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Date: 2026-05-08 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Appointing Certifying Officer under section 2(g) of the IR Code 2020

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**Executive Summary** On May 8, 2026, the Ministry of Labour and Employment issued notification S.O. 2313(E) under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. The document appoints specific officers from the Central Labour Commissioner’s office to serve as "certifying officers" within designated jurisdictions across India. These appointments are intended to facilitate the performance of statutory certification functions as defined under Section 2(g) of the Code. **Key Points / Main Content** **Regulatory Authority** * The appointments are made in exercise of powers conferred by clause (g) of section 2 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020). **National Jurisdictions** * **Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central):** Appointed for the whole of India specifically for cases involving joint drafts submitted by a group of employers engaged in similar industrial establishments. * **Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi:** Appointed for the whole of India, excluding cases involving joint drafts by groups of employers. **Regional Jurisdictions** The notification defines 20 specific regional jurisdictions for Regional Labour Commissioners (Central), including: * **Ahmedabad/Ajmer/Bengaluru/Bhubaneshwar/Jabalpur/Raipur/Delhi:** Jurisdiction over their respective states or National Capital Territory. * **Mumbai:** Covers the State of Goa and the State of Maharashtra, excluding specific districts assigned to the Nagpur region. * **Kolkata:** Covers the State of West Bengal (excluding Asansol region districts), Sikkim, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. * **Cochin:** Covers Kerala, Lakshadweep, and the Mahe district of Puducherry. * **Chandigarh:** Covers Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chandigarh. * **Guwahati:** Covers Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh. * **Chennai:** Covers Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (excluding Yanam and Mahe). * **Specialized District Groupings:** Specific districts in West Bengal (Asansol region), Jharkhand (Dhanbad/Patna regions), and Uttar Pradesh (Kanpur/Dehradun regions) are assigned to particular commissioners as detailed in the table. **Impact Analysis** **Industrial Employers and Employer Groups** **Impact** Employers are now provided with a clear hierarchy and geographical map for the certification of industrial relations documents. **Action Required** Groups of employers submitting joint drafts must approach the Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), while individual employers must identify and approach the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) corresponding to their specific geographical location. **Additional Chief and Regional Labour Commissioners (Central)** **Impact** These officers are officially vested with the legal authority and responsibility to act as certifying officers under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. **Action Required** Officers must perform the functions of a certifying officer within the functional and territorial limits defined in the notification. **Industrial Establishments and Labour Unions** **Impact** The notification clarifies which authority holds jurisdiction over an establishment’s certification matters based on its physical location. **Action Required** Parties must ensure that all certification-related filings and correspondence are directed to the correctly appointed officer for their specific district or state.

Key Entities Referenced

Industrial Relations Code, 2020: The primary legislative act under which the Central Government exercises its power to appoint certifying officers. Ministry of Labour and Employment: The central government ministry responsible for issuing this notification and regulating industrial relations. Certifying Officer: The functional role assigned to specific labour officials to perform duties defined under the Industrial Relations Code. Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central): A high-ranking official appointed as a certifying officer for joint drafts involving groups of employers across India. Regional Labour Commissioners (Central): Officers designated to serve as certifying officers within their respective regional jurisdictions nationwide.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-08052026-272337 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D8H0x5x2x0 26-272337 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2222] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, मई 8, 2026/ििै ाख 18, 1948 No. 2222] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948 श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 8 मई, 2026 का.