New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya during Zero Hour.

The Bill seeks to amend the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, which consolidated and replaced the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, covering trade unions, industrial employment, and industrial disputes. It also contains savings provisions under Section 104 to ensure continuity and legal certainty.

The amendment aims to clarify that the repeal of the earlier enactments occurred automatically under Section 104 of the Code and to prevent any future confusion reg...