Date: 2026-02-13Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
DGS Circular No.53 of 2025 - Mandatory Display of Identity Cards by Regular Employees of DGS, Contractual Staff and Consultants Engaged through Various Agencies - Reg.
**Executive Summary**
DGS Circular No. 53 of 2025, dated 12.02.2026, mandates the display of identity cards by all employees (regular, contractual staff, and consultants) within DGS premises. This is to ensure security, access control, accountability, and transparency in official premises. This order comes into force with immediate effect.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Mandatory Display of Identity Cards:**
* All government employees, contractual staff, and consultants must display valid identity cards at all times while in DGS office premises (including Headquarters and field offices).
* **Access Control:**
* Entry to DGS office premises may be denied to individuals not displaying a valid identity card.
* **Non-Compliance:**
* Non-compliance will be treated seriously and may lead to reporting to the concerned agency and action including access restriction or termination of engagement.
* **Enforcement:**
* All Divisions/Sections and security staff are to ensure strict enforcement of these instructions.
**Impact Analysis**
**All Officers of DG Shipping, Regular Employees of DGS, Contractual Staff and Consultants**
* **Impact:** Subject to the new mandatory display rule.
* **Action Required:** Must display valid Identity Cards at all times while present in the office premises of DGS.
**All Divisions/Sections and security staff**
* **Impact:** Responsible for ensuring that all staff adhere to the identity card display policy.
* **Action Required:** Strictly enforce the instructions regarding identity card display.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Shipping (DGS): The primary agency issuing the circular regarding mandatory display of identity cards.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The parent ministry of the Directorate General of Shipping.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Office Memorandum: Referenced document providing the basis for security measures.
Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) instructions: Referenced instructions on outsourced manpower.
Mumbai: Location where the DGS is located and where the order applies.
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D(iS Circular No. 53 of 2025
(C.No.38644)
If.No.: l8-230111412026-ADMIN-I)CS
Datc:12.02.2026
Sub.: Mandatory Display of ldcntitl'Cards hy Rcgular llmplovecs of DGS, Contractual Staff,
rnd Consultants llngaged through Various Agcncics. - Rcgarding.
It has been otrscrved that cefiain cotsultarts and contractual statl'cngagcd through dift-ercnr
agcncies for various pro.iccts undcr the Directoratc (iencral of Shipping (D(iS) are attending ollcc
prcrnises rvitlrout pronrinentlv displaling their ldcntitl Cards (l-Cards). 'lhis practice is incolsistcnt
rr ith the secLrritr and adnrinistratire norms prcscribcd li)r Ccntral Govcrnnrcnt ofiices.
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As per thc Ministn'of llonre Alfairs (MllA) Otllce Memorandurn on Sccurity in Governmenr
buildings and thc Depafimcnt of Personnel & -Iraining (DoPt) instructions on oLrtsoLrrced nrarpower
and consultants. all pcrsonnel working in Gove rncnt establishmcnts including rcgular cmployees.
contiactual staff. orrtsourccd rnanpower. and consultants arc requircd to anrry urd display valid
ldcntity Calds at all tinrcs rvhilc on dLrtr. Ihc
nrcasLrre crrsLrrcs sccLrritv. access control.
AccoLrntabilitl'. and transparencr in ojfi cial prenriscs.
3. ln vie$ ol'abovc- rith thc approval of thc (ornpetcnt Authoritv. the tbllowing instructions
are hereby issued lbr strict cornpliancc.
3.1 All governmcnt cntplolccs. contmctral stall'and consullants shall nrarrdalon displav their
valid ldentitl Cards at all tinrcs uhile prcscnl in the olllcc prcnriscs ol'I)CS. including }lcadquarrcrs
and licld ofllces.
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Entry into ol'licc premises nray bc denicd to any individual not displaying a valid Identity
Card.
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Non-cotnpliancc with thcse inslructions rvill bc treated as a scrious mancr and may lead to
reporting Io tllc conccrned agency and initiation ol'applopriatc action. including restriction of u.."r,
or tcrrnination ofcngagcnrent. in accordance with contmctual provisions.
3.4 All Divisions/Scctions and sccuritv staffshall ensure strict cnforcernenl ofthese instructions.
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