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No. Puducherry Friday 7th November 2025
(16 Kartika 1947)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LABOUR DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 18/Lab./JCIF/2025, Puducherry, dated 06th November 2025)
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the Draft Rules seeking to amend the Puducherry Factories Rules, 1964, was issued in the Government of Puducherry, Labour Department's Notification under G.O. Ms. No. 8/Lab./JCIF/2025, Puducherry, dated 05th August, 2025 and published as required under sub-section (1) of section 115 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948), in the Extraordinary Gazette Part-II, No. 63, dated 07th August, 2025 of the Government of Puducherry, inviting objections and suggestions, if any, from all persons likely to be affected thereby;
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And whereas, no objection or suggestion has so far been received
from any quarter in this regard;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Puducherry Factories Rules, 1964, namely:–
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may
be called the "Puducherry Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2025".
(2) These rules shall extend to the whole of the Union territory
of Puducherry.
(3) They shall come into force on and from the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment to the Schedules under Rule 105 of the Puducherry Factories Rules,1964.— In the Puducherry Factories Rules, 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the Schedules under rule 105,-
(1) In Schedule II, para 3 shall be substituted as follows:-
"3. Prohibition relating to pregnant women, lactating mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman, lactating mother, adolescent or child shall be employed or permitted to work at a bath." 1235
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(4) In Schedule VI, para 4 shall be substituted as follows:–
"4. Prohibition relating to pregnant women, lactating
mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman,
lactating mother or young person shall be employed or
permitted to work in any process involving the use of lead
compounds, if the process is such that dust or fume from
a lead compound is produced therein or the persons
employed therein are liable to be splashed with any lead
compound in the course of their employment unless the
provisions of paragraphs 6 to 14 are complied with."
(5) In Schedule VII, para I shall be substituted as follows:–
"1. Prohibition relating to pregnant women, lactating
mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman,
lactating mother or young person shall be employed or
permitted to work in, or shall be allowed to enter any
building, in which the generation of gas from dangerous
petroleum is carried on."
(6) In Schedule VIII, para 12 shall be substituted as follows:–
"12. Restriction in employment of young persons and
prohibition of employment of pregnant women, lactating
mothers.— No pregnant woman, lactating mother or
person under 18 years of age shall be employed or
permitted to work at blasting, or assist at blasting, or in
any blasting chamber, or in the cleaning of any blasting
apparatus, or any blasting enclosure, or any apparatus, or
ventilating plant connected therewith, or be employed on
maintenance or repair work at such apparatus, enclosure
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(8) In Schedule XI, para 2 shall be substituted as follows:–
"2. Prohibition of employment of pregnant women, lactating
mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman,
lactating mother or young person shall be employed in any
factory upon any of the operations specified in paragraph
above."
(9) In Schedule XII, para 4 shall be substituted as follows:–
"4. Prohibition relating to pregnant women, lactating
mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman,
lactating mother or young person shall be employed or
permitted to work in any lead process."
(10) In Schedule XIII, para 2 shall be substituted as follows:–
"2. Prohibition of employment of pregnant women, lactating
mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman,
lactating mother or young person shall be employed in any
of the processes specified in paragraph 1 except in shelling
of roasted cashew nuts."
(11) In Schedule XIV, para 2 shall be substituted as follows:–
"2. Prohibition of employment of pregnant women, lactating
mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman,
lactating mother or young person shall be employed or
permitted to work in any of the operations specified in
clause 1." specified in paragraph 2, or at any place where such
operation is carried on." 1237
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(13) In Schedule XVIII, part IX shall be substituted as follows:–
"PART–IX"
Restriction on the employment of young persons under 18 years of age, lactating mothers and pregnant women
(1) The Chief Inspector of Factories may by an order in writing, restrict or prohibit the employment of pregnant women, lactating mothers, and young persons under the age of 18, in any of the process covered in Appendix 'A' of this Schedule on considerations of health and safety of pregnant women, lactating mothers and young persons.
(2) Such persons who are restricted or prohibited from working in the process due to the order issued in pursuance of sub-para (1) above shall be provided with alternate work which is not detrimental to their health or safety."
(14) In Schedule XIX, para 4 shall be substituted as follows:–
"4. Prohibition relating to employment of pregnant women, lactating mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman, lactating mother or young person shall be employed or permitted to work in any room in which the said manufacturing process is carried on or in which a nitro or amino compound is stored."
(15) In Schedule XX, para 15 shall be substituted as follows:– "6. Prohibition in relation to employment of pregnant w o m e n , l a c t a t i n g m o t h e r s a n d y o u n g p e r s o n s . — No pregnant woman or lactating mother or young person shall be employed or permitted to work in any workroom involving exposure to benzene or substances containing benzene." 1238 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
(17) In Schedule XXV, para 5 shall be substituted as follows:–
"5. Prohibition relating to employment of pregnant women, lactating mothers or young persons.— No pregnant woman, lactating mother or young person shall be employed or permitted to work in any room in which the said manufacturing process is carried on or in any room in which dangerous pesticide is stored."
(18) In Schedule XXVIII, para 6 shall be substituted as follows:–
"6. Prohibition relating to pregnant women, lactating mothers and young persons.— No pregnant woman, lactating mother or young person shall be employed or permitted to work in any manganese process."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
R. SMITHA, I.A.S., Secretary to Government (Labour).
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