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Date: 2026-05-12 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification under section 138 of the CoSS, 2020

Issued by Ministry of Labour and Employment · Not Applicable

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**Executive Summary** This notification, issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on May 12, 2026, appoints specific officers for the compounding of offences under Chapters V and VI of the Code on Social Security, 2020. It defines the geographic jurisdictions for Additional and Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) across India. These appointments apply to all establishments for which the Central Government is the appropriate authority. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Legal Framework:** The appointments are made under the authority of Section 138(1) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, read with Rule 54(1) of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026. * **Designated Officers:** The Central Government has appointed Additional Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) and Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) to act as compounding officers. * **Primary Objective:** These officers are authorized to handle the compounding of offences specifically related to Chapter V and Chapter VI of the Code on Social Security, 2020. * **National Jurisdiction:** Officers based in the Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) in New Delhi are granted jurisdiction over the entire territory of India. * **Regional Jurisdictions:** The notification outlines 20 specific regional jurisdictions (Items 2 through 21) covering various States and Union Territories. * **District-Level Specificity:** For certain states like West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand, jurisdictions are divided by specific civil districts or clusters of districts to ensure clear administrative boundaries. **Impact Analysis** **Establishments under Central Government Jurisdiction** **Impact** Establishments now have a clearly defined legal pathway and designated authority for the compounding of offences related to specific chapters of the Social Security Code. Geographic clarity is provided regarding which regional officer holds authority over their location. **Action Required** In the event of an offence under Chapter V or VI of the Code, establishments must identify and approach the specific Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) assigned to their geographic region as listed in the notification’s table. **Additional and Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central)** **Impact** These officers are formally vested with the statutory power to compound offences within their assigned territories. The document explicitly defines the boundaries of their legal authority. **Action Required** Appointed officers must exercise their powers for compounding offences in accordance with the provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the associated 2026 Rules within their specified regional or national jurisdictions.

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Code on Social Security, 2020: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to appoint officers for compounding offences related to social security. Ministry of Labour and Employment: The central government ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the administrative implementation of the Social Security Code. Additional and Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central): The specific administrative officials appointed across various regional jurisdictions in India to handle the compounding of offences. Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026: The procedural rules governing the social security framework, specifically cited to authorize the appointment of enforcement officers.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-16052026-272628 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D6H0x5x2x0 26-272628 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.ं 2355] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, मई 12, 2026/ििै ाख 22, 1948 No. 2355] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026/VAISAKHA 22, 1948 श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 12 मई, 2026 का.आ. 2447(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, सामाजिक सुरक्षा (केंरीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 54 के उपजनयम (1) के साथ पठित सामाजिक सुरक्षा संजिता, 2020 (2020 का 36) की धारा 138 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, नीचे िी गई सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) में उजल्लजखत अजधकाठरयों को उि संजिता की धारा 2 की उप-धारा (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन उन सभी स्ट्थापनों के संबंध में, जिनके जलए केन्द्रीय सरकार समुजचत सरकार ि,ै उि सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (3) म ें उनके समक्ष जिजनर्ििष्ट अजधकाठरता क्षेत्र के जलए उि संजिता के अध्याय 5 और अध्याय 6 से संबंजधत अपराधों के िमन के प्रयोिन िते ु अजधकारी जनयिु करती ि,ै अथाित,् सारणी क्र.