आ. 2313(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, औद्योजगक संबंध संजिता, 2020 (2020 का 35) की धारा 2 के खंड (छ) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें उजल्लजखत अजधकाररयों को उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (3) म ें जिजनर्ििष्ट क्षेत्रों म ें प्रमाणकता ि अजधकारी के कायों का जनिििन करने के जलए जनयुि करती ि,ै अर्ाित्:— सारणी क्र. सं. अजधकारी क्षेत्र (1) (2) (3) 1. अपर मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) सम्पूणि भारत (समान औद्योजगक स्ट्र्ापनों में कायिरत जनयोिाओं के समूि द्वारा संयुि प्रारूप की ििा में)। 2 मुख्य श्रम आयुि का (केन्द्रीय)कायािलय, नई दिल्ली के संपूणि भारत (समान औद्योजगक स्ट्र्ापनों में लगे जनयोिाओं के सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) समूि द्वारा संयुि प्रारूप को छोड़कर)। 3239 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3 अिमिाबाि क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) गुिरात राज्य और िािरा और नागर ििेली तर्ा िमण और िीि संघ राज्यक्षेत्र। 4 अिमेर क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) रािस्ट्र्ान राज्य 5 आसनसोल क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) पजिमी बंगाल राज्य में बधिमान पूिि, बधिमान पजिम, बीरभूम, बांकुरा और पुरुजलया के जिले। 6 बेंगलुरु क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) कनािटक राज्य। 7 भुिनेश्वर क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) ओजडिा राज्य। 8 मुंबई क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) नागपुर, भंडारा, अकोला, बीड़, अमरािती, िधाि, बुलढाणा, िलगााँि, चंरपुर, नांिेड़, गढ़जचरौली, परभणी, लातूर, यितमाल, उस्ट्मानाबाि, हिगं ोली, गोंदिया और िाजिम जिलों के जसिाय मिाराष्ट्र राज्य और गोिा राज्य। 9 कोलकाता क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) बधिमान पूिि, बधिमान पजिम, बीरभूम, बांकुरा और पुरुजलया के जिलों के जसिाय पजिमी बंगाल राज्य, जसदिम राज्य और अंिमान और जनकोबार द्वीप संघ राज्यक्षेत्र। 10 कोचीन क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) केरल राज्य और लक्षद्वीप संघ राज्यक्षेत्र पुडुचेरी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र में जिला माि।े 11 चंडीगढ़ क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) जिमाचल प्रिेि, पंिाब, िररयाणा राज्य और िम्मू और कश्मीर, लद्दाख तर्ा चंडीगढ़ संघ राज्यक्षेत्र। 12 धनबाि क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) घरिािा, लातेिार, सािेबगंि, पाकुड़, िमु का, पलामू और गोड्डा जिलों के जसिाय झारखंड राज्य। 13 गुिािाटी क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) असम, नगालैंड, मेघालय, जत्रपुरा, मजणपुर, जमिोरम और अरुणाचल प्रिेि राज्य। 14 ििै राबाि क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) आंध्र प्रिेि और तेलंगाना राज्य तर्ा पुडुचेरी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र में यानम का क्षेत्र। 15 िबलपुर क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) मध्य प्रिेि राज्य। 16 कानपुर क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) सिारनपुर, जबिनौर, मेरठ, गाजियाबाि, बुलंिििर, मुिफ्फरनगर, बरेली, मुरािाबाि, बिायूं, ज्योजतबा फुले नगर (अमरोिा), पीलीभीत, िािििांपुर, रामपुर, बागपत, िापुड़, िामली और गौतम बुद्ध नगर जिलों के जसिाय उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 17 िेिरािनू क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) उत्तराखंड राज्य और उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य में सिारनपुर, जबिनौर, मेरठ, गाजियाबाि, बुलंिििर, मुिफ्फरनगर, बरेली, मुरािाबाि, बिायूं, ज्योजतबा फुले नगर (अमरोिा), पीलीभीत, िािििांपुर, रामपुर, बागपत, िापुड़, िामली और गौतम बुद्ध नगर जिले। 18 चेन्नई क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) तजमलनाडु राज्य और यानम और माि े जिलों के जसिाय पुडुचेरी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र। 19 नागपुर क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) मिाराष्ट्र राज्य में नागपुर, भंडारा, अकोला, अमरािती, िधाि, बुलढाणा, िलगााँि, चंरपुर, बीड़, गढ़जचरौली, नांिेड़, परभणी, यितमाल, उस्ट्मानाबाि, लातूर, गोंदिया, िाजिम और हिगं ोली जिले। 20 दिल्ली क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली। 21 पटना क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) जबिार राज्य और झारखंड राज्य में गढ़िा, लातेिार, साजिबगंि, पाकुड़, िमु का, पलामू और गोड्डा जिले। 22 रायपुर क्षेत्र में सभी प्रािेजिक श्रम आयुि (केन्द्रीय) छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य। [फा. स.ं एस-11025/04/2026-आईआर(पीएल)] िीजपका कच्छल, संयुि सजचि MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026 S.O. 2313(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of section 2 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020), the Central Government hereby appoints the Officers, mentioned in column (2) of the Table to perform the functions of a certifying officer in the areas specified in column (3) of the said Table, namely:- TABLE Sl. No. Officers Areas (1) (2) (3) 1. Additional Chief Labour Commissioner The whole of India (In case of joint draft by group of (Central) employers engaged in similar industrial establishments). 