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The Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule 13. Statement to accompany draft standing orders

Chapter IV — Standing OrdersMade under The Industrial Relations Code, 2020G.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

(1) The draft standing order shall be accompanied with a statement containing, the name of the industrial establishment or undertaking concerned, address, e-mail address, contact number and the strength and details of workers employed therein including particulars of Trade Unions, if any, to which such workers belong.

(2) The draft modification in an existing standing order shall be accompanied with a statement containing the particulars of such standing order which is proposed to be modified along with a tabular statement containing details of each of the provision of that standing order in force and the proposed modification therein and reasons therefor.

(3) The statement referred to in sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be signed by a person authorised by the industrial establishment or undertaking.

(4) The Model Standing Orders, if modified, shall also apply to all the units of the industrial establishment or undertaking.

Source: The Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 342(E) — Gazette of India, pp. 60–61 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 60 · official download · all sources

Explained simply in: Standing orders guide

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