स.ं अजधकारी अजधकाठरता (1) (2) (3) 1. मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय), नई दिल्ली कायािलय में अपर मख्ु य संपूणि भारत। श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) और सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) 3412 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 2. अिमिाबाि क्षेत्र के सभी उप मख्ु य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) गुिरात राज्य तथा िािरा और नागर ििेली और िमण और िीि के संघ राज्यक्षेत्र। 3. अिमेर क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) रािस्ट्थान राज्य। 4. आसनसोल क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) पजिम बंगाल राज्य में बिििान, बीरभूम, बांकुरा और पुरुजलया के जसजिल जिले, तथा उपयुिि जिलों से गठित कोई भी नया जिला। 5. बेंगलरुु क्षेत्र के सभी उप मख्ु य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) कनािटक राज्य। 6. भुिनेश्वर क्षेत्र के सभी उप मख्ु य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) ओजडिा राज्य। 7. चंडीगढ़ क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) जिमाचल प्रिेि, पंिाब, िठरयाणा राज्य तथा िम्मू-कश्मीर, लद्दाख और चंडीगढ़ संघ राज्यक्षेत्र। 8. चेन्नई क्षेत्र के सभी उप मख्ु य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) तजमलनाडु राज्य तथा पुडुचरे ी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र (यानम और माि ेके जसिाय)। 9. कोचीन क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) केरल राज्य तथा लक्षद्वीप संघ राज्यक्षेत्र और पुडुचेरी सघं राज्यक्षेत्र में माि ेजिला। 10. िेिरािनू क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) उत्तराखंड राज्य और उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य के सिारनपुर, जबिनौर, मरे ि, गाजियाबाि, बुलन्द्िििर, बरेली, मुिफ्फरनगर, मुरािाबाि, ज्योजतबा फुल े नगर (अमरोिा), पीलीभीत, िािििांपुर, बिायूूँ, रामपरु , बागपत, िापडु , िामली और गौतमबुद्धनगर के जसजिल जिले तथा उपयुिि जिलों से बना कोई भी नया जिला। 11. धनबाि क्षेत्र के सभी उप मख्ु य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) झारखंड राज्य के जनम्नजलजखत जिले- धनबाि, बोकारो, ििारीबाग, कोडरमा, रांची, लोिरिगा, गुमला, जसमडगे ा, चतरा, पूिी ससंिभूम, पजिमी ससंिभूम, जगठरडीि, िेिगढ़, सरायकेला (खरसािां) और िामताडा, खूंटी और रामगढ़, और उपयुिि जिलों से बना कोई भी नया जिला। 12. गुिािाटी क्षेत्र के सभी उप मख्ु य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) असम, नागालैंड, मघे ालय, जत्रपुरा, मजणपरु , जमिोरम और अरुणाचल प्रिेि राज्य। 13. ििै राबाि क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) आंध्र प्रिेि और तले ंगाना राज्य और पुडुचरे ी संघ राज्यक्षेत्र म ेंयानम जिले का क्षेत्र। 14. िबलपुर क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) मध्य प्रििे राज्य। 15. कानपुर क्षेत्र के सभी मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) उत्तर प्रििे राज्य [सिारनपुर, जबिनौर, मेरि, गाजियाबाि, बुलन्द्िििर, बरेली, मुिफ्फरनगर, बिायूूँ, मुरािाबाि, ज्योजतबा फुले नगर (अमरोिा), पीलीभीत, िािििांपुर, रामपुर, बागपत, िापुड, िामली और गौतमबुद्ध नगर के जसजिल जिलों और[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 उपयुिि जिलों से बन े दकसी भी नए जिले के जसिाय]। 16. कोलकाता क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयुि (केंरीय) पजिम बंगाल राज्य (पजिम बगं ाल राज्य के बिििान, बीरभूम, बांकुरा और पुरुजलया के जसजिल जिलों और उपयुिि जिलों से बन ेदकसी भी नए जिल े के जसिाय), जसदिम राज्य और अंडमान और जनकोबार द्वीप समूि संघ राज्यक्षेत्र। 17. मुंबई क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) मिाराष्ट्र राज्य (नागपुर, भडं ारा, अकोला, बीड, अमरािती, िधाि, बुलढाणा, िलगाूँि, चंरपुर, नांिडे , गढ़जचरौली, परभणी, लातरू , यितमाल, उस्ट्मानाबाि, सिगं ोली, गोंदिया और िाजिम के जसजिल जिलों और उपयिुि जिलों से बने दकसी भी नए जिले के जसिाय) और गोिा राज्य। 18. नागपुर क्षेत्र के सभी उप मख्ु य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) मिाराष्ट्र राज्य के नागपरु , भडं ारा, अकोला, अमरािती, िधाि, बुलढाणा, िलगाूँि, चंरपरु , बीड, नांिेड, गढ़जचरौली, परभणी, लातूर, यितमाल, उस्ट्मानाबाि, गोंदिया, िाजिम और सिगं ोली के जसजिल जिलों, और उपयिुि जिलों से बन े दकसी भी नए जिले। 19. दिल्ली क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्यक्षेत्र। 20. पटना क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) जबिार राज्य और झारखंड राज्य के गढ़िा, लातेिार, साजिबगंि, पाकुड, िमु का, पलाम ू और गोड्डा के जसजिल जिले, और उपयुिि जिलों से बने दकसी भी नए जिले। 21. रायपुर क्षेत्र के सभी उप मुख्य श्रम आयिु (केंरीय) छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य। [फा. स. ं आर-13011/07/2026-एसएस-II] आिुतोष ए. टी. पेडणेकर, संयिु सजचि MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th May, 2026 S.O. 2447(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 138 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) read with sub-rule (1) of rule 54 of the Social Security(Central) Rules, 2026, the Central Government hereby appoints the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Table below to be the Officers for the purposes of compounding offences relating to Chapter V and Chapter VI of the said Code for the area of jurisdiction specified against them in column (3) of the said Table in relation to all establishments for which the Central Government is the appropriate Government under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 2 of the said Code, namely:-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] TABLE Sl. No. Officers Jurisdiction (1) (2) (3) 1. Additional Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) and All The whole of India. Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners(Central) in the Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi 2. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Gujarat and the Union Ahmedabad Region Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. 3. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Rajasthan. Ajmer Region 4. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The civil districts of Burdwan, Birbhum, Asansol Region Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal, and any new district formed out of above districts. 5. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Karnataka. Bengaluru Region 6. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Odisha. Bhubaneshwar Region 7. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The States of Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh Region Punjab, Haryana and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. 8. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union Chennai Region Territory of Puducherry (except Yanam and Mahe districts). 9. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Kerala and Union Territory Cochin Region of Lakshadweep and Mahe district in the Union Territory of Puducherry. 10. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Uttarakhand and civil Dehradun Region districts of Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha), Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Badaun, Rampur, Baghpat, Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Budh Nagar in the State of Uttar Pradesh and any new district formed out of above districts. 11. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The following districts of the State of Dhanbad Region Jharkhand- Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Chatra, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Giridih, Deogarh, Saraikela (Kharsawan) and Jamtara, Khunti and Ramgarh, and any new district formed out of above districts. 12. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The States of Assam, Nagaland, Guwahati Region Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 13. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The States of Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad Region Telangana and the area of Yanam district in the Union Territory of Puducherry. 14. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur Region 15. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Uttar Pradesh [except the Kanpur Region civil districts of Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, Badaun, Moradabad, Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha), Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Bhagpat, Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Budh Nagar, and any new district formed out of above districts]. 16. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of West Bengal (except the Kolkata Region civil districts of Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal, and any new district formed out of above district), the State of Sikkim and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 17. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Maharashtra (except the Mumbai Region civil districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Beed, Amaravati, Wardha, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Nanded, Gaddchiroli, Parbhani, Latur, Yeotmal, Osmanabad, Hingoli, Gondia and Washim, and any new district formed out of above districts) and the State of Goa. 18. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The civil districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Nagpur Region Akola, Amaravati, Wardha Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Beed, Nanded, Gaddchiroli, Parbhani, Latur, Yeotmal, Osmanabad, Gondia, Washim and Hingoli in the State of Maharashtra, and any new district formed out of above districts. 19. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi. Region 20. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Patna The State of Bihar and the civil districts Region of Garhwa, Latehar, Sahibganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda in the State of Jharkhand, and any new district formed out of above districts. 21. All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in The State of Chhattisgarh. Raipur Region [F. No. R-13011/07/2026-SS-II] ASHUTOSH A. T. PEDNEKAR, 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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