 The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 2 August 2019.The bill received assent from President Ram Nath Kovind on 8 August, and was notified in "The Gazette of India" on the same date.The Code Of Wages, 2019 is applicable to employees in organised sector and unorganised sector, while the central government will continue to make wage related decisions for railways, mines, oil fields, and central public sector undertakings..