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MoLELabour and social securityForm III

Gratuity nomination

The employee's gratuity nomination in two copies under the Social Security Rules, 2026.

How this is timed

Initial nomination

Counted from the employee becomes eligible to make a gratuity nomination

Regulator
MoLE
Category
Labour and social security
Form
Form III
Last verified
2026-09-01
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Submit two copies of Form III within 90 days of becoming eligible to make a nomination. Submit a fresh nomination within 90 days after acquiring a family. The employer must verify the nomination and return the attested duplicate within 30 days.

What changed

Form III replaced old Form F when the 2026 Rules superseded the Payment of Gratuity (Central) Rules, 1972.

Deadlines counted from an event

These have no calendar date. The clock starts when the event happens.

Initial nominationfrom the employee becomes eligible to make a gratuity nomination

Submit two copies of Form III within 90 days.

Applies when: The employee becomes eligible to nominate.

Fresh nomination after acquiring a familyfrom the employee acquires a family

Submit a fresh Form III nomination within 90 days of acquiring a family.

Applies when: The employee acquires a family after making a nomination.

Employer returns attested duplicatefrom the employer receives Form III

Verify the nomination and return the attested duplicate within 30 days.

Applies when: The employer receives the nomination.

The rule

Stated as the law states it, so you can work out any period yourself.

Initial nomination

Submit two copies of Form III within 90 days.

Applies when: The employee becomes eligible to nominate.

Fresh nomination after acquiring a family

Submit a fresh Form III nomination within 90 days of acquiring a family.

Applies when: The employee acquires a family after making a nomination.

Employer returns attested duplicate

Verify the nomination and return the attested duplicate within 30 days.

Applies when: The employer receives the nomination.

Who must comply

  • An employee eligible to make a gratuity nomination
  • The employer that receives the nomination

Statutory basis

Read the provision here where we hold it, or on the regulator's site.

How to file

  1. 1Complete two copies of Form III.
  2. 2Give both copies to the employer.
  3. 3Verify the form within 30 days if you are the employer.
  4. 4Return the attested duplicate to the employee.

Last verified 2026-09-01. Confirm against the official source before you rely on it.