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• DPDP Act: Consent Manager registration opens on 13 November 2026; Rs 2 crore minimum net worthMeitY · Press release · 14 Nov 2026The Ministry of Electronics and IT says the registration framework for Consent Managers under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 came into effect on 13 November 2026, and its Secretary has launched the online…
• India-NZ FTA: preferential eCoO on Trade Connect, and issuing agencies added to Appendix 2BDGFT · Trade notice · 13 Nov 2026Two DGFT documents of 13 November 2026 set up preferential Certificates of Origin (CoO) for exports to New Zealand under the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which the Trade Notice says entered into force on 20 October…
• Commodity trading notified as a financial service, and commodity trading contract as a financial product, in IFSCIFSCA · Notification · 13 Nov 2026The Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) has issued two notifications dated 13 November 2026 under the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019.
• Knee implant ceiling prices extended by two months, to 15 January 2027NPPA · Order · 13 Nov 2026The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has extended, by a further two months, the ceiling prices of orthopaedic knee implants for knee replacement.
• Customs Notification 36/2026: the four-month ATA Carnet period can be extended up to the carnet's validityCBIC · Notification · 13 Nov 2026The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has issued Notification No.
• SEBI answers 37 questions on the new Settlement Regulations, 2026; late applicants have until 4 February 2027SEBI · FAQs · 13 Nov 2026SEBI has published 37 frequently asked questions on the SEBI (Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings) Regulations, 2026, which apply from 7 November 2026 and replace the 2018 settlement regulations.
• IFSCA: insurance intermediary registrations to carry continued validity subject to annual feeIFSCA · Circular · 12 Nov 2026IFSCA has clarified that, until its Insurance Intermediary Regulations, 2021 are amended, certificates of registration of IFSC Insurance Intermediary Offices (IIIOs) will be issued and renewed with continued validity, subject…
• IFSCA prescribes the quarterly non-compliance report format for bullion exchange and clearing corporationIFSCA · Circular · 12 Nov 2026IFSCA has prescribed the format in which the Compliance Officer of a bullion exchange or bullion clearing corporation in the IFSC must report non-compliance each quarter under regulation 31(2) of the IFSCA (Bullion Market)…
• SEBI moves FATCA and CRS reporting by intermediaries to the Income-tax Act, 2025: Rules 238 to 240 and Form 166SEBI · Circular · 11 Nov 2026SEBI has told every registered intermediary, stock exchange and depository that the FATCA and CRS reporting framework now runs under the Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026, which replaced the 1961 Act and 1962…
• RBI issues Domestic Money Transfer Directions, 2026: Rs 10,000 cash pay-out, Rs 50,000 walk-in NEFT, one rulebook replaces 2011 and 2024 circularsRBI · Directions · 11 Nov 2026The Reserve Bank has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Domestic Money Transfer) Directions, 2026, which bring the rules for sending money to people without bank accounts into one document and repeal the circulars of 5 October…
• CDSL: depository participants not to charge AMC on To be Closed demat accounts holding only illiquid, suspended or delisted securitiesCDSL · Circular · 11 Nov 2026CDSL has told its depository participants (DPs) not to charge the annual maintenance charge (AMC) on demat accounts that are in 'To be Closed' status and hold only securities that are illiquid, suspended from trading or delisted.
• RBI updates its Master Direction on Payment Aggregators as on 11 November 2026RBI · Master Directions · 11 Nov 2026The Reserve Bank of India has put out the Master Direction on Regulation of Payment Aggregators (PA) 'updated as on November 11, 2026'.
• DGFT bans export of lithium-ion battery black mass (HS 85491400) with immediate effectDGFT · Notification · 10 Nov 2026DGFT has changed the export policy for ITC (HS) 85491400, waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury, which the notification names as…
• Rice exports: inspection certificate needed only for EU, UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; other European countries exempt till 1 April 2027DGFT · Notification · 9 Nov 2026DGFT has amended the export policy condition for rice (HSN 1006) set by Notification 07/2026-27 of 10 April 2026.
• Meat exports to Egypt: DGFT extends the i-CAS-Halal transition from nine to twelve monthsDGFT · Notification · 9 Nov 2026DGFT has extended, by three months, the transition period for mandatory India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal certification of specified meat and meat products exported to Egypt.
