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Factories Act, 1948 (India) - Wikipedia

The Factories Act, 1948 is a key legislation in India aimed at ensuring occupational safety and health in factories and docks, addressing various workplace issues. It applies to factories using electricity with 10 or more workers or those without power employing 20 or more workers, and has been replaced by the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. The Act is administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment through the Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) and state governments.

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Factories Act, 1948 (India) - Wikipedia

The Factories Act, 1948 is a key legislation in India aimed at ensuring occupational safety and health in factories and docks, addressing various workplace issues. It applies to factories using electricity with 10 or more workers or those without power employing 20 or more workers, and has been replaced by the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. The Act is administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment through the Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) and state governments.

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Factories Act, 1948 (India)

The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as amended by t he Fact ories (Amendment ) Act ,
1987 (Act 20 of 1987), served t o assist in formulat ing nat ional policies in India wit h respect t o
occupat ional safet y and healt h in fact ories and docks in India. It deals wit h various problems
concerning safet y, healt h, efficiency and well-being of t he persons at workplaces. It was replaced
by t he Occupat ional Safet y, Healt h and Working Condit ions Code, 2020.

The Act is administ ered by t he Minist ry of Labour and Factories Act, 1948
Employment in India t hrough it s Direct orat e General Fact ory
Parliament of India
Advice Service & Labour Inst it ut es (DGFASLI) and by t he
St at e Government s t hrough t heir fact ory inspect orat es. Enacted by Parliament of
DGFASLI advises t he Cent ral and St at e Government s on India
administ rat ion of t he Fact ories Act and coordinat ing t he
Enacted 23 September 1948
fact ory inspect ion services in t he St at es.[1]

The Act is applicable t o any fact ory using elect ricit y and employing 10 or more workers and if not
using power, employing 20 or more workers on any day of t he preceding t welve mont hs, and in any
part of which a manufact uring process is being carried on wit h t he aid of power, or is ordinarily so
carried on, or whereon t went y or more workers are working, or were working on any day of t he
preceding t welve mont hs, and in any part of which a manufact uring process is being carried on
wit hout any power.

Major contents

Various provisions are described in following chapt ers:[2]

CHAPTER I.- Preliminary

CHAPTER II.- The Inspect ing St aff

CHAPTER III.- Healt h

CHAPTER IV.- Safet y's

CHAPTER IVA.- Provisions relat ing t o Hazardous processes

CHAPTER V.- Welfare & Grievance

CHAPTER VI.- Working hours of adult s


CHAPTER VII.- Employment of young persons

CHAPTER VIII.- Annual leave wit h wages

CHAPTER IX.- Special provisions

CHAPTER X.- Penalt ies and procedure

CHAPTER XI.- Supplement al

List of amending acts and adaptation order

1. The Repealing and Amending Act , 1949 (40 of 1949).

2. The Adapt at ion of Laws Order, 1950.


3. The Repealing and Amending Act , 1950 (35 of 1950).

4. The Part B St at es (Laws) Act , 1951 (3 of 1951).


5. The Fact ories (Amendment ) Act , 1954 (25 of 1954).

6. The Cent ral Labour Laws (Ext ension t o Jammu and Kashmir) Act , 1970 (51 of 1970).

7. The Fact ories (Amendment ) Act , 1976 (94 of 1976).

8. The Fact ories (Amendment ) Act , 1987 (20 of 1987).

[3]

Notes

1. [1] (ht t p://www.archive.india.gov.in/business/legal_ aspect s/fact ories_ act .php) ;


archive.india.gov

2. [2] (ht t ps://www.ilo.org/dyn/nat lex/docs/WEBTEXT/32063/64873/E87IND01.ht m) ; nat ional


law on labour

3. "The Fact ories Act , 1948 | Labour Depart ment " (ht t ps://labour.delhi.gov.in/labour/fact ories-act
-1948) . labour.delhi.gov.in.

See also

Fact ories 1961


Indust rial Disput es Act , 1947

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