**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued notification S.O. 2454(E) on May 12, 2026, under the Code on Wages, 2019. This document appoints specific labor officials as Inspector-cum-Facilitators and defines their geographical jurisdictions across India. The notification supersedes multiple previous orders from 1990, 2006, 2014, and 2019 to streamline administrative oversight for establishments under central jurisdiction.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Supersession**
* **Authorization:** The appointments are made in exercise of powers conferred by Section 51(1) and Section 51(6) of the Code on Wages, 2019.
* **Supersession of Previous Orders:** This notification replaces four previous notifications dated 06.03.1990, 17.10.2006, 30.09.2014, and 17.10.2019, while preserving actions already taken under those orders.
**Designated Officials**
* **National Oversight:** The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Additional Chief Labour Commissioners (Central), and associated Assistant Labour Commissioners and Labour Enforcement Officers at the New Delhi headquarters are appointed for the entire territory of India.
* **Regional Enforcement:** Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) are appointed as Inspector-cum-Facilitators for 20 specific regional jurisdictions.
**Jurisdictional Assignments**
* **Regional Distribution:** Jurisdiction is divided into regions including Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Asansol, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Delhi, Patna, and Raipur.
* **Geographical Specifics:**
* **Ahmedabad Region:** Covers Gujarat and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu.
* **Chandigarh Region:** Covers Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chandigarh.
* **Special District Allocations:** Certain states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand are divided between multiple regions based on specific civil districts. For example, the Nagpur region covers specific districts in Maharashtra, while the Mumbai region covers the remainder of the state and Goa.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Central Labour Service Officers (Chief/Assistant Labour Commissioners and Enforcement Officers)**
**Impact**
These officers are officially designated as Inspector-cum-Facilitators, granting them the legal authority to exercise powers under Section 51 of the Code on Wages, 2019.
**Action Required**
Officers must perform their duties of inspection and facilitation within the strictly defined territorial limits specified in the notification's table.
**Stakeholder: Establishments (where the Central Government is the appropriate Government)**
**Impact**
All establishments falling under central jurisdiction are now subject to the oversight of the newly appointed Inspector-cum-Facilitators according to their geographical location.
**Action Required**
Management must identify the specific regional Inspector-cum-Facilitator responsible for their district and ensure compliance with the requirements of the Code on Wages, 2019.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Labour and Employment**
**Impact**
The Ministry establishes a clear administrative structure and hierarchy for the enforcement of the 2019 Wage Code.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the effective transition of authority from the superseded notifications to the current jurisdictional framework.
Key Entities Referenced
Code on Wages, 2019: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises power to appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The central ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing labor enforcement across India.
Inspector-cum-Facilitators: The designated role for various labor commissioners and enforcement officers appointed to exercise powers under the Code on Wages.
Chief Labour Commissioner (Central): The lead authority appointed as an Inspector-cum-Facilitator with jurisdiction over the whole of India.
Tejaswi S. Naik: The Joint Secretary to the Government of India who signed and issued the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2362] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, मई 12, 2026/विै ाख 22, 1948
No. 2362] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026/VAISAKHA 22, 1948
श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 12 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2454(अ).— मििरू ी संजिता, 2019 (2019 का 29) की धारा 51 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों
का प्रयोग करत े हुए तथा भारत सरकार के श्रम एव ं रोिगार मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. 192(अ) तारीख
06.03.1990, का.आ. 1775(अ) तारीख 17.10.2006 और का.आ. 2571 (अ) तारीख 30.09.2014 और
का.आ.3731(अ) तारीख 17.10.2019 का अजधक्रमण करते हुए, उन बातों के जसवाय जिन्ि ें ऐसे अजधक्रमण स े पूवव दकया
गया ि ै या लोप दकया गया ि,ै केंद्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा नीच े िी गई ताजलका के स्ट्तंभ (2) म ें उजल्लजखत अजधकाररयों को उि
संजिता की धारा 51 की उप-धारा (6) के तित उन्ि ें प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग उनके सामने स्ट्तंभ (3) म ें जवजनर्िवष्ट क्षेत्रों म ें
जस्ट्थत उन प्रजतष्ठानों के संबंध म,ें जिनके जलए केंद्र सरकार समुजचत सरकार िै, के जलए जनरीक्षक-सि-सुजवधाप्रिाता जनयुि
करती ि,ै अथावत:् —
3419 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
क्र.सं. अजधकारी अजधकार-क्षत्रे
(1) (2) (3)
1. मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंद्रीय), अपर मख्ु य संपूणव भारत।
