The Government of Tripura on November 20, 2025, issued the Factories (Tripura Second Amendment) Act, 2025, further to amend the Factories Act, 1948.
The following has been stated namely: -
• In sub-clause (ii) of clause (m) of section 2, the expression "twenty or more workers" shall be substituted with the expression "forty or more workers".
• Section 55 (2), shall be substituted with "(2) The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the total number of hours of work of a worker without an interval to six hours in respect of all or group or class or description of factories on such conditions as it may deem expedient."
• Section 56 – “Spreadover” shall be substituted. The amendment limits the working period (including rest breaks) for adult workers to 10.5 hours per day, and allows the State Government to extend it up to 12 hours for specified factories through notification with conditions.
• Section 66 shall be substituted with "66. Employment of women. -Women shall be entitled to be employed in all factories for all types of work under this Act and they may also be employed, with their consent before 6 a.m. and beyond 7 p.m. subject to such conditions relating to safety or any other condition to be observed by the occupier, as may be prescribed by the State Government."
A detailed notification is attached below.
[Notification no. - F.8(11)-Law/Leg-I/2025]