• NCDEX: clients with KYC On Hold at a KRA cannot trade or square off from 23 November 2026NCDEX · Circular · 9 Nov 2026NCDEX has told its trading members that clients whose KYC status at a KYC Registration Agency (KRA) is still On Hold, for records uploaded to the KRA till 31 October 2026, will not be allowed to trade, and will not be allowed…
• IFSCA proposes disclosure rules for Financial Solicitation Professionals in GIFT IFSC; comments by 30 NovemberIFSCA · Consultation paper · 9 Nov 2026IFSCA has published a consultation paper and draft circular on guidelines for financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centre that engage individuals other than employees to solicit business for them,…
• IFSCA proposes rules for model portfolios by research entities in GIFT IFSC; comments by 30 NovemberIFSCA · Consultation paper · 9 Nov 2026IFSCA has proposed to clarify that a research recommendation by a research entity in the International Financial Services Centre includes offering a model portfolio, which is a basket of securities with recommended weightages.
• RBI extends supersession of the board of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank, Mumbai, by one year from 24 November 2026RBI · Press release · 9 Nov 2026The Reserve Bank has extended by one year, from 24 November 2026, the supersession of the Board of Directors of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai.
• BSE: clients with KYC On Hold at a KRA cannot trade or square off from 21 November 2026BSE · Notice · 9 Nov 2026BSE has told all trading members that clients whose KYC is still On Hold at a KYC Registration Agency (KRA), for records uploaded to the KRA between 1 October and 31 October 2026, will not be permitted to trade, and cannot…
• RBI extends restrictions on Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank, Bengaluru, for six months to 10 May 2027RBI · Press release · 6 Nov 2026RBI has extended, for a further six months from the close of business on 10 November 2026 to the close of business on 10 May 2027, the directions it placed on Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru under…
• India–UK trade deal: apply by 21 November for the 2027 import quota on UK cars and goods vehiclesDGFT · Public notice · 6 Nov 2026The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has invited fresh applications for allocation of tariff rate quota (TRQ) under the India–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) for calendar year 2027.
• Tamil Nadu omits the section 68 imprisonment row from rule 36 of its RERA Rules, 2017Tamil Nadu · Rules · 6 Nov 2026The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department has amended the Tamil Nadu Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017.
• Fund managers can now accredit investors themselves; SEBI sets 3-year validity, exposure thresholds and LLP rulesSEBI · Circular · 5 Nov 2026SEBI has added a second route to becoming an Accredited Investor.
• SEBI refreshes its AIF master circular with four new circulars, including the Accredited Investor reviewSEBI · Circular · 5 Nov 2026SEBI has updated its Master Circular for Alternative Investment Funds, first issued on 3 June 2026, with the date 'last updated' now 5 November 2026.
• Currency derivatives: SEBI aligns the no-underlying limit with RBI at USD 5 million across exchangesSEBI · Circular · 5 Nov 2026SEBI has revised the limit up to which domestic clients and Foreign Portfolio Investors may hold INR currency derivative positions on stock exchanges without showing an underlying exposure.
• Mutual fund schemes can net fund obligations on outright cash trades from 1 April 2027; securities stay grossSEBI · Circular · 5 Nov 2026SEBI will let a mutual fund scheme net its fund obligations for outright purchases and sales in the cash market within the same settlement cycle, while securities continue to settle gross.
• RBI consolidates cyber resilience and digital payment security rules for non-bank payment operators into one Master DirectionRBI · Master Directions · 5 Nov 2026The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Cyber Resilience and Digital Payment Security Controls for non-bank PSOs) Master Directions, 2026.
• RBI extends restrictions on The Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank, Yavatmal, for three months to 7 February 2027RBI · Press release · 5 Nov 2026RBI has extended, for a further three months from the close of business on 7 November 2026 to the close of business on 7 February 2027, the directions it placed on The Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pusad, Dist.