श्रम आयुि (केंद्रीय), सभी सिायक श्रम
आयुि (केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय), मुख्य श्रम आयुि
(केंद्रीय) का कायावलय, नई दिल्ली
2. अिमिाबाि क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम गुिरात राज्य और िािरा और नगर िवेली तथा िमन और िीव संघ
आयुि (केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन राज्यक्षेत्र।
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
3. अिमेर क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि रािस्ट्थान राज्य।
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
(केंद्रीय)
4. आसनसोल क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम पजिम बंगाल राज्य के बधवमान- पूवव, बधवमान-पजिम, बीरभूम, बांकुडा
आयुि (केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन और पुरुजलया के जसजवल जिले।
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
5. बेंगलरुु क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि कनावटक राज्य।
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
(केंद्रीय)
6. भुवनेश्वर क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम ओजडिा राज्य।
आयुि (केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
7. चंडीगढ़ क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयिु जिमाचल प्रिेि, पंिाब, िररयाणा राज्य और िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर, लद्दाख
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी तथा चडं ीगढ़ संघ राज्य क्षेत्र।
(केंद्रीय)
8. चेन्नई क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि तजमलनाडु राज्य और पुडुचरे ी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र (यनम और माि ेजिलो के
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी जसवाय।
(केंद्रीय)
9. सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि (केंद्रीय) और केरल राज्य और लक्षद्वीप संघ राज्यक्षेत्र तथा पडु ुचेरी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र का
सभी कोचीन क्षेत्र के सभी श्रम प्रवतवन माि ेजिला।
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
10. िेिरािनू क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि उत्तराखंड राज्य और उत्तर प्रििे राज्य के जसजवल जिले- सिारनपुर,
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
जबिनौर, मेरठ, गाजियाबाि, बुलंिििर, बरेली, मुिफ्फरनगर,
(केंद्रीय)
मुरािाबाि, अमरोिा, पीलीभीत, िािििांपुर, संभल बिाय,ूं रामपुर,
बागपत, िापुड, िामली और गौतम बुद्ध नगर।
11. धनबाि क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयिु झारखण्ड राज्य के जनम्नजलजखत जिले-धनबाि, बोकारो, िजारीबाग,
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
कोडरमा, रांची, लोिरिगा, गमु ला, जसमडगे ा, चतरा, पूवी ससंिभूम,
(केंद्रीय)
पजिमी ससंिभूम, जगररडीि, रामगढ़, खूंटी, िेवगढ़, सरायकेला
(खरसावां) और िामताडा जिल।े[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
12. गुवािाटी क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम असम, नागालडैं , मघे ालय, जत्रपुरा, मजणपरु , जमिोरम और अरुणाचल
आयुि (केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन प्रिेि राज्य।
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
13. ििै राबाि क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आंध्र प्रििे और तले ंगाना राज्य तथा पडु ुचेरी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र का यनम
आयुि (केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन जिला।
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
14. िबलपुर क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि मध्य प्रििे राज्य।
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
(केंद्रीय)
15. कानपुर क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य [सिारनपुर, जबिनोर, मरे ठ, गाजियाबाि,
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
बुलन्िििर, बरेली, मुिफ्फरनगर, बिाय,ूूँ मुरािाबाि, अमरोिा,
(केंद्रीय)
संभल, पीलीभीत, िािििाूँपरु , रामपुर, बागपत, िापुड, िामली और
गौतम बुद्ध नगर के जसजवल जिलों को छोडकर]।
16. कोलकाता क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम पजिम बंगाल राज्य (बधवमान-पूवव, बधवमान-पजिम, बीरभूम, बांकुडा
आयुि (केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन
और पुरुजलया के जसजवल जिलों को छोडकर), जसदिम राज्य और
अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
अंडमान और जनकोबार द्वीप समूि संघ राज्य क्षेत्र।
17. मुंबई क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि मिाराष्ट्र राज्य (नागपरु , भडं ारा, अकोला, बीड, अमरावती, वधा,व
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
बुलढाणा, िलगांव, चंद्रपुर, नांिेड, गढ़जचरौली, परभणी, लातरू ,
(केंद्रीय)
यवतमाल, धाराजिव, सिगं ोली, गोंदिया और वाजिम जिलों, तथा
उपरोि जिलों को छोडकर) और गोवा राज्य।
18. नागपुर क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि मिाराष्ट्र राज्य के नागपरु , भंडारा, अकोला, अमरावती, वधा,व
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
बुलढाणा, िलगांव, चंद्रपुर, बीड, नांिडे , गढ़जचरौली, परभणी, लातरू ,
(केंद्रीय)
यवतमाल, धाराजिव, गोंदिया, वाजिम और सिगं ोली जिले।
19. सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि दिल्ली क्षेत्र के राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली।
सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी (केंद्रीय)
20. पटना क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयुि जबिार राज्य और झारखडं राज्य के जसजवल जिले- गढ़वा, लातेिार,
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
साजिबगंि, पाकुर, िमु का, पलामू और गोड्डा।
(केंद्रीय)
21. रायपुर क्षेत्र के सभी सिायक श्रम आयिु छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य।
(केंद्रीय) और सभी श्रम प्रवतवन अजधकारी
(केंद्रीय)
[फा. स.ं पी-11011/05/2026-डब्लल्यूसी]
तेिस्ट्वी एस. नायक, संयुक् त सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th May, 2026
S.O. 2454(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 51 of the Code on Wages,
