAL RETURN
st
FOR THE YEAR .......ENDING 31 December.
Instructions for filling up the Annual Return
(1) This return shall be filled-up and furnished on or before the 28th or 29th day of February every year.
(2) This return consists of two parts i.e. Part-I , which shall be filled up by all establishments.
(3) Part-II shall be filled-up only by the establishments that are Mines in addition to Part-I.
(4)The terms "establishment" and "mines" shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in the Occupational Safety, Health and Working
Conditions CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020.
(5)This return shall be filled-up in the case of contractor or manpower supplier who has engaged more than 50 workers and in the case of mines,
even where one worker was employed during the relevant period.
Applicable to All Establishments - Part-I
A. General Information:
Sl. No. Labour Identification Number From - To- Instructions for filling the column
1. Period of the Return EPFO, ESIC, MCA, MoLE (LIN)
2. Name of the Establishment
3. Email ID (employer) Period should be calendar year
4. Telephone No. (employer)
5. Mobile number (employer)
6. Premise name
7. Sub-locality
8. District
9. State 10.
11. Pin CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020)
12. Geo Co-ordinates
B(a). Hours of Work in a day
B(b). Number of Shifts
Number of hours in a shift
C. Details of Manpower Deployed
Details Directly employed Employed through Contractor Grand Total
Skill Category HighlyS Skilled Semi- Un- Highly Skilled Semi- Un-Skilled Skilled Skilled Skilled killed Skilled
(i) Maximum No. of employees M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T employed in the establishment in any M/F/T M/F/T day during the year
(ii) Average No. of employees No. to be M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T
employed in the establishment during indicated
the year
(iii) Maximum number of Migrant Worker M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T
during the year
(Section 59 of OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020))
(iv) Number of fixed term employee M/F/T M/F/T M/F/T
engaged
D. Details of contractors engaged in the Establishment:
Sl. No. Name with LIN of the Contractor No. of Contract Labour Engaged
E. Details of various Health and Welfare Amenities provided.
Sl. Nature of various welfare amenities provided Statutory (specify the Instructions for filling
No. statute)
1. Whether facility of Canteen provided (as per Tick yes or no in the box Applicable to all establishments wherein hundred or more
section24(v) of OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020) and not applicable worker including contract labour were
ordinarily employed
2. Crèches(as per section 67of CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) on Social Security Tick yes or no in the box Applicable to all establishments where fifty or more
CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020 and section 24 of the OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) 2020) and not applicable workers are employed
2a If 2 above is not given than whether Crèches allowance Tick yes or no in the box Reference rule.. on Social Security
under Rule.. of Social Security CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) given. and not applicable
3. Ambulance Room(as per section 24(2)(i) of OSH&WC Tick yes or no in the box Applicable to mine, building or other construction work
CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020) and not applicable wherein more than five hundred workers are
ordinarily employed
4. Safety Committee (as per section 22(1) of OSH&WC Tick yes or no in the box Applicable to establishments and factories employing 500
CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020. and not applicable workers or more, factory carrying on hazardous process and
BOCW employing 250workers or more,
and mines employing 100 or more workers.
5. Safety Officer (as per section 22(2) of OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), No. of safety officers In case of mine100 or more workers, in case of
2020) appointed BOCW 250 or more workers and in case of dock work 500
or more workers are ordinarily employed.
6. Qualified Medical Practitioner (as per section12 No. of Qualified Medical There is no specification for minimum number of Qualified
(2) of OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) 2020. Practitioner appointed. Medical Practitioner employed in establishment. However,
this detail is required to have
data on occupational health.
F. The Industrial Relations: Yes/No and not applicable Instructions for filling
1. Is the Works Committee has been functioning.(Section 3 of IR CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), Yes/No and not applicable Industrial establishment in which 100 or more workers are employed 2020)
(a) Date of its constitution. Industrial establishment employing 20
2. Whether the Safety Redressal Committee constituted (Section 4 of IR or more workers
CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020)
3. Number of registered Unions in the establishments. Yes/No
4. Whether any negotiation union exist(Section14 of IR CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020),2020)
5. Whether any negotiating council is constituted (Section 14 of IR CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), Yes/No 2020)
6. Number of workers discharged/dismissed, retrenched or whose services were terminated during the
year:
Dismissed Retrenched Discharged /Terminated or Grand
Removed Total
7. Man-days lost during the year on account of
Sl. Reasons Period No. of man-No. /Date days lost
(a) Strike
(b) Lockout
8. Details of retrenchment / lay off
Sl. No. of persons Details of payment No. of workers No. of man-days lost due to lay-off Applies on industrial establishment employing 300 or more workers No. retrenched during paid to retrenched laid off during
the period employees the period
G. Details pertaining to maternity benefit:
No. of female No. of female employees No. of female employees No. of deduction of wages, if any made
employees availed maternity leave paid medical bonus from female employees
H. Details of payment of bonus: Total amount of bonus actually paid Date on which the Bonus paid Sl. No. of employees covered under No. the Bonus provision
I. Details of accidents, dangerous occurrence and notifiable diseases: Total number of Dangerous Total number of cases of Sl. Total number of accidents by which Total number of fatal accidents and Occurrences as defined under Notifiable Diseases specified No. a person injured is prevented from names of the deceased as per Section Section 11 of the OSH&WC in Third Schedule of the CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020),2020 OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020 along working for a period of 48 hours or 10 of the OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020. with more as per section 10 of the the details of affected persons OSH&WC CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020.
