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The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

Section 43. Conciliation officers

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter VII — Mechanism for Resolution of Industrial Disputes

Official text

(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint such number of persons, as it thinks fit to be conciliation officers, charged with the duty of mediating in and promoting the settlement of industrial disputes.

(2) A conciliation officer may be appointed for a specified area or for specified industries in a specified area or for one or more specified industries and either permanently or for a limited period.

Source: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Act No. 35 of 2020 — Gazette of India, p. 22 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 22 · official download · all sources

Notifications under this section

  • S.O. 2315(E), 8 May 2026: Appointing Conciliation Officers and specifying area of jurisdiction under section 43 (1) and (2) of IR Code 2020

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)
  • S.O. 5320(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of November, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Code, shall come into force”