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Module 02 of 06 · Zentry Gate™
Access and contractor attendance.
Audit-ready, not just digital.
One event stream feeds two distinct views. Security sees a zone-level access log that holds up to IATF, IS 14489 and customer audits. HR sees CLRA Forms XIII to XXIII auto-generated from the same gate events, no more rewriting muster rolls before a labour officer visit.
GATE™ · MUSTER VIEWForm XVI · Q2
Contractor Daily Muster Roll
| WORKER ID | NAME | HRS |
|---|---|---|
| PE/0421 | Pawar S. | 8.5 |
| PE/0422 | Patil R. | 9.0 |
| PE/0423 | Kale V. | 8.0 |
| PE/0424 | Deshmukh A. | 8.5 |
| PE/0425 | Iyer K. | 11.5 |
| PE/0426 | Joshi P. | 8.0 |
| PE/0427 | Kulkarni M. | 8.5 |
1,184 RECORDS · ALL AGENCIES · MAY 2026
EXPORT FORM XVI · PDF
Auto-generated · CLRA-compliant
ReplacesSTK, DACS, BioTime, ARS, hand-typed musters
BuyersSecurity Head, HR / Time Office
Compliance hooksCLRA, §41C, IATF 16949, IS 14489, OSH Code
Available onCloud, Hybrid Edge, On-Premise
What it does
Access and contractor attendance.
Every contractor-heavy plant in India has the same operational pain. Security wants real-time zone visibility and a tamper-proof access log. HR wants CLRA Forms XIII through XXIII generated cleanly, ready for the labour officer who walks in unannounced. Two heads, two reports, two completely different systems, both fed by a guard punching numbers into a 15-year-old biometric machine.
Zentry Gate captures every gate event once, in one signed stream. Security gets the Access view: real-time dashboard, alert escalation, anti-passback, multi-zone hierarchical rules. HR gets the Muster view: CLRA Forms XIII to XXIII auto-generated, shift roster and statutory overtime calculation, contractor agency-wise headcount and spend. Same events, two audiences, one platform.
What the auditor sees:
- IATF surveillance auditor asks for zone-level access logs, exported with cryptographic signatures.
- Labour officer asks for CLRA Form XVI for the quarter, generated and ready in seconds.
- EHS head asks who entered the MAH unit between 02:00 and 04:00, filtered by zone and contractor.
- Finance head asks for agency-wise headcount cost, traced to PO and shift.
- Plant head asks for daily contractor footprint by zone, dashboard not spreadsheet.
One gate, five clean exports, zero rewriting.
THE WORKER DAY
How a worker scan becomes Forms XIII to XXIII.
1
SCAN-IN
Biometric or RFID at gate
2
AUTHORISE
Agency + zone verified
3
ON-FLOOR
Movements logged across zones
4
BREAKS
Auto-deducted per shift policy
5
SCAN-OUT
End-of-shift logged
6
FORMS
XIII to XXIII auto-generated
Features
Built for the plant.
Every capability is engineered for the audit pressure and the operational chaos of an Indian industrial plant.
Zone-level access logging
Per-worker, per-zone, per-timestamp. Anti-passback. Multi-zone hierarchical access rules.
Access view (Security)
Real-time dashboard. Alert escalation. Watchlist match. Audit-ready logs for IATF and IS 14489.
Muster view (HR)
CLRA Forms XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII auto-generated from gate events.
Shift roster + overtime
Configurable shift patterns. Statutory overtime limits enforced. Compliance flags on breach.
Agency spend roll-up
Contractor agency-wise headcount and burn. Sortable by PO, zone, project.
Anti-passback rules
Worker cannot double-enter without exit. Configurable cooling-off periods.
Payroll API hooks
Zentry feeds hours to your payroll system. Zentry never runs payroll.
Mobile supervisor app
Offline gate operations. Sync when connectivity returns.
Audit-ready exports
PDF, Excel, JSON. Signed. Tamper-evident. Filtered by date, zone, agency, shift.
Compliance hooks
Statutes this module produces evidence for.
CLRA 1970
Forms XIII through XXIII auto-generated from gate events. No manual rewriting before labour officer visits.
Factories Act §41C
MAH unit zone-level access evidence. Every entry timestamped, signed, exportable.
IATF 16949
Customer audit-ready access control logs. Anti-passback and zone-level filtering for Tier-1 supplier audits.
IS 14489 (OSH Audit Code)
Plant access governance evidence chain for the OSH audit cycle.
OSH Code 2020
Pan-India workforce access governance, aligned with the consolidated labour code.
Who buys Gate™
The heads behind the buying decision.