J. Man days and production lost due to accidents / dangerous occurrences
Sl. Accident/Dangerous Man days lost Production Lost
No. Occurrence
[See rule 72 r/w rule 74] Part II (For Mines)
A. General information
1. Establishment Name
2. Name of Company/ Name of Owner
3. Type of organization (drop down) PSU Central/ PSU State/ Private/ Firm/Association/Individual/Partnership/Company
4. Type of ownership (drop down) Coal/Metal/Oil
5. Type of Mineral (drop down)
6. Name of Mineral
7. Type of Mine (drop down) Belowground/ Opencast/ Aboveground/Mixed/OffShore/OnShore
8. Date of opening To be filled for first time
9 Mine CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) To be filled for first time
10. Date of closing (if any) NA/ Calendar to be given
11. Date of reopening (if any) NA/ Calendar to be given
12. Depth of working in mts. Maximum Depth: Minimum Depth:
B. Statutory personnel employed in the mine (as on 31st December)
Sl. No. Designation as per CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) Number of Statutory Persons required Number of Statutory Persons employed 1.
C. Method of Working vis-a-vis Safety Parameters
1 Name of Method (Specify the name) (as per drop down menu)
2 Quantity of mineral Produced in Cu.m./Tonne
3 Quantity of Waste/overburden removed in Cu.m./Tonne
4 Stage of Working (as per drop down menu) Development/Extracti
on/Mixed
5 Permissible Void in Cu.m. For extraction stage
6 Actual Void in Cu.m. For extraction stage
7 Area of overhang For extraction stage
8 Maximum Inflammable gas released in Cu. Meter per ton of coal produced For Development
stage
9 Overall Pit slope For Opencast mines
Individual entry for each Pit
10 Overall dump slope For Opencast mines
Individual entry for each Dump
11 Area of fire in Sq. m.
12 Length of embankment required to be provided against the water body
13 Length of embankment provided against the water body
14 Length of fencing required/provided as per statute
15 No. of opening required to be sealed in case of abandoned mines:
16 No. of Openings sealed in case of abandoned mines:
17 Number of Mock drills conducted and date of same with coverage of employees
18 No. of Oil/Gas wells: under drilling/ under production/ under work over (as per drop For Oil and gas
down menu) mines
19 No. of wells where production discontinued For Oil and gas
mines
20 If Yes to pt. 19 above, Action taken
21 Action Taken in respect of Wells where production has been discontinued For Oil and gas
mines
22 Maximum Quantity of explosive used in any day (in Kgs.) Yes/No/NA For all types of mine 23 Whether Building or Structures not belonging to owner lies within danger zone? For Coal & Metalliferous Mines 24 Aggregate HP/KW of machineries installed/deployed in the mine for the year For all types of mine
D. Medical examinations - Initial/Periodical (IME/PME): During the year, total number of persons including contractual workers:
Particulars Total No. of Persons Undergone IME Undergone PME Declared medically Temporary unfit Given alternate Employment due to Medical unfitness
Terminated on account of being medically unfit
E. Details of Vocational training imparted: Total No. of Persons
During the year, total number of persons including contractual workers:
Particulars Imparted Basic Vocational Training Imparted Refresher Training Imparted special Training
F. Details of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence and Occupational Diseases :
(1) Details of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences:
Sl. No. Date of No. of persons killed No. of persons Number of persons injured Nature of Mandays lost received Serious (Excluding Serious Bodily Occurrence Accidents/Dangero Bodily Injury Injury) and thereby prevented from working for a us Occurrences period of 48 hours or more
1.
