Notification under Section 2(26) of CoSS, 2020

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-09052026-272387 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2260] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026 S.O. 2351(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to clause (26) of section 2 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020), the Central Government hereby specifies that an employee whose wages exceed at any time after, and not before, the beginning of the contribution period, the wage ceiling as may be notified by the Central Government under clause (89) of section 2 of the Code for the purposes of becoming a member under Chapter IV of the Code, shall continue to be an employee for the remainder of that contribution period. [F. No. R-19025/17/2026-SS-I] ASHUTOSH A.T. PEDNEKAR, Jt. Secy.