The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the appointment of designated labour officers under Section 53 of the Code on Wages, 2019 to conduct enquiries and impose penalties.
Vanshika verma | May 23, 2026 |
Government Appoints Officers for Enquiry and Imposition of Penalties under Code on Wages, 2019
Recently, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued a notification for the appointment of officers for the purpose of holding an enquiry and imposing a penalty on May 12, 2026.
The Central Government, using the powers given under Section 53 of the Code on Wages, 2019, has appointed the officers listed in the table below. These officers are authorised to conduct enquiries and impose penalties wherever necessary.
These powers apply to establishments for which the central government is the appropriate authority. Each officer will exercise these powers within the area mentioned in the table:
| Sl. No. | Officers | Jurisdiction |
| 1 | The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Additional Chief Labour Commissioners (Central), All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central), office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi | The whole of India. |
| 2 | All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Ahmedabad Region | The State of Gujarat and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. |
| 3 | All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Ajmer Region | The State of Rajasthan. |
| 4 | All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Asansol Region | The civil districts of Bardhaman-East, Bardhaman-West, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal. |
| 5 | All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Bengaluru Region | The State of Karnataka. |
| 6 | All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Bhubaneswar Region | The State of Odisha. |
| 7 | All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Chandigarh Region | The States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. |
| 8 | All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) and All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Chennai Region | The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of Puducherry (except Yanam and Mahe districts). |
For complete information, refer to the official notification:
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