Certifying officers under labour code appointed across defined territorial jurisdictions for industrial relations administration. Central Government notification appoints specified labour officers as certifying officers under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 for designated territorial areas. The Additional Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) is empowered for the whole of India in cases involving a joint draft by a group of employers engaged in similar industrial establishments, while Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) are assigned to specified States, Union territories, and districts through a region-wise jurisdictional framework.