OSH-CONTRACTOR-RETURN — Contractor's Half-Yearly Return under the Labour Codes
The half-yearly return a contractor files for the contract labour it deploys, for January to June and July to December, within thirty days of each half. Under the Code it is owed by a contractor to an establishment using fifty or more contract labour, or a manpower supply contractor with fifty or more; Rajasthan asks it of every contractor, whatever its size. Lawzer raises it when the profile says the entity supplies contract labour. The principal employer's side is in its annual return.
- Due
- 30 Jul and 30 Jan
- Frequency
- Half-yearly
- If it lapses
- Penalty of ₹50,000 to ₹1 lakh for not filing; up to ₹2 lakh on a repeat (s.96, OSH Code)
- Statutory reference
- S.45, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020; rule 98(7), OSH (Central) Rules 2026 (G.S.R. 345(E)); rule 75(6), Rajasthan OSH Rules 2026; rule 32(5)(b), Andhra Pradesh OSH Rules 2026
Where this date comes from
- The instrument
- S.45, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020; rule 98(7), OSH (Central) Rules 2026 (G.S.R. 345(E)); rule 75(6), Rajasthan OSH Rules 2026; rule 32(5)(b), Andhra Pradesh OSH Rules 2026
- The authority
- The relevant State government
Mallah Software Services Private Limited has not independently verified this against the gazette. The citation above is the instrument this date is taken from, and it is exact enough for a professional to check. Inside Lawzer a company secretary or chartered accountant can record that they have checked it, against the rule as it read on the day — and that record is withdrawn automatically if the rule later changes. A date nobody has checked says so.
Who has to file it
Every one of these has to hold before OSH-CONTRACTOR-RETURN binds an entity:
- a contractor supplying contract labour
- Usually owned by:
- Accountant
- Typical effort:
- 2 hours
Common questions
- When is OSH-CONTRACTOR-RETURN due?
- 30 Jul and 30 Jan. It falls due twice a year.
- Who has to file OSH-CONTRACTOR-RETURN?
- It applies to a contractor supplying contract labour.
- What is the penalty for filing OSH-CONTRACTOR-RETURN late?
- Penalty of ₹50,000 to ₹1 lakh for not filing; up to ₹2 lakh on a repeat (s.96, OSH Code)
Get told before OSH-CONTRACTOR-RETURN is due
We will email you a week before the next one, and before each one after that.
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This is the standing statutory position. The government extends deadlines often, and an extension is not reflected here until the rule is updated. Mallah Software Services Private Limited is a software company and not a firm of company secretaries or chartered accountants — nothing here is legal, tax or secretarial advice. Confirm the date with your professional before relying on it. See the Professional Disclaimer.