The Ministry of Labour & Employment, Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) has issued an official Notification G.S.R .619(E) on July 10, 2026 under sub rule (4) of Rule 163 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026. The notification was published in the Gazette of India (Part II, Section 3, Sub section i) on 13 July 2026. It sets out the application form and fee that such training centres must submit to the DGMS for approval. The notification does not carry a separate commencement clause, so it takes effect from its date of publication in the Official Gazette, that is 13 July 2026.

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Issued under Rule 163(4) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, based on recommendations of the committee formed under the same rule.
Employers must submit the application to the Chief Inspector cum Facilitator at Dhanbad, or to the Regional Inspector cum Facilitator of the concerned region.
Full details of the training centre, including the whole time training officer, mining instructor, mechanical instructor, electrical instructor, oil mine instructor (where relevant), guest faculty, on the job trainers, and support staff such as clerks and librarians.
Lecture halls, gas testing rooms, officer rooms, storerooms, work sheds, hostel and residential facilities, furniture, training aids, electrical and mechanical workshop tools, reference material, safety equipment, and simulators for machinery such as dumpers, shovels, dozers, graders, and loaders.
A list of the mines proposed to be covered, the mine owners, distance from the training centre, and the number of departmental and contractual workers to be trained.
Application fee is based on the number of employees in the mines to be covered:

Up to 2,000 employees: Rs 5,000
More than 2,000 and up to 4,000 employees: Rs 10,000
More than 4,000 employees: Rs 15,000

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DGMS Vocational Training Notification 2026 G.S.R. 619(E) Rules & Fees Explained