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Name of the employer

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Address of the establishment

Fills 4 places in the document.

Reference number of the reply

Date of the reply

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Designation and office of the conciliation officer

Fills 2 places in the document.

Conciliation case number

Name of the union or worker raising the dispute

Subject of the dispute

Number of the conciliation notice

Date of the conciliation notice

Date of the first sitting

Name of the employer's representative

Designation of the employer's representative

Name of the second representative

Designation of the second representative

Name of the employers' association

Name of the authorised signatory

Designation of the authorised signatory

The Board resolution / the power of attorney

Date of the board resolution or power of attorney

Date of the charter of demands

Date of the strike notice

Nature of the industry carried on

The State Government of the State / the Central Government

Serial numbers of demands covered by the settlement

Date of the settlement in operation

Name of the signatory union

End date of the settlement in operation

As a party to it / as a conciliation settlement binding all workers under section 57

Name of the person concerned

Designation of the person concerned

Managerial / administrative / supervisory

Monthly wages of the person concerned

Serial number of the demand not espoused

Name of the individual worker

Serial number of the individual grievance

Serial number of the time-barred demand

Date the time-barred dispute arose

Serial number of the demand pending elsewhere

Name of the Tribunal or court

Case number elsewhere

Description of the employer: constitution, year of incorporation and business

Number of workers employed

Number of permanent workers

Name of the negotiating union or council

Sole negotiating union / negotiating council

Date of recognition

Number of other unions

Date of the previous settlement

And the certified standing orders / the Model Standing Orders 2026 as adopted

Lowest monthly wage in the establishment

Applicable minimum wage

Average monthly wage cost per worker

Revenue, profit or loss and net worth for each of the last three years, or refer to the annexed statement

Is not pleading / is pleading

Dates of the bipartite meetings

Summary of the employer's offer in bipartite talks

Rejected the offer / did not respond

Gave notice of strike / applied to this office

Date of the union's notice or application

Demand 1 as stated in the charter

Reply to demand 1, with the facts and figures relied on

Without prejudice position on demand 1

Demand 2 as stated in the charter

Reply to demand 2, with the facts and figures relied on

Without prejudice position on demand 2

Demand 3 as stated in the charter

Reply to demand 3, with the facts and figures relied on

Without prejudice position on demand 3

Demand 4 as stated in the charter

Reply to demand 4, with the facts and figures relied on

Without prejudice position on demand 4

Demand 5 as stated in the charter

Reply to demand 5, with the facts and figures relied on

Without prejudice position on demand 5

Demand 6 as stated in the charter

Reply to demand 6, with the facts and figures relied on

Without prejudice position on demand 6

Date of receipt of the strike notice

Date of the employer's intimation of the strike notice

Defects in the strike notice, or delete this sentence

Serial numbers of demands the employer says cannot be granted

Settlement, charter of demands and strike notice relied on

Other documents relied on

Place of filing

Name of the deponent

Age of the deponent

Designation of the deponent

Place of verification

Date of verification

Date conciliation commenced

Date the conciliation report is due

Sitting 1: date

Physical / video (1)

Sitting 1: employer attendees

Sitting 1: union attendees

Sitting 1: proceedings and documents

Sitting 1: next date

Sitting 2: date

Physical / video (2)

Sitting 2: employer attendees

Sitting 2: union attendees

Sitting 2: proceedings and documents

Sitting 2: next date

Sitting 3: date

Physical / video (3)

Sitting 3: employer attendees

Sitting 3: union attendees

Sitting 3: proceedings and documents

Sitting 3: next date

Sitting 4: date

Physical / video (4)

Sitting 4: employer attendees

Sitting 4: union attendees

Sitting 4: proceedings and documents

Sitting 4: next date

Sitting 5: date

Physical / video (5)

Sitting 5: employer attendees

Sitting 5: union attendees

Sitting 5: proceedings and documents

Sitting 5: next date

Date of the agreement to extend time

Extended date for the conciliation report

Date of approval of the extension

Name and designation of the head of the establishment

Name and designation of the officer in charge of the case

Date of the failure note

Date conciliation concluded

Points on which the parties could not agree

Employer's last position

Union's last position

Date of receipt of the failure report

E-mail / portal / speed post

Misstatements in the failure report and corrections sought, or "None"

Seventh day after conciliation concluded (1)

Last date for the Tribunal application

Last lawful date under the strike notice

Seventh day after conciliation concluded (2)

Yes / No (1)

Owner and deadline, Tribunal application

Yes / No (2)

Owner and deadline, resumed talks

Yes / No (3)

Owner and deadline, arbitration proposal

Yes / No (4)

Owner and deadline, contingency plan

Recommendation of the officer in charge of the case, with reasons

Decision of the management

Date of the management decision

Four parts: covering letter and authorisation, the employer's written statement with parawise reply and affidavit, the attendance record of sittings, and the failure-of-conciliation note

Procedure (rule 23 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules 2026). The conciliation officer acts on a strike or lock-out notice, on an application, or on information about an apprehended dispute, and records it on the Ministry's portal. Each side files a statement at the first meeting (rule 23(2)). Evidence other than documents, and the application, reply and rejoinder themselves, are filed as affidavits (rule 23(7)), so Part B ends with an affidavit. Proceedings may be held physically or electronically. In the State sphere follow the State's rules; if the employer considers the State Government to be the appropriate Government, say so as the first preliminary objection, because rule 23(1)(b) requires the officer to transfer such a matter.

Time (section 53). The officer reports within forty-five days of the commencement of conciliation, or within fourteen days where the proceedings began on a section 62 notice, unless the parties agree in writing to extend the time with the officer's approval. On failure, the report goes to the parties and the appropriate Government, and is uploaded within seven days of the conclusion (rule 23(4)). Any party may then apply to the Tribunal in Form II within ninety days of receiving the report (section 53(6)).

PART A: COVERING LETTER AND AUTHORISATION

[Name of the employer]
[Address of the establishment]

Ref.: [Reference number of the reply] · Date: [Date of the reply]

To
The Conciliation Officer
[Designation and office of the conciliation officer]

Sub: Conciliation case no. [Conciliation case number]: industrial dispute between [Name of the employer] and [Name of the union or worker raising the dispute] regarding [Subject of the dispute]

Ref.: Your notice no. [Number of the conciliation notice] dated [Date of the conciliation notice], fixing the first sitting on [Date of the first sitting]

Sir / Madam,

1. We enclose the written statement of the employer, with the affidavit in support and the documents listed in it, for the first sitting.

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