2. All Regional Labour Commissioners The whole of India, except joint draft by group of (Central), in the office of the Chief Labour employers engaged in similar industrial establishments.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] Commissioner (Central), New Delhi 3. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Gujarat and the Union territories of Dadra (Central) in Ahmedabad region and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. 4. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Rajasthan. (Central) in Ajmer region 5. All Regional Labour Commissioners The districts of Bardhaman East, Bardhaman West, (Central) in Asansol region Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal. 6. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Karnataka. (Central) in Bengaluru region 7. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Odisha. (Central) in Bhubaneshwar region 8. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Maharashtra, except the districts of Nagpur, (Central) in Mumbai region Bhandara, Akola, Beed, Amravati, Wardha, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Nanded, Gadchiroli, Parbhanai, Latur, Yavatmal, Osmanabad, Hingoli, Gondia and Washim, and the State of Goa. 9. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of West Bengal, except the districts of (Central) in Kolkata region Bardhaman East, Bardhaman West, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia, the State of Sikkim and the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 10. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Kerala and the Union territory of (Central) in Cochin region Lakshadweep and the district of Mahe in the Union territory of Puducherry. 11. All Regional Labour Commissioners The States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and (Central) in Chandigarh region Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. 12. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Jharkhand, except the districts of Gharwha, (Central) in Dhanbad region Latehar, Sahebganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda. 13. All Regional Labour Commissioners The States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, (Central) in Guwahati region Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. 14. All Regional Labour Commissioners The States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the area (Central) in Hyderabad region of Yanam in the Union territory of Puducherry. 15. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Madhya Pradesh. (Central) in Jabalpur region 16. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Uttar Pradesh, except the districts of (Central) in Kanpur region Saharanpur, Bijnaur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar, Bareilly, Moradabad, Badaun, Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha), Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Baghpat, Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Budh Nagar. 17. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Uttarakhand and the districts of Saharanpur, (Central) in Dehradun region Bijnaur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar, Bareilly, Moradabad, Badaun, Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha), Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Baghpat, Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Budh Nagar in the State of Uttar Pradesh.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 18. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of (Central) in Chennai region Puducherry, except the districts of Yanam and Mahe. 19. All Regional Labour Commissioners The districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Amravati, (Central) in Nagpur region Wardha, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Beed, Gadchiroli, Nanded, Parbhani, Yavatmal, Osmanabad, Latur, Gondia, Washim and Hingoli in the State of Maharashtra. 20. All Regional Labour Commissioners National Capital Territory of Delhi. (Central) in Delhi region 21. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Bihar and the districts of Gharwha, Latehar, (Central) in Patna region Sahebganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda in the State of Jharkhand. 22. All Regional Labour Commissioners The State of Chhattisgarh. (Central) in Raipur region [F. No. S-11025/04/2026-IR(PL)] DEEPIKA KACHHAL, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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