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This notification designates specific Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) as appellate authorities for the purposes of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, and defines their respective jurisdictions across India.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued Notification S.O. 2514(E) on May 13, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020). This notification supersedes the previous S.O. 4202(E) dated December 28, 2016, issued by the Government of India in the same Ministry, with a saving clause for actions done or omitted before the supersession. The primary purpose is to designate various Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) as appellate authorities for the Code, applicable to all establishments for which the Central Government is the appropriate Government under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Code. A comprehensive table outlines 21 specific appellate authorities, assigning local limits of jurisdiction for each. For instance, Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in the Head Quarters, Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, are granted jurisdiction over the whole of India, while others, such as those in Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Asansol, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin, Chandigarh, Dhanbad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Kanpur, Dehradun, Chennai, Nagpur, Delhi, Patna, and Raipur regions, are assigned specific states, union territories, or districts, including detailed exclusions and inclusions for Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand. The notification was signed by Alok Chandra, Senior Labour And Employment Advisor.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18052026-272649 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2422] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026/VAISAKHA 24, 1948 MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th May, 2026 S.O. 2514(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) and in supersession of the notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment No S.O. 4202(E) dated 28th December 2016, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession mentioned in the column (2) of the table below to be the appellate authorities for the purposes of the code within the local limits of their respective jurisdiction in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said table in relation to all establishments for which the Central Government is the appropriate Government under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the said code, namely :- TABLE +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ser. | Officers | Jurisdiction | +=====+========================================+============================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners | The whole of India | | | (Central) in the Head Quarters, Office | | | | of the Chief Labour Commissioner | | | | (Central), New Delhi | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Gujarat and the Union territories | | | (Central), Ahmedabad region | of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and | | | | Diu. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Rajasthan. | | | (Central), Ajmer region | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The districts of Purba Bardhaman, Paschim | | | (Central), Asansol region | Bardhaman, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia in | | | | the State of West Bengal. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Karnataka. | | | (Central), Bangaluru region | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Odisha. | | | (Central), Bhubaneshwar region | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Maharashtra except the districts | | | (Central), Mumbai region | of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Beed, | | | | Amaravati, Wardha, Buldhana, Jalgaon, | | | | Chandrapur, Nanded, Gaddchiroli, Parbhanai, | | | | Latur, Yeotmal, Osmanabad, Hingoli, Gondia | | | | and Washim and the State of Goa. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of West Bengal except the districts | | | (Central), Kolkata region | of Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, | | | | Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia, the State of | | | | Sikkim and the Union territory of Andaman | | | | and Nicobar Islands. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Kerala and Union territory of | | | (Central), Cochin region | Lakshadweep and Mahe in the Union territory | | | | of Puducherry. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, | | | (Central), Chandigarh region | Haryana and Union territories of Jammu and | | | | Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Jharkhand- Dhanbad, Bokaro, | | | (Central), Dhanbad region | Hazaribagh, Koderma, Ranchi, Lohardaga, | | | | Gumla, Simdega, Chatra, East Singhbhum, | | | | West Singhbhum, Giridih, Deogarh, Saraikela | | | | (Kharsawan), Jamtara, Khunti and Ramgarh. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 12. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, | | | (Central), Guwahati region | Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal | | | | Pradesh. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 13. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | | | (Central), Hyderabad region | and the area of Yanam in the Union territory | | | | of Puducherry. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 14. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Madhya Pradesh. | | | (Central), Jabalpur region | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 15. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Uttar Pradesh except the districts | | | (Central), Kanpur region | of Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, | | | | Bulandshahar, Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, | | | | Badaun, Moradabad, Jyotiba Phule Nagar | | | | (Amroha), Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, | | | | Bhagpat, Hapur, Shamli, Gautam Budh | | | | Nagar. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 16. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Uttarakhand and districts of | | | (Central), Dehradun region | Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Ghaziabad, | | | | Bulandshahar, Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, | | | | Moradabad, Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha), | | | | Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Badaun, Rampur, | | | | Bhagpat, Hapur, Shamli and Gautam Budh | | | | Nagar. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 17. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union | | | (Central), Chennai region | territory of Puducherry except Yanam and | | | | Mahe. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 18. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, | | | (Central), Nagpur region | Amaravati, Wardha, Buldhana, Jalgaon, | | | | Chandrapur, Beed, Nanded, Gaddchiroli, | | | | Parbhani, Latur, Yeotmal, Osmanabad, | | | | Gondia, Washim and Hingoli in the State of | | | | Maharashtra. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 19. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | National Capital Territory of Delhi. | | | (Central), Delhi region | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 20. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Bihar and the civil districts of | | | (Central), Patna region | Garhwa, Latehar, Sahibganj, Pakur, Dumka, | | | | Palamu and Godda in the State of Jharkhand. | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | 21. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner | The State of Chhattisgarh. | | | (Central) Raipur region | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. S-65025/18/2026-ISH-II] ALOK CHANDRA, Senior Labour And Employment Advisor 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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