Security HeadCSO / Plant Security
Pain: Gate chaos, watchlist gaps, audit findings on access control year after year.
Gate answer: Real-time Access view, zone-level logs, anti-passback. IATF and IS 14489 evidence packaged.
HR / Time OfficeTime Office Manager / IR Manager
Pain: CLRA Form chaos before every labour inspection. Three nights of HR work for every audit cycle.
Gate answer: Forms XIII through XXIII auto-generated from gate events. The audit prep ritual ends.
EHS HeadSafety / HSE Manager
Pain: Cannot prove who entered the MAH unit when an incident happens. Forensic gap.
Gate answer: Per-zone, per-worker, per-timestamp log. Cross-references with Induct certificate validity.
Deployment
Gate™ runs on all three tiers.
Same workflows, same evidence chain. Choose the data-residency posture your plant needs.
Cloud
Fastest deploy. India-resident, multi-AZ. Multi-plant console.
- Runs in the cloud, devices connect via plant network
- Central console for multi-plant analytics
- Automatic updates and patching
Best for
Multi-plant operators, auto Tier-1, IT-mature plants
Most chosen
Hybrid Edge
Data at the plant. Internet-connected control plane.
- Data stays at the plant, never leaves
- Remote support and updates from VB Group
- Resilient to internet drops
Best for
Pharma GMP, BFSI captive plants, IATF Tier-1 with data-residency clauses
On-Premise
Fully air-gapped. Zero internet. Maximum data sovereignty.
- Runs entirely offline at the plant
- All data, all logs, all evidence stays at the plant
- USB / LAN-only updates
Best for
MAH chemical plants, MSIHC-regulated units, defence-adjacent supply chain
Bundles
Find Gate™ in the right bundle for your plant.
Customer outcome
Anonymised composite story
3 nights to 0HR pre-audit rewrite cycles per quarter
Pre-Gate, the plant's HR team spent three nights every quarter manually rewriting CLRA Forms XIII through XXIII from the biometric punch data and the security WhatsApp log. Post-Gate, the forms generate themselves from the same gate events Security uses for IATF surveillance. The labour officer's last visit took 35 minutes from question to evidence pack. Composite story drawn from real deployments. Industry, geography and metrics are representative.
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Gate™ FAQ
Inspector questions, plainly answered.
Does Gate replace our existing biometric or RFID hardware?
No. Gate is hardware-agnostic and integrates with ZKTeco, Suprema, Matrix, ESSL and most major biometric, RFID, turnstile and face-recognition vendors. Your existing hardware keeps working, Gate adds the audit-grade event stream and the two-view software layer on top.
Are CLRA Forms XIII through XXIII really auto-generated?
Yes. The Muster view generates every form in the XIII to XXIII range directly from the gate event stream. Forms are India-standard formatted, signed, tamper-evident, and exportable as PDF or Excel. The HR team picks the period and the form. The system does the rest.
How does the Access view help Security during an IATF audit?
The Access view gives Security a real-time zone-level dashboard plus exportable evidence packs for IATF surveillance. Filter by date, zone, contractor agency, worker grade. Customer auditors and IATF assessors get the same evidence in under a minute.
Does Gate run on-premise without internet?
Yes. Gate runs on Cloud, Hybrid Edge (data at the plant, internet-connected control plane), or fully air-gapped On-Premise. All three tiers carry the same Access view and Muster view, same audit trail, same statutory coverage.
How does Gate handle multi-shift, multi-zone contractor labour?
Per-shift roster configuration. Per-zone access permissions. Per-agency headcount tracking. Statutory overtime limits enforced with breach alerts. Workers can be permitted to one zone and blocked from another without manual intervention.
Does Gate feed our payroll system?
Gate exposes a payroll API for downstream consumption. Zentry feeds hours. Zentry never runs payroll. Integrations available for Darwinbox, Keka, ADP, ZingHR and most major HRMS or payroll platforms.
How long does Gate take to deploy at a multi-gate plant?
A plant with three to five gates goes live in 4 to 6 weeks. The first 2 weeks cover gate controller integration and hardware fit-checks. The next 2 weeks cover Muster view configuration and HR data sync. The last 1 to 2 weeks are operator training and go-live monitoring.
What evidence does Gate produce for the labour officer?
CLRA Forms XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII as one exportable pack per inspection period. Each form is signed, tamper-evident, and traceable back to the originating gate events. The labour officer can verify any form back to the underlying event log.
How it all connects
One event. Six audit narratives.
Every gate read, every kiosk submission, every certificate validation lands in a single tamper-evident, signed log. From that one event, six modules produce six distinct evidence trails, for six different audits, six different inspectors and six different heads inside the plant.