• RBI extends restrictions on Urban Co-operative Bank, Dehradun, for three months to 10 February 2027RBI · Press release · 5 Nov 2026RBI has extended, for a further three months from the close of business on 10 November 2026 to the close of business on 10 February 2027, the directions it placed on Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Dehradun under section 35A…
• SEBI revises its comprehensive FAQs on the Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations, 2015SEBI · FAQs · 5 Nov 2026SEBI has issued revised comprehensive FAQs on the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, dated 5 November 2026.
• NRIs, OCIs and foreigners can complete securities KYC digitally from FATF-compliant countries from 3 December 2026SEBI · Circular · 4 Nov 2026SEBI has relaxed the rule that a client must be physically in India during digital KYC, for individual Persons Resident Outside India (NRIs, OCIs and foreign nationals) located in FATF-compliant countries.
• CERT-In issues AI Security Auditing Guidelines v1.0 with four risk tiers and independent audit for high-risk AICERT-In · Guidelines · 4 Nov 2026CERT-In has released version 1.0 of its AI Security Auditing Guidelines, a 107-page framework for auditing the security, governance and accountability of AI systems.
• IFSCA sets reporting dates for TechFin, Global In-House Centre and book-keeping service providers, with a CA, CS or CMA certificate by 31 MayIFSCA · Circular · 4 Nov 2026IFSCA has set one reporting calendar for three groups of regulated entities in GIFT IFSC: TechFin and ancillary service providers, Global In-House Centres, and providers of book-keeping, accounting, taxation and financial…
• Overseas listing rules widen to convertible debentures and preference shares; new Form LEAP-1MCA · Rules · 3 Nov 2026The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended the 2024 rules on listing Indian companies' securities in permissible foreign jurisdictions.
• Bihar revises minimum wages from 1 October 2026: Rs 443 a day for unskilled workers, up to Rs 682 for highly skilledBihar · Notification · 3 Nov 2026The Bihar Labour Resources Department has notified revised minimum wages under the Code on Wages, 2019 and the Code on Wages (Bihar) Rules, 2026, effective 1 October 2026.
• REITs and InvITs can issue depository receipts listed at GIFT IFSC, for non-resident investorsSEBI · Circular · 2 Nov 2026SEBI has issued two circulars on 2 November 2026 that let REITs and InvITs issue depository receipts on their units to foreign investors.
• OFS cooling-off for illiquid private listed InvITs cut to 8 weeksSEBI · Circular · 2 Nov 2026SEBI has shortened the cooling-off period for offers for sale through the stock exchange mechanism by illiquid private listed InvITs to 8 weeks.
• IRDAI issues a master circular on insurer registration, share transfers and amalgamationIRDAI · Master circular · 2 Nov 2026IRDAI has issued a Master Circular that brings together the forms and clarifications under its Registration, Capital Structure, Transfer of Shares and Amalgamation of Insurers Regulations, 2024, as amended in 2026.
• NPS scheme names, risk labels and PoP screens must follow PFRDA's new framework by 1 December 2026PFRDA · Circular · 2 Nov 2026PFRDA has amended its 28 August 2026 circular on how NPS schemes are classified and presented.
• Car and two-wheeler insurance moves to a four-layer policy with an option form from 15 December 2026IRDAI · Circular · 2 Nov 2026Following the Supreme Court's directions in National Insurance Company Ltd.
• Service exporters: EDF deemed filed for individuals, and for others up to ₹10 lakh per remittance (FEMA amendment)RBI · Regulations · 2 Nov 2026RBI has amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026 to cut paperwork for trade in services.
• SCOMET facilitation opens to 4-star and 5-star status holders; GAER now valid three yearsDGFT · Public notice · 2 Nov 2026DGFT has amended Chapter 10 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023 so that exporters holding a valid 4-star or 5-star status holder certificate can use SCOMET authorisation-based facilitation that was earlier tied to AEO…
• Demat accounts with KYC not uploaded at a KRA to be frozen on 7 November 2026CDSL · Circular · 2 Nov 2026CDSL has told its Depository Participants that demat accounts whose holders' KYC details are not verified by the KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) will be frozen for both debit and credit on Saturday, 7 November 2026, if the DP…
• J&K: Letter of Guarantee and Promissory Note can now be digitally e-stamped on NeSLJammu & Kashmir · Circular · 2 Nov 2026NeSL has informed its Digital Documentation and Execution (DDE) users, the registered banks and NBFCs, that the Jammu and Kashmir State Taxes Department Order No.
