The Government of Madhya Pradesh, on November 14, 2025, issued the Factories (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2025, to further amend the Factories Act, 1948.
The following amendment has been stated namely:-
• In Section 54, the opening paragraph shall be numbered as sub-section (1), after sub-section (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 week, shall be paid holidays for such worker."
• In Section 55, 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.".
[Act No. 23 of 2025]
