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The Central Government appoints officers as appellate authority under section 32 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, for standing orders in respect of industrial establishments across specified regions.

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By notification S.O. 2314(E) dated 8th May 2026, the Central Government, exercising powers under section 32 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020), supersedes its earlier notification S.O. 1632(E) dated 4th May 2016 (except as respects things already done) and appoints officers to exercise the functions of appellate authority for standing orders in respect of industrial establishments. The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, is appointed for the whole of India, and all Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, are appointed for the whole of India except orders passed by the Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central). Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) are further appointed regionally: Ahmedabad Region (Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu); Ajmer Region (Rajasthan); Asansol Region (Bardhaman East, Bardhaman West, Bankura, Birbhum and Purulia districts of West Bengal); Bengaluru Region (Karnataka); Bhubaneshwar Region (Odisha); Mumbai Region (Maharashtra except listed districts, and Goa); Kolkata Region (West Bengal except listed districts, Sikkim, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands); Cochin Region (Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Mahe district of Puducherry); Chandigarh Region (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh); Dhanbad Region (Jharkhand except listed districts); Guwahati Region (Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh); Hyderabad Region (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Yanam area of Puducherry); Jabalpur Region (Madhya Pradesh); Kanpur Region (Uttar Pradesh except listed districts); Dehradun Region (Uttarakhand and listed Uttar Pradesh districts); Chennai Region (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry except Yanam and Mahe); Nagpur Region (listed Maharashtra districts); Delhi Region (National Capital Territory of Delhi); Patna Region (Bihar and listed Jharkhand districts); and Raipur Region (Chhattisgarh). Issued under F. No. S-11025/05/2026-IR(PL) and signed by Deepika Kachhal, Joint Secretary.

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CG-DL-E-08052026-272335 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) 3240 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026 S.O. 2314(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, number S.O. 1632(E), dated the 4th May, 2016, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby appoints the following Officers specified in column (2) of the Table to exercise the functions of the appellate authority under the said Code in respect of industrial establishments within the areas specified against in column (3) of the said Table, namely:— | Sl. No. (1) | Officers (2) | Areas (3) | |---|---|---| | 1. | Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi | The whole of India. | | 2. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi | The whole of India except the orders passed by Additional Chief Labour Commissioner(C). | | 3. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Ahmedabad Region | The State of Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. | | 4. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Ajmer Region | The State of Rajasthan. | | 5. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Asansol Region | The districts of Bardhaman East, Bardhaman West, Bankura, Birbhum and Purulia in the State of West Bengal. | | 6. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Bengaluru Region | The State of Karnataka. | | 7. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Bhubaneshwar Region | The State of Odisha. | | 8. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Mumbai Region | The State of Maharashtra except the districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Chandrapur, Beed, Gadchiroli, Nanded, Parbhani, Yavatmal, Osmanabad, Latur, Gondia, Washim and Hingoli and the State of Goa. | | 9. | All Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Cochin Region | The State of Kerala, the Union territory of Lakshadweep and the district of Mahe in the Union territory of Puducherry. | | 11. | All Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Dhanbad Region | The State of Jharkhand except the districts of Gharwha, Latehar, Sahebganj, Pakur, Dumka, Palamu and Godda. | | 13. | All Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Guwahati Region | The States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. | | 14. | All Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Jabalpur Region | The State of Madhya Pradesh. | | 16. | All Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Delhi Region | National Capital Territory of Delhi. | | 21. | All Deputy Chief 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 Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) in Raipur Region | The State of Chhattisgarh. | [F. No. S-11025/05/2026-IR(PL)] DEEPIKA KACHHAL, Jt. Secy. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MEENA KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.05.08 14:17:09 +05'30'

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