• Old export manifest messages to stop zone by zone; full move to SCMTR by 31 January 2027CBIC · Circular · 1 Nov 2026CBIC has set a zone-by-zone timetable to stop the old export-side manifest messages and make shipping lines, custodians, terminal operators and trans-shippers file under the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations,…
• Punjab notifies its Code on Wages Rules, 2026: minimum wage method, deductions, rest-day pay and registersPunjab · Rules · 31 Oct 2026The Punjab Department of Labour has made the Code on Wages (Punjab) Rules, 2026, notification G.S.R.
• Punjab makes its Social Security Rules, 2026: gratuity timelines, cess and a unified annual return due by FebruaryPunjab · Rules · 31 Oct 2026The Government of Punjab has made the Punjab Social Security Rules, 2026 (G.S.R.
• Depository Participants must file the April–September 2026 cyber audit report by 31 December 2026CDSL · Circular · 30 Oct 2026CDSL has fixed the timelines for Depository Participants to file their half-yearly cyber audit report under SEBI's Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF).
• FPI KYC reviews move to every two or eight years from 1 December 2026SEBI · Circular · 30 Oct 2026SEBI has lengthened the periodic KYC review cycle for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).
• Depository Participants get till 31 December 2026 for the net worth certificate and audited accountsCDSL · Circular · 30 Oct 2026CDSL has moved the due date for Depository Participants to submit their net worth certificate as at 31 March 2026 and audited financial statements for FY 2025-26 from 31 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
• Regulated entities get till 31 January 2027 for the digital accessibility auditSEBI · Circular · 30 Oct 2026SEBI has given all regulated entities until 31 January 2027 to appoint an IAAP-certified auditor, complete an accessibility audit of their digital platforms and fix what the audit finds.
• Homebuyers get their own claim form, and real estate insolvencies must follow RERA and put up site signboardsIBBI · Circular · 30 Oct 2026IBBI issued two circulars on 30 October 2026 for insolvency cases of real estate companies.
• Health returns and health product UINs move to IRDAI's BAP portal from 2 November 2026IRDAI · Circular · 30 Oct 2026IRDAI has moved health insurance filings to the Health module of its upgraded Business Analytics Platform (BAP).
• IBBI sets project-wise accounts, exclusion of projects and plan contents for real estate insolvenciesIBBI · Regulations · 30 Oct 2026The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has notified the Fifth Amendment to its CIRP Regulations, 2016, with new rules for the insolvency of companies that have real estate projects.
• Two more SGB tranches get premature redemption prices: ₹14,167 and ₹14,159 per unitRBI · Press release · 30 Oct 2026RBI has announced two more premature redemption prices for Sovereign Gold Bonds.
• UPS pensioners can file their life certificate on a mobile app; due every year by 30 NovemberPFRDA · Circular · 30 Oct 2026PFRDA has told Central Government accounts offices that pensioners under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) can now generate and submit their Digital Life Certificate (DLC) through a mobile app, using Aadhaar face authentication.
• SEZ Rules: drawback on supplies to SEZs claimed from the Specified Officer, or by the DTA supplier with a disclaimerCommerce Ministry · Rules · 30 Oct 2026The Department of Commerce has replaced sub-rule (2) of rule 24 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.
• Bihar: employees earning up to ₹21,000 a month eligible for bonus under the Code on Wages, from 21 November 2025Bihar · Notification · 30 Oct 2026The Government of Bihar has determined, for the Code on Wages, 2019, that every employee drawing wages of not more than ₹21,000 a month shall be paid bonus as specified in section 26 of the Code.
• Bihar: bonus to be calculated on the State's monthly minimum wage, from 21 November 2025Bihar · Notification · 30 Oct 2026The Governor of Bihar has determined, under section 26(2) of the Code on Wages, 2019, that bonus payable under section 26(1) and (3) is to be calculated at the monthly rates of minimum wages notified by the State Government…
• Customs Notification 35/2026 moves the end date of duty relief under 19/2026 to 31 December 2026CBIC · Notification · 30 Oct 2026The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has amended Notification No.