(2) Details of Occupational diseases: No. of cases Sl. No Notified Disease
G. Details of Safety Management Plan:
(a) Safety Management Plan Prepared: (Yes/No/NA)
(b) Date of Submission : Date
(c) Last date of review of Safety Management Plan: Date (d ) Principal Hazards Identified:
Sl. no. List of Principal hazards Principal hazard Principal hazard not mitigated Reasons for failure to
1. identified Mitigation date till 31st December mitigate the same
H. Mines Rescue Station: (For Belowground Mines Only)
A. For Mine: (To be filled by mine owner)
(i) Address of the Rescue Station with Geo-coordinates serving the mines;
(ii) Distance of the Rescue Station from mine opening; -----(in KM)
(iii) Whether a mine Rescue Station has been established by the mine ? (Yes/No)
Mines Rescue Station: (For Belowground Mines Only) (For Rescue Station)
For Mine Rescue Station (To be filled by the Superintendent of the Rescue Station)
(i) Name of the owner of the mine at which the Mine Rescue Station is located:
(ii) Address of MRS:
(iii) Name of the Superintendent :
(iv) Details of the mine served by the Rescue Station:
Sl. Name of the Mines Distance of the Mine from MRS (in Kms)
No.
(v) Details of Personnel Deployed at Rescue Station;
Sl. Designation as per Number of statutory Number of statutory
No. CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) persons required persons employed
(vi) Details of Equipment/Apparatus :
Sl. Type of Numbers of Equipment/Apparatus available
No. Equipment/Apparatus
required
(vii) Particulars of Emergency Attended:
Sl.No. Name of the Nature of Response Time Time taken for Rescue & Action Taken Mine Emergency Recovery (time taken by
rescue services to
attend the
emergency)
(viii) Additional Information :
(a) Number of Rescue Rooms :
(b) Number of Rescue Trained Persons Required :
(c) Number of Rescue Trained Person available :
(d) Whether Canteen facility exist or not? ( Yes/No):
Certified that the tables are duly filled in and the information and figures furnished therein are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signature of Employer/Occupier/Owner/Agent/Manager
Place: Dated:
PART III [See rule 98(9)] ANNUAL RETURN period ending 31st December (to be submitted by the principal employer on Shram Suvidha Portal)
1. Name of the principal employer:
2. Name of the establishment:
3. Registration number (LIN) of the establishment:
4. Details of the Contractors, wages paid, etc.:
Sl. Month Name and LIN of the Name of Maximum Amount Date of Amount of Date of Remarks address of contractor the work number of paid against payment of the wages payment of the contract wage bill (if wage bill paid directly wages paid contractors labour applicable) (if to the directly to employed to the applicable) contract the contract contractor labour by labour by (including Principal Principal EPF, ESIC, Employer Employer Bonus etc.) (in case the (in case the contractor contractor fails to pay) fails to pay)
Signature of the principal employer
Date:
PART IV (see rule 72(8))
Shram Shuvidha Portal Year: ___ Ministry of Labour and Employment LIN:(Auto-Populated) Self-Declaration formDefined in rule 2(b): FORM means FORMS annexed in Annexure VII to these rules for EPFO/ESIC Contribution
PAN No:
EPF CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) No. (Auto-Populated)(Editable): ESI CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) No.(Auto-Branch CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) Nos. (Auto- Populated)(Editable): Populated)(Editable): Sub CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) Nos. (Auto-Populated) (Editable):
Statement of salary/wages and contribution in r/o of EPFO
1 2 3 4 =(2+3) 5 6 7 8=(5+7) 9 10 11 12=(9-10) 13
Month Total No. of Total no. of Total no. of Total Wages Total EPF Total Wages Total wages Total Total Date of Balance to No. of & employees employees employees paid to Wages paid to paid to paid to all Contribution contribution payment be paid employees Year eligible for not eligible employed employees employees employees employees Payable paid to whom membership for eligible for eligible under not eligible (Based on column dues to be under SS membership membership SS under SS 6) paid CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020)/Scheme under SS under SS CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020)/scheme CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020)/scheme CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020)/scheme CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020)/scheme
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Details of Employees non-enrolled but eligible to be member: Date of Date of Date of Exit Wages paid Sr. No Name of Employee Gender Aadhaar Number Father's Name Birth Joining (If already left)
Contractors details: EPF codeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) No. ESI Nature of Maximum Number Total payment made during the FY codeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) work of employees S.No. Name & No. employed during Address of the any day contractor
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Financial Year Contribution Tax benefit
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*Section 36(1)(iv) of Income Tax Act: any sum paid by the assessee as an employer by way of contribution towards a recognised provident fund or an approved superannuation fund, subject to such limits as may be prescribed for the purpose of recognising the provident fund or approving the superannuation fund, as the case may be; and subject to such conditions as the Board may think fit to specify in cases where the contributions are not in the nature of annual contributions of fixed amounts or annual contributions fixed on some definite basis by reference to the income chargeable under the head "Salaries" or to the contributions or to the number of members of the fund;