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Updated for 2026

Leave & Working Hours in India

Sick, casual and earned leave entitlements alongside daily and weekly hour limits, rest intervals, overtime ceilings and spread-over. Click any state for its full provisions.

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OSH Code 2020 - Working Hour Provisions

  • Maximum 8 hours/day work for all establishments (Section 25)
  • Women allowed to work in night shifts with safety safeguards
  • Overtime wages at twice the ordinary rate of pay
  • Weekly and compensatory holidays mandated for all workers

States (28)

Union Territories (8)