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Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) in Maharashtra

How Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) applies to a business operating in Maharashtra, with the state-level authority, citations and the next deadline.

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Definition

Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) as it applies to businesses operating in Maharashtra. 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 a Maharashtra-specific regulation administered by Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Maharashtra.

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

Does Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) apply to your business in Maharashtra?

FacetConditionApplies
State coverageApplies in: Maharashtra
Sector coverageApplies across all sectorsDepends
Employee threshold10+ employeesDepends
Activity or processTriggered by any of: uses power in manufacturingDepends

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

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