Factories Act 1948

Factory Act 1948

1.           Government regulation o the working condition in factories begins in India in 1881 when the first Indian factories Act was passed.

2.           This act was substantially amended in 1934 on the basis ob the recommendations of the Royal commission on labour.

3.           The act of 1934 dividend factories into two categories-seasonal and perennial.

4.           This act was amended several times.

5.           On the eve of independence the national government announced far reaching legislative program for the welfare of workers.

6.           As a part of this program, the factories act 1948 was passed.

7.           The factories act 1948 is comprehensive in nature and through it the government has tried to implement as many provisions of the ILO code of industrial hygiene as were practicable under Indian conditions.… Read the rest