Odisha Cabinet approves 10-hour shifts; ladies to work evening shifts

The Odisha authorities on Monday (September 29, 2025) elevated the day by day working hours to 10 hours, topic to a 48-hour weekly cap. It additionally allowed ladies in non-public institutions to work evening shifts topic to their written consent.

The Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, authorized an modification to the Factories Act, 1948, geared toward selling industrial funding and creating extra employment alternatives.

“The State authorities has prolonged the whole variety of hours of labor with out an interval to 6 hours and elevated the unfold over as much as 12 hours inclusive of intervals for relaxation,” learn the official assertion.

“Where a employee works for greater than the prescribed hours, they might be entitled to wages on the price of twice their unusual price of wages for additional time work,” it added.

Moreover, the additional time work restrict has been elevated from 115 hours to 144 hours each monetary quarter.

“Women could be employed in all factories for every type of labor. They can also be employed earlier than 6 a.m. and past 7 p.m. with their written consent,” the federal government mentioned.

These reforms are anticipated to draw new investments, allow factories to fulfill peak demand and improve productiveness, the federal government mentioned.

Development of mannequin colleges

In one other vital determination, the Cabinet authorized the event of mannequin colleges below the Godabarisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (GAV) scheme on the gram panchayat stage, with a deal with inclusive and high quality schooling.

Aligning with the targets of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, the GAV scheme goals to make sure equal entry to schooling and holistic improvement of the scholar group.

“This initiative is in keeping with the imaginative and prescient of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 and the NIPUN Odisha scheme, and locations a particular deal with enhancing foundational literacy and numeracy abilities to empower youngsters socially and educationally,” the assertion added.

In the primary part, spanning three years (2025-26 to 2027-28), a complete of two,200 mannequin colleges will likely be constructed with an estimated outlay of ₹12,000 crore.