GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act
63 of 1948), the Government of Kerala, after having previously published the draft rules calling for
objections and suggestions, issued as per the notification No.B2/188/2024/LBR dated 16th October,
2024 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.3299 dated 19th October, 2024 as required
under section 115 of the said Act and having not received any objections or suggestions thereon,
Labour and Skills (B) Department
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 4 th January, 2025
20th Dhanu, 1200
G.O.(P)No.1/2025/LBR
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Government of Kerala
2025
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KERALA GAZETTE
അസാധാരണം
EXTRAORDINARY
ആധികാരികമായി ്പസിദെപടുതുനത
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073
dated 05-09-2012 with RNI
Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023
വാല്ം 14
Vol. XIV
തിരുവനനപുരം,
തിങള
Thiruvananthapuram,
Monday
2025 ജനുവരി 06
06th January 2025
1200 ധനു 22
22nd Dhanu 1200
1946 െപൗഷം 16
16th Pousha 1946
നമർ
No.
38
S. R. O. No. 16/2025
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hereby make the following rules further to amend the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957, namely:-
RULES
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Factories
(Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the Rules.– In the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957,-
(i) For APPENDIX - I, the following APPENDIX shall be substituted, namely:-
" APPENDIX – 1
[See Rule 5(1)]
Total
Power
Installe
d
Maximum number of persons to be employed in any day during the year
(Maximu
m Power
in
Kilowatt)
9
20
50
100
200
300
500
1000
2000
2500
3000
Above
3000
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
Nil
385
765
1340
2225
2858
3490
6026
7929
15853
21879
36455
47391
Up to 10
765
1340
1903
3174
3967
4761
7929
15853
21879
36455
47391
58322
Up to 20
1340
1903
1903
3967
5072
6342
15853
21879
36455
47391
58322
72904
Up to 50
1903
1903
3174
5549
9510
12679
21879
36455
47391
58322
72904
94777
Up to
100
1903
3174
4128
11098
15853
17497
36455
47391
58322
72904
94877
109359
Up to
200
3490
4761
8723
15853
18958
23394
42291
53952
67074
82386
104259
118841
Up to
300
4761
6342
12679
17497
23334
29164
49576
62704
78016
94777
115190
131226
Up to
500
7929
15853
21879
36455
42291
49576
58322
72904
91132
109359
127587
145808
Up to
1000
15853
21879
36455
47391
53952
62704
72904
91132
109359
127587
145808
164036
Up to
2000
21879
36455
47391
58322
67074
78016
91132
109359
127587
145808
164036
182264
Up to
5000
36455
47391
58322
72904
82386
94777
109359
127587
145808
164036
182264
200491
Up to
7500
47391
58322
72904
91132
100613
113005
127587
145808
164036
182264
200491
218713
Up to
10000
58322
72904
91132
109359
118841
131266
145808
164036
182264
200491
218713
236940
Up to
72904
91132
109359
127587
137063
149454
164036
182264
200491
218713
236940
255168
2
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15000
Up to
25000
91132
109359
127587
145808
155284
167682
182264
200491
218713
236940
255168
284326
Up to
35000
109359
127587
145808
164036
173512
185909
200491
218713
236940
255168
284326
306193
Up to
50000
127587
145808
164036
200491
204861
210691
218713
262453
284326
306193
328066
349934
Up to
75000
145808
164036
200491
218713
231834
246416
262453
284326
306193
328066
349934
371812
Up to
100000
164036
200491
218713
240586
253707
268284
284326
306193
328066
349934
371812
393679
Up to
500000
200491
218713
284326
306193
328066
333902
341188
349934
371812
415552
437420
466578
Above
500000
262453
284326
306193
328066
349934
355770
363061
371812
415552
437420
466578
510324
Note:- (1) All remittance shall be as per this schedule with effect from the date of publication of
notification.
(2) 1 HP = 0.746 KW. ”
(ii) For APPENDIX III, the following APPENDIX shall be substituted, namely :-
“ APPENDIX – III
SCHEDULE OF FEES PRESCRIBED UNDER THE KERALA FACTORIES RULES,
1957 OTHER THAN THE FEES PRESCRIBED IN APPENDIX I
Sl.
No.
Description
Rules under
which fees
are
prescribed
Fees
1
Recognition of Competent person
Rule 2A(3)
Rs. 1904/- for recognition under
each provision of the said Rule
subject to a minimum fee of
Rs.3968/- for a person and
Rs.15853/- for an institution
2
Recognition of
Draftsman-A
Rule 3(2)(b)
(iii)
Rs. 5750/- for each application
Draftsman-B
Rule 3(2)(b)
(iii)
Rs. 3450/- for each application
Draftsman-C
Rule 3(2)(b)
(iii)
Rs. 1725/- for each application
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Medical examination by certifying Surgeon
Rule 81 A1
Rule 122
Rs. 294/- per Medical Examination
per worker
4
Approval of plan for construction,
modification, extension etc. of factory
building including layout of machinery and
grant of permit thereof first time scrutiny
Rule 3
Rs. 196/- per every 10 sq.m of
plinth area or part thereof subject
to a minimum Rs. 1904/- for each
application
5
Approval of plan for construction,
modification, extension etc. of factory
building including layout of machinery and
grant of permit thereof second and
subsequent scrutinise revision after total
rejection
Rule 3
Rs. 1904/- for each application
6
Approval of plan for additional installation
or for rearrangement of layout of
machinery which do not involve the
approval of building plans
Rule 3
Rs. 1904/- for each application
7
Revalidation of permit issued under Rule 3
Rule 3
Fee originally paid for the last
permit
8
Amendment of licence
Rule 6(4)
Rs. 955/- for each amendment
9
Transfer of licence
Rule 8(3)
25% of license fee in case of
transfer of license in favour of
legal heirs. 100% of license fee for
other transfers. If the transfer is
made without change of
ownership, amendment fee is
required.
.”
By order of the Governor,
Dr Vasuki K I A S,
Secretary to Government.
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
The fee for registration and grant of licence for factories and renewal of licence prescribed
in the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957 were last revised by the Government as per notification issued
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vide G.O.(P) No.72/2022/LBR dated 13th July, 2022 and published as S.R.O No.722/2022 in the
Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2408 dated 20th July, 2022. Since then, there has been a
tremendous increase in the expenditure of the Department of Factories and Boilers, which is
administering the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) and providing the necessary
services to the factories. Moreover, as per G.O.(P) No.55/2024/Fin. dated 17th July, 2024, rate of
user charges and fees for the services provided by all Government Departments were revised by
Government to meet the increased expenditure. Hence, the Government have decided to make
suitable amendments in the Kerala Factories Rules, 1957.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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