The PIB Headquarters, on December 01, 2025, notified regarding the Petroleum Industry Benefits with Improved Safeguards under New Labour Codes.
The following amendment has been stated namely:-
• The Government has undertaken a historic consolidation of labour laws through the implementation of four Labour Codes: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSHWC Code), Code on Social Security, 2020, Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and Code on Wages, 2019. These reforms establish a comprehensive and harmonized structure for safety, working conditions, and social security across industrial establishments. In this context, the Petroleum Industry is a key sector where unified regulatory provisions play an essential role.
• With the coming into effect of labour codes, the petroleum industry will undergo a transition from a fragmented and inspector-driven regulatory regime of labour laws framework to a unified, compliance-oriented, and technology-enabled regulatory system, also designed for high-risk industries handling flammable, explosive, and toxic substances. The Labour codes give an integrated regulatory framework for the entire value chain of the petroleum sector from upstream to downstream.
• Provisions under Social Security Code, 2020
• Expanded Welfare Benefits: The code on Social Security Code, 2020, further institutionalises welfare measures by extending ESIC coverage to petroleum workplaces, enabling medical care, injury compensation, disability benefits, dependents' benefits, maternity protection, compensation for occupational diseases and accidents.
• Improved Transparency & Compliance: Digital social-security and health records ensure portability, beneficiary transparency, and accountability.
[Press release no. 2196726]
