Competent authorities under social security law are assigned territorial jurisdiction across central government establishments nationwide. Competent authorities are appointed for the purposes of Chapter V of the Code on Social Security, 2020 in relation to establishments for which the Central Government is the appropriate Government. The notification assigns specified Central labour officers, including Assistant Labour Commissioners and Regional Labour Commissioners, to defined territorial jurisdictions across States, Union Territories, and selected districts. The territorial framework includes whole-of-India jurisdiction for one set of officers and region-wise allocations with stated exclusions and extensions to any new districts formed out of the listed areas.