Compliance library अधिनियम
Acts we cover
Central and state labour, social-security and tax laws in our compliance library, with the forms, registers, returns and notices under each.
- Acts and rule-sets
- 249
- Forms, registers, returns and notices
- 1,840
- Central Acts (364 forms)
- 39
- States and UTs (210 Acts, 1,476 forms)
- 36
01 · Central
Central laws
The four Labour Codes and the central Acts they subsumed, with the tax and social-security laws that sit alongside them.
| Group | Acts | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| The four Labour Codes (in force 21 Nov 2025) | Code on Wages, IR Code, Code on Social Security, OSH&WC Code | |
| Wages (legacy, subsumed) | Minimum Wages, Payment of Wages, Payment of Bonus, Equal Remuneration | |
| Social security (legacy, subsumed) | EPF, ESI, Gratuity, Employees' Compensation, Maternity Benefit | |
| Industrial relations (legacy) | Industrial Disputes, Standing Orders, Trade Unions | |
| OSH and contract labour (legacy) | Factories, BOCW, CLRA, Inter-State Migrant Workmen | |
| Sector-specific (legacy) | Mines, Plantations, Motor Transport, Beedi, Working Journalists, Sales Promotion, Cine, Dock | |
| Other laws in force | POSH, RPwD, Child & Adolescent Labour, Apprentices, Weekly Holidays, Income-tax (TDS on salary) | |
| Registration, returns and welfare | Unified Annual Return, Ease of Compliance Registers, Labour Laws Exemption Act, BOCW Cess, Employment Exchanges (CNV) |
02 · States
States and Union Territories
State Acts and rule-sets by subject, how many States/UTs have one, and the forms under them.
| Group | Acts | States/UTs | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shops & Establishments | 35 | 34 | |
| Factories Rules | 31 | 31 | |
| Minimum Wages Rules | 30 | 30 | |
| Professional Tax (incl. Punjab PSDT) | 21 | 21 | |
| State rules under the Labour Codes | 17 | – | |
| Contract Labour (CLRA) Rules | 17 | 17 | |
| Labour Welfare Fund | 17 | 16 | |
| National & Festival Holidays | 13 | 13 | |
| Others (wages, maternity, standing orders rules; gratuity insurance; state combined returns and more) | 29 | – |
03 · Forms
What the library holds
Registers are the largest group: every Act brings its own set to keep up to date, establishment by establishment.
Forms by type
- 428registers
- 267returns
- 209displays
- 137registrations
- 101payments
The rest are notices, applications and other statutory forms.
Karnataka in depth
11 Acts 95 forms
11 Acts, 95 forms: S&CE, PT, LWF, Factories, CLRA, National & Festival Holidays, Minimum Wages, Payment of Wages, Maternity Benefit, Standing Orders, Compulsory Gratuity Insurance.
Where PT and LWF apply
20 States/UTs levy PT 16 apply LWF
PT applies in 20 States/UTs; not in Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Odisha (from 1 Apr 2026) and others. LWF applies in 16 States/UTs.
Find out which laws apply to you
We map central and state laws to each of your establishments and keep the registers and returns up to date.