Maharashtra regulation
Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules)
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.
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 predicates)
These predicates are evaluated by Compliance Radar's applicability engine 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: annual — next action: 2026-12-31
Penalty for default: Operating without registration: fine up to Rs 1,00,000 + 2 yrs imprisonment (Sec 92, Factories Act).
Citations
- SourceFactories Act, 1948 + Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963 — Section 2(m), Section 6 (Approval, Licensing & Registration)mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in