U.P. Factories (Amendment) Act enforced; permits govt to increase max day by day working hours to 12

The Uttar Pradesh Factories (Amendment) Act has been enforced within the State after it acquired President Droupadi Murmu’s assent, paving the way in which for accelerated industrial progress, enhanced manufacturing capability, and extra employment alternatives, the State authorities stated on Tuesday (November 4, 2025).

Under the brand new provisions, the State authorities is empowered to increase the utmost day by day working hours in factories to 12 hours, offered that the overall weekly working hours don’t exceed 48, it stated.

The Act additionally permits employees to carry out as much as six hours of steady work with out an interval, topic to their written consent.

Additionally, in circumstances of outstanding workload, the State authorities might now elevate the quarterly restrict of time beyond regulation work from 75 hours to 144 hours, it said.

“A key feature of the amendment is the inclusion of a provision permitting women workers to work night shifts, provided they give written consent and that all safety and health measures are fully observed,” the assertion stated.

“Workers performing duties beyond the prescribed daily limit will be entitled to overtime wages at double the ordinary rate of pay,” it added.

Principal Secretary (Labour) Atul Srivastava stated the modification will make Uttar Pradesh extra aggressive in industrial improvement and strengthen the State’s progress in the direction of reaching the purpose of changing into a $1 trillion financial system.