The Government of Nagalnd issue a notification no..LAB/DRAFT/LC/1/26/2025-26/196 Dated, Kohima, the 4th June, 2026. Draft Nagaland Code on Industrial Relations Rules, 2026 published in the Nagaland Gazette Extraordinary. The government is giving time to the public, businesses and organizations to review the draft and give their feedback, objections or suggestions directly to the Labour Commissioner before finalizing the rules and officially implementing them.

Key highlights

Replaces three legacy state labour frameworks from 1978, 1979 and 1980 to streamline compliance.
Provides for joint committees of workers and employers to settle locally.
Female workers to be represented in proportion to their numbers.
Requires industrial units to set up internal panels (up to 10 members) to resolve employee disputes directly.
Moves trade union registrations, membership changes and annual financial audits online.
Requires union to prove it has at least 25,000 verified members in four separate industries to qualify for state-level status.
Gives exclusive bargaining rights to one registered union with at least 30% of the workforce as members.
Strikes and lock-outs must be reported to the state labour department within five days and given advance notice.

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Industrial Relations Rules (Nagaland), 2026(Draft)