2019 (29 of 2019), and in supersession of the notifications of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Labour and
Employment number S.O. No. 192(E) dated 06.3.1990, 1775(E) dated 17.10.2006, 2571 (E) dated 30.9.2014 and
3731(E) dated 17.10.2019, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central
Government hereby appoints the officers mentioned in column (2) of the table below to be the Inspector-cum-
Facilitators to exercise the powers conferred on them under sub-section (6) of section 51 of the said Code, in respect
of the establishments in relation to which the Central Government is the appropriate Government, situated in the area
specified against them in column (3) thereof, namely:-
TABLE
Sl. Officers Jurisdiction
No. (2) (3)
(1)
1. The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), The whole of India.
Additional Chief Labour Commissioners (Central),
All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central), office
of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New
Delhi
2. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Gujarat and the Union Territories of Dadra
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Ahmedabad Region
3. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Rajasthan.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in
Ajmer Region
4. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The civil districts of Bardhaman-East, Bardhaman-West,
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia in the State of West
Asansol Region Bengal.
5. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Karnataka.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in
Bengaluru Region
6. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Odisha.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in
Bhubaneshwar Region
7. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and
Chandigarh Region Chandigarh.
8. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Puducherry (except Yanam and Mahe districts).
Chennai Region
9. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in and Mahe district in the Union territory of Puducherry.
Cochin Region
10. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Uttarakhand and civil districts of
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr,
Dehradun Region Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Amroha, Pilibhit,
Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun, Rampur, Baghpat,
Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Buddha Nagar in the State of
Uttar Pradesh.
11. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The following districts of the State of Jharkhand-
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Ranchi,
Dhanbad Region Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Chatra, East Singhbhum,
West Singhbhum, Giridih, Ramgarh, Khunti, Deogarh,
Saraikela (Kharsawan) and Jamtara.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
12. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura,
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Guwahati Region
13. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in area of Yanam district in the Union territory of
Hyderabad Region Puducherry.
14. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Madhya Pradesh.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in
Jabalpur Region
15. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Uttar Pradesh [except the civil districts of
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr,
Kanpur Region Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, Badaun, Moradabad, Amroha,
Sambhal, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Baghpat,
Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Buddha Nagar].
16. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of West Bengal (except the civil districts of
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Bardhaman-East, Bardhaman-West, Birbhum, Bankura
Kolkata Region and Purulia in the State of West Bengal), the State of
Sikkim and the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.
17. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Maharashtra (except the civil districts of
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Beed, Amaravati, Wardha,
Mumbai Region Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Nanded, Gadchiroli,
Parbhani, Latur, Yeotmal, Dharashiv, Hingoli, Gondia
and Washim) and the State of Goa.
18. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The civil districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola,
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Amaravati, Wardha Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur,
Nagpur Region Beed, Nanded, Gadchiroli, Parbhani, Latur, Yeotmal,
Dharashiv, Gondia, Washim and Hingoli in the State of
Maharashtra.
19. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and National Capital Territory of Delhi.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Delhi
Region
20. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Bihar and the civil districts of Garhwa,
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Patna Latehar, Sahibganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda
Region in the State of Jharkhand.
21. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and The State of Chhattisgarh.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in
Raipur Region
[F. No. P-11011/05/2026-WC]
TEJASWI S. NAIK, Jt. Secy.
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