The Factories (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2025

1. (1) This Act may be called the Factories (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2025.
2. (2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette.

The Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), shall in its application to the State of Madhya Pradesh be amended in the manner hereinafter provided.

In Section 54 of the principal Act,-

1. (i) the opening paragraph shall be numbered as sub-section (1);
2. (ii) after sub-section

1. (1) so numbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely:- "(2) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the daily maximum hours of work specified in this section up to twelve hours inclusive of interval for rest in any day, subject to a maximum of forty eight hours in a week, as specified in Section 51 in respect of any group or class or description of factories on such conditions, as it may deem expedient, subject to the written consent of such worker for such work. However, the remaining days of the week, after completion of forty-eight hours of work in the weck, shall be paid holidays for such worker.".

In Section 55 of the principal Act, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be added, namely:- "(3) The State Government may, by notification extend the total number of hours of work of a worker without an interval to six hours in respect of any group or class or description of factories on such conditions, as it may deem expedient.".

In Section 56 of the principal Act,-

1. (i) the opening paragraph shall be numbered as sub-section (1);
2. (ii) after sub-section

1. (1) so numbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely:- "(2) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase the spread over up to twelve hours inclusive of intervals for rest in respect of any group or class or description of factories on such conditions, as it may deem expedient.".

In Section 59 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) Where a worker works in any factory,-

1. (a) for more than forty eight hours in a week; or
2. (b) for more than nine hours in any day when working for six days in a week; or
3. (c) for more than ten hours in any day when working for five days in a week; or
4. (d) for more than eleven and a half hours in any day when working for four days in a week; or
5. (e) works on paid holidays, he shall, in respect of overtime work, be entitled to wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages.".

In Section 65 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3),-

1. (i) in clause (a), the word "male" shall be deleted;
2. (ii) in sub-clause
3. (iv) of clause (a), for the words "one hundred and twenty five", the words "one hundred and forty four" shall be substituted;
4. (iii) after sub-clause
5. (v) of clause (a), the following sub-clause shall be added, namely:- "(vi) a worker shall be required to work overtime subject to the written consent of such worker for such work.".