**Executive Summary**
DGS Circular No. 53 of 2025, dated 12.02.2026, mandates the display of identity cards by all employees, contractual staff, and consultants working within the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) premises. This order ensures security, access control, accountability, and transparency, and comes into force with immediate effect. Non-compliance will be treated as a serious matter.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Mandatory Identity Card Display:**
* All government employees, contractual staff, and consultants must prominently display valid identity cards at all times while present in DGS office premises, including Headquarters and field offices.
* Entry to DGS premises may be denied to anyone not displaying a valid identity card.
* **Compliance and Enforcement:**
* Non-compliance will be treated seriously and may lead to reporting to the concerned agency and initiation of appropriate action, including restriction of access or termination of engagement.
* All Divisions/Sections and security staff are required to strictly enforce these instructions.
* **Basis for the Circular:**
* The circular is based on the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Office Memorandum on Security in Government buildings and Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) instructions on outsourced manpower.
**Impact Analysis**
**All Officers of DG Shipping**
* **Impact:** Need to ensure that employees are aware of the new mandate.
* **Action Required:** Communicate and enforce the mandatory display of identity cards by all personnel within DGS premises.
**Regular Employees of DGS**
* **Impact:** Mandatory requirement to visibly display identity cards at all times while present in DGS office premises.
* **Action Required:** Consistently display valid identity cards while on duty within DGS premises.
**Contractual Staff and Consultants**
* **Impact:** Mandatory requirement to visibly display identity cards at all times while present in DGS office premises; potential denial of entry for non-compliance; risk of termination of engagement for repeated non-compliance.
* **Action Required:** Consistently display valid identity cards while on duty within DGS premises.
**Director General of Shipping / Additional Director General of Shipping**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the overall enforcement and effectiveness of the circular.
* **Action Required:** Oversee the implementation and compliance with the mandatory identity card display policy.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Shipping (DGS): The main subject; the office issuing the circular and whose employees and premises are directly affected.
Mumbai: Location of the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) office affected by the circular.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Office Memorandum on Security in Government buildings: Referenced policy document related to security measures for government employees.
Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) instructions: Referenced policy instructions concerning outsourced manpower.
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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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