State-specific compliance
Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) in Maharashtra
How Factories Act Registration (Maharashtra Factories Rules) applies to a business operating in Maharashtra, with state-specific authority, citations and current deadlines.
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
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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