In a significant exercise of delegated legislative authority, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, issued Notification S.O. 2352(E) on the 8th of May 2026. This notification formally recognises specific classes of medical practitioners for the purposes of Chapter IV of the Code on Social Security, 2020, and for all provisions in the Code relating thereto.
Published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India, this administrative measure assumes critical importance in ensuring legal certainty and operational continuity within India’s evolving social security architecture.
Legal Basis and Enabling Provision
The notification derives its authority from the proviso to clause (44) of Section 2 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (Act 36 of 2020). This provision empowers the Central Government to notify persons possessing recognised medical qualifications and registered under the relevant statutory framework as medical practitioners for the purposes of the Code.
