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The Central Government appoints various officers to perform the functions of a certifying officer under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, specifying their respective geographical jurisdictions.

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The Ministry of Labour and Employment, through Notification S.O. 2313(E) dated 8th May, 2026, exercised powers conferred by clause (g) of section 2 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020), to appoint officers as certifying officers. The Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) is appointed for the whole of India for cases involving joint drafts by groups of employers in similar industrial establishments. All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, are appointed for the whole of India, excluding such joint draft cases. Additionally, Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in specific regions are assigned distinct areas: Ahmedabad region covers Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu; Ajmer region covers Rajasthan; Asansol region covers Bardhaman East, Bardhaman West, Birbhum, Bankura, and Purulia districts in West Bengal; Bengaluru region covers Karnataka; Bhubaneshwar region covers Odisha; Mumbai region covers most of Maharashtra and Goa; Kolkata region covers most of West Bengal, Sikkim, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Cochin region covers Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Mahe in Puducherry; Chandigarh region covers Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Chandigarh; Dhanbad region covers parts of Jharkhand; Guwahati region covers Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh; Hyderabad region covers Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Yanam in Puducherry; Jabalpur region covers Madhya Pradesh; Kanpur region covers parts of Uttar Pradesh; Dehradun region covers Uttarakhand and other parts of Uttar Pradesh; Chennai region covers Tamil Nadu and most of Puducherry; Nagpur region covers specific districts in Maharashtra; Delhi region covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi; Patna region covers Bihar and other parts of Jharkhand; and Raipur region covers Chhattisgarh.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08052026-272337 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2222] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948 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. | Officers | Areas | | No. | | | +=====+===================================================================================+================================================================================================================================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) | The whole of India (In case of joint draft by group of employers engaged in similar industrial establishments). | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central), in the office of the Chief Labour | The whole of India, except joint draft by group of employers engaged in similar industrial establishments. | | | Commissioner (Central), New Delhi | | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Ahmedabad region | The State of Gujarat and the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Ajmer region | The State of Rajasthan. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Asansol region | The districts of Bardhaman East, Bardhaman West, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Bengaluru region | The State of Karnataka. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Bhubaneshwar region | The State of Odisha. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Mumbai region | The State of Maharashtra, except the districts of Nagpur, 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 (Central) in Kolkata region | The State of West Bengal, except the districts of 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 (Central) in Cochin region | The State of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep and the district of Mahe in the Union territory of Puducherry. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Chandigarh region | The States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 12. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Dhanbad region | The State of Jharkhand, except the districts of Gharwha, Latehar, Sahebganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 13. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Guwahati region | The States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 14. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Hyderabad region | The States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the area of Yanam in the Union territory of Puducherry. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 15. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Jabalpur region | The State of Madhya Pradesh. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 16. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Kanpur region | The State of Uttar Pradesh, except the districts of 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 (Central) in Dehradun region | The State of Uttarakhand and the districts of Saharanpur, 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. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 18. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Chennai region | The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of Puducherry, except the districts of Yanam and Mahe. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 19. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Nagpur region | The districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Amravati, 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 (Central) in Delhi region | National Capital Territory of Delhi. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 21. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Patna region | The State of Bihar and the districts of Gharwha, Latehar, Sahebganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda in the State of Jharkhand. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 22. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in Raipur region | The State of Chhattisgarh. | +-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [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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