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The Central Government appoints officers as authorities to hear and determine claims arising under the Code on Wages, 2019, specifying their jurisdictional areas.

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This notification, S.O. 2452(E), issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on May 12, 2026, appoints officers as authorities to hear and determine claims under sub-section (1) of Section 45 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019). This action supersedes previous notifications S.O. No. 4225(E), 4226(E) dated 21.11.2019 and S.O. No. 3729(E) dated 17.10.2019, with an exception for things done or omitted prior to this supersession. The appointed officers, who are not below the rank of a Gazetted Officer, include All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) across 21 specified regions. Their jurisdictions encompass the whole of India, various states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Goa, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh, along with Union Territories like Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, including specific civil districts within these regions, for claims arising from employees in establishments where the Central Government is the appropriate government.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-14052026-272561 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2360] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026/VAISAKHA 22, 1948 [F. No. P-11011/03/2026-WC] TEJASWI S. NAIK, Jt.Secy. MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th May, 2026 S.O. 2452(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 45 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 S.O. No. 4225(E), 4226(E) dated 21.11.2019 and S.O. No. 3729(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 authorities (not below the rank of a Gazetted Officer), to hear and determine the claims arising under the provisions of the said Code, in respect of the employees employed in the establishments in relation to which the Central Government is the appropriate Government and situated within the jurisdictional area specified against them in column (3) of the said Table thereof, namely:- TABLE +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sl. | Officers | Jurisdiction | | No. | | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +=======+==================================================+===========================================================================+ | 1. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central), | The whole of India. | | | office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), | | | | New Delhi | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Gujarat and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar | | | in Ahmedabad Region | Haveli and Daman and Diu. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Rajasthan. | | | in Ajmer Region | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The civil districts of Bardhaman-East, Bardhaman-West, Birbhum, | | | in Asansol Region | Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Karnataka. | | | in Bengaluru Region | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Odisha. | | | in Bhubaneshwar Region | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Union | | | in Chandigarh Region | Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of Puducherry | | | in Chennai Region | (except Yanam and Mahe districts). | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Kerala and Union territory of Lakshadweep and Mahe | | | in Cochin Region | district in the Union territory of Puducherry. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Uttarakhand and civil districts of Saharanpur, | | | in Dehradun Region | Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Bareilly, | | | | Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha), | | | | Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun, Rampur, | | | | Baghpat, Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Buddha Nagar in the | | | | State of Uttar Pradesh. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The following districts of the State of Jharkhand- Dhanbad, | | | in Dhanbad Region | Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla, | | | | Simdega, Chatra, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, | | | | Giridih, Ramgarh, Khunti, Deogarh, Saraikela (Kharsawan) | | | | and Jamtara. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 12. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, | | | in Guwahati Region | Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 13. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the area of Yanam | | | in Hyderabad Region | district in the Union territory of Puducherry. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 14. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Madhya Pradesh. | | | in Jabalpur Region | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 15. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Uttar Pradesh [except the civil districts of | | | in Kanpur Region | Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, | | | | Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, Badaun, Moradabad, Amroha, | | | | Sambhal, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Baghpat, | | | | Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Buddha Nagar]. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 16. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of West Bengal (except the civil districts of | | | in Kolkata Region | Bardhaman-East, Bardhaman-West, Birbhum, Bankura and | | | | Purulia in the State of West Bengal), the State of Sikkim | | | | and the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 17. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Maharashtra (except the civil districts of | | | in Mumbai Region | Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Beed, Amaravati, Wardha, | | | | Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Nanded, Gadchiroli, | | | | Parbhani, Latur, Yeotmal, Dharashiv, Hingoli, Gondia | | | | and Washim) and the State of Goa. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 18. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The civil districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Amaravati, | | | in Nagpur Region | Wardha, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Beed, Nanded, | | | | Gadchiroli, Parbhani, Latur, Yeotmal, Dharashiv, Gondia, | | | | Washim and Hingoli in the State of Maharashtra. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 19. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | National Capital Territory of Delhi. | | | in Delhi Region | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 20. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Bihar and the civil districts of Garhwa, Latehar, | | | in Patna Region | Sahibganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda in the State of | | | | Jharkhand. | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 21. | All Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) | The State of Chhattisgarh. | | | in Raipur Region | | +-------+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. P-11011/03/2026-WC] TEJASWI S. NAIK, 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. SARVESH KUMAR SARVESH SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.05.14 22:25:54 +0530

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