Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules)

Definition

Any premises with 10+ workers using power, or 20+ workers without power, is a 'factory' and must be registered with the Maharashtra Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health (DISH). Drives shift hours, women's working hour rules, leave, accident reporting and licence renewal.

• SourceFactories Act, 1948 + Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963 · Section 2(m), Section 6 (Approval, Licensing & Registration)
  mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in

What it means in practice

Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) is administered by Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Maharashtra. The obligation is grounded in Factories Act, 1948 + Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963 (Section 2(m), Section 6 (Approval, Licensing & Registration)).

Hard trigger for the demo profile (22 workers + power). Drives crèche obligation if 30+ women workers are employed.

• SourceFactories Act, 1948 + Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963 · Section 2(m), Section 6 (Approval, Licensing & Registration)
  mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in

Triggers (applicability conditions)

Compliance radar in LuckPanda checks these conditions against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies.

• state=Maharashtra
• (employees>=10 AND uses_power=true) OR employees>=20

Deadlines and penalty

Cadence

Every year · Annual renewal

Next due

Upcoming Next due 31 Dec 2026 (in 81 days)

Penalty for default

Operating without registration: fine up to Rs 1,00,000 + 2 yrs imprisonment (Sec 92, Factories Act).

The next date is worked out from today (India time) and the rule's statutory schedule; extensions notified by the government are not reflected.

Citations

• SourceFactories Act, 1948 + Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963 · Section 2(m), Section 6 (Approval, Licensing & Registration)
  mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in

Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) by state

• Maharashtra