What is a Factory License?
Under the Factories Act, 1948, every manufacturing facility employing 10 or more workers (with power) or 20 or more workers (without power) must obtain statutory Factory Building Plan Approval and a Factory License issued by the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) or the Chief Inspector of Factories.
The licensing regime ensures worker health, occupational safety, adequate ventilation, emergency exit clearances, hazardous chemical safeguards, and structural stability of the industrial plant. Operating an industrial plant without a valid Factory License is a punishable criminal offense.
Phase 1: Factory Plan Approval
Submission of architectural plant drawings, machinery layout, horsepower calculation, and ventilation design to DISH.
Phase 2: Factory License Grant
Filing Form-1 online after plant construction with stability certificate from a government-chartered competent person.
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