• Punjab ends cash wages: every establishment and factory must pay by cheque, bank credit or electronic modePunjab · Notification · 30 Oct 2026The Punjab Department of Labour has notified, under section 15 of the Code on Wages, 2019, that every establishment or factory in the State shall pay wages only by cheque, by crediting the wages directly into the employee's…
• SGB 2019-20 Series VI premature redemption price fixed at ₹14,213 per unitRBI · Press release · 29 Oct 2026RBI has fixed the premature redemption price of Sovereign Gold Bond 2019-20 Series VI, issued on 30 October 2019, at ₹14,213 per unit for the redemption date of 30 October 2026.
• RBI extends restrictions on three co-operative banks to 30 January 2027RBI · Press release · 29 Oct 2026RBI has extended, for three months from the close of business on 30 October 2026 to the close of business on 30 January 2027, the directions it had placed on three co-operative banks under section 35A read with section 56 of…
• Kerala reopens one-time settlement for motor vehicle tax arrears: pay 40% (private) or 30% (transport) till 31 March 2027Kerala · Press release · 29 Oct 2026The Government of Kerala is re-implementing its One-Time Settlement Scheme for motor vehicle tax arrears.
• ESIC New Amnesty Scheme 2025 extended to 31 December 2026ESIC · Circular · 28 Oct 2026ESIC has extended the New Amnesty Scheme, 2025 by three months, from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, on the same terms and conditions.
• Himachal Pradesh replaces its stamp duty schedule: 4% for women up to ₹1 crore, 6% for others up to ₹40 lakh, 8% aboveHimachal Pradesh · Act · 28 Oct 2026Himachal Pradesh has replaced Schedule I-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as it applies in the State, through the Indian Stamp (Himachal Pradesh Second Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No.
• Chhattisgarh notifies the Code on Wages (Chhattisgarh) Rules, 2026Chhattisgarh · Rules · 28 Oct 2026The Chhattisgarh Labour Department has notified the Code on Wages (Chhattisgarh) Rules, 2026, notification No.
• CRA-4 for FY 2025-26 can be filed without additional fees up to 31 December 2026MCA · Circular · 27 Oct 2026The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has allowed companies to file CRA-4, the cost audit report in XBRL format, for the financial year 2025-26 up to 31 December 2026 without any additional fees.
• IFSC regulated entities: key staff must get NISM cyber security certificatesIFSCA · Circular · 27 Oct 2026IFSCA has made cyber security certification mandatory for key people in regulated entities in the GIFT IFSC.
• Debenture trustees get till 27 April 2027 to set up separate business unitsSEBI · Circular · 27 Oct 2026SEBI has given registered debenture trustees (DTs) another six months, until 27 April 2027, to comply with the rules on moving activities that SEBI does not regulate into separate business units.
• IFSCA sets net-worth criteria for payment system operators in GIFT IFSC: TReDS USD 1 million, LEI issuers USD 0.2 millionIFSCA · Circular · 27 Oct 2026IFSCA has specified the financial soundness criteria for existing and new payment system operators (PSOs) in GIFT IFSC.
• Goa notifies the Industrial Relations (Goa) Rules, 2026 (gazetted 12 November)Goa · Rules · 26 Oct 2026The Goa Department of Labour has made the Industrial Relations (Goa) Rules, 2026 under section 99 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (notification 24/19/2021/LAB/VOL-I/489 dated 26 October 2026, published in the Official…
• Revised NPS charges for Points of Presence now start on 1 December 2026PFRDA · Circular · 26 Oct 2026PFRDA has moved the start date of the revised charge structure for Points of Presence (PoPs) under all NPS and NPS Lite schemes from 1 October 2026 to 1 December 2026.
