Contents of the Model Standing Orders

The Model Standing Orders, 2026

Order 3. Identity badge or card

Schedule C: service sectorMade under The Industrial Relations Code, 2020S.O. 2312(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

(1) Every worker shall be issued an identity badge or card bearing his full name, designation, employee number, blood group, contact number, emergency contact person details and a recent photograph.

(2) Every worker shall wear his identity badge or card during the working hours of the industrial establishment and produce the same when required to the authorised security guard or personnel for the purpose of entry and stay in the premises of the industrial establishment.

(3) Such identity badge or card shall not be transferable to any other persons or worker and the safe custody thereof shall be ensured by the concerned worker.

(4) Every worker who ceases to be in the employment of the industrial establishment shall surrender the identity badge or card to the Department Head or the officer of the industrial establishment designated for such purpose.

Source: The Model Standing Orders, 2026, S.O. 2312(E) — Gazette of India, p. 82 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 82 · official download · all sources