• AOC-4 by 31 December 2026 and MGT-7 by 31 January 2027, without additional feesMCA · Circular · 24 Oct 2026The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has given companies more time to file their annual statutory forms for FY 2025-26 without additional fees: financial statements in AOC-4 and its variants up to 31 December 2026, and annual…
• Goa notifies the Goa Social Security Rules, 2026 on gratuity, cess and annual return (gazetted 12 November)Goa · Rules · 23 Oct 2026The Government of Goa has notified the Goa Social Security Rules, 2026 under sections 154 and 156 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (notification 24/26/2026-LAB/VOL-I/486 dated 23 October 2026), printed in the Official…
• RBI Regional Offices can now compound FEMA contraventions on ODI, borrowing and guaranteesRBI · Circular · 23 Oct 2026The Reserve Bank of India has delegated the power to compound FEMA contraventions on overseas investment (ODI), borrowing and lending, and guarantees to its Regional Offices.
• Research analysts no longer need to record calls with institutional clients from 8 November 2026SEBI · Circular · 23 Oct 2026SEBI has relaxed the record-keeping rule for research analysts (RAs) and research entities: keeping call recordings of conversations with institutional investor clients is no longer mandatory.
• Goa notifies the Goa Code on Wages Rules, 2026 (gazetted 12 November)Goa · Rules · 23 Oct 2026The Goa Department of Labour has notified the Goa Code on Wages Rules, 2026 (notification 24/16/2021/LAB/VOL-I/485 dated 23 October 2026, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No.
• No margin on new cash-segment trades up to the value of accepted early pay-inSEBI · Circular · 22 Oct 2026SEBI has told clearing corporations not to collect margin from the trading or clearing member on a client's subsequent buy or sell positions in the cash segment, up to the value of an accepted early pay-in (EPI), when the…
• IFSCA specifies GPUs and linked data centre equipment for operating lease in IFSCsIFSCA · Notification · 22 Oct 2026The International Financial Services Centres Authority has specified "Graphics Processing Units" and "connected data centre equipment" as equipment whose operating lease (including a hybrid of operating and financial lease)…
• Uttar Pradesh minimum wages from 1 October 2026: VDA added for 74 scheduled employmentsUttar Pradesh · Notification · 21 Oct 2026The Uttar Pradesh Labour Department has notified variable dearness allowance (VDA) payable with minimum wages for 74 scheduled employments from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
• ESIC starts a one-month Aadhaar-seeding drive for insured persons and their familiesESIC · Circular · 21 Oct 2026ESIC Headquarters has found Aadhaar seeding of insured persons (IPs) and their beneficiaries unsatisfactory and has directed all its regional and sub-regional offices to run a one-month, cluster-based intensive drive.
• Demat accounts with KYC not validated by KRAs will be frozen on 7 November 2026CDSL · Circular · 19 Oct 2026CDSL has told its Depository Participants that demat accounts linked to PANs whose KYC records were not validated by the KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) will be frozen for both debit and credit on Saturday, 7 November 2026.
• Cancer medicines: NPPA caps the trade margin on 137 drugs at 30%; lower MRPs from 9 November 2026NPPA · Order · 17 Oct 2026The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has capped the trade margin on 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs at 30%, using its extraordinary public-interest power under paragraph 19 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013.
• Jharkhand minimum wages: VDA of 11.65% on basic from 1 October 2026Jharkhand · Notification · 15 Oct 2026Jharkhand has declared variable dearness allowance (VDA) on minimum wages for all employments, payable from 1 October 2026.
• ESI funeral expenses fixed at ₹20,000 under the Social Security Code, from 8 May 2026ESIC · Notification · 7 Oct 2026The Employees' State Insurance Corporation has fixed the funeral expenses payable under the Code on Social Security, 2020 at ₹20,000.
• Haryana orders its 9 April 2026 minimum wage notification to be enforced in petty establishments tooHaryana · Direction · 5 Oct 2026The Haryana Labour Commissioner has directed all Deputy and Assistant Labour Commissioners and Labour Inspectors to implement the minimum wage notification of 9 April 2026 in all establishments, including petty establishments,…
• EPF wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000 a month from 17 September 2026Labour Ministry · Notification · 17 Sep 2026The Central Government has raised the wage ceiling for mandatory provident fund coverage from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month, with effect from 17 September 2026.
• Mizoram notifies its Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026Mizoram · Rules · 13 Aug 2026The Government of Mizoram has notified the Mizoram Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026 under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.