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Factory Licence & DISH approval for factories in Punjab
If your unit is in Punjab, the factory building plan is approved and the Factory Licence is granted by the Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Government of Punjab under the Factories Act, 1948 and Punjab Factories Rules, 1952. Two stages, in order: plan approval before construction, then registration and the licence before operation. This page carries what is specific to Punjab; the engineering of the submission — layout, exits, ventilation, welfare, the occupier’s duties — is on the complete Factory Licence & DISH guide.
Apply, check status and renew: the official route (checked 10 Oct 2026)
- Where to apply: the Labour Department’s factory services are reached through pblabour.gov.in; new users are registered on the Invest Punjab – Business First portal, the state single window. (On 10 Oct 2026 the department site’s certificate chain failed in some clients; the pages themselves loaded.)
- Plan approval: the department’s own words — “Acceptance of plans of new factory building is done within 30 days of time after receipt of complete Application / documents” — under the Punjab Right to Service notification of 15 January 2016 (Building Plan Approval service).
- Licence timeline: not published on the pages we could read; the Right to Service list did not render.
- Validity: the published fee schedule is “for the Grant of Licence for One Year”; multi-year options are not stated on the pages we could read.
- Fee: a matrix of the maximum workers employed on any day (≤20 to >1,000) against installed power in kilowatts (≤20 kW to >1,000 kW), from ₹450 a year at the smallest cell to ₹45,000 a year at the largest — kilowatts, not horsepower. The building-plan approval fee is stated as a “1% cess of deposite fee” (sic) on the same page.
- Self-certification: the department links a Self Certification Scheme and a third-party validation page; the scheme document is an image-only PDF, so its eligibility terms could not be read.
The authority decides and sets the timeline; we draw the factory set and file it.
Who approves it, and under what law
| Punjab | |
|---|---|
| Approving authority | Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Government of Punjab |
| Parent department | Department of Labour, Punjab |
| Rules in force | Punjab Factories Rules, 1952 |
| Applicability | Not published on the pages we could read — the Factories Act 1948 test (10 workers with power, 20 without) applies unless Punjab has notified otherwise |
| Online portal | Invest Punjab – Business First portal |
| Departmental site | pblabour.gov.in — Factory Licence service page |
What’s specific to Punjab
Punjab is the one state in this cluster that prices the licence on installed kilowatts rather than horsepower, so the connected-load figure on your electrical single-line diagram is the figure the licence fee is read from — settle it with the DISCOM sanction, not before. The 30-day plan-acceptance commitment is a Right to Service entitlement: a complete application is the condition, and an incomplete one restarts the clock.
Where we work in Punjab
Secured Engineers Pvt. Ltd. prepares the factory plan set — machine layout, process flow, exits and ventilation drawn to the same premises as the building and fire sets — for units across Punjab’s estates: . See the full Punjab zone list.
Get the workplace approved right
- Design & Approvals — we draw the factory set and file the plan approval and licence alongside the building plan, Fire NOC and pollution consent
- Fire NOC in Punjab, CEIG approval in Punjab and pollution consent (CTE/CTO) in Punjab — the approvals the licence chain expects to see closed
- Complete Factory Licence & DISH guide — stages, documents, inspections and the common mistakes
Have the layout already? Send the plot plan, the machine layout and the worker and power figures for a factory-plan readiness review — an engineer replies with what the inspectorate in Punjab will look for and what is still missing. Request a technical review.
Secured Engineers Pvt. Ltd. is an MEPF and solar EPC contractor; we prepare and file the factory set, and the authority decides. Authority names, portals, fees and timelines above were read on the official pages linked on 10 Oct 2026 and can change with state notifications — confirm the live position with the department before filing.
Frequently asked questions
Who approves factory building plans in Punjab?
The Directorate of Factories under the Punjab Labour Department. Plan acceptance is committed within 30 days of a complete application under the state's Right to Service notification of 15 January 2016.
What is the Punjab factory licence fee based on?
A matrix of the maximum number of workers on any day against the installed power in kilowatts — ₹450 a year for a unit of up to 20 workers and 20 kW, rising to ₹45,000 a year above 1,000 workers and 1,000 kW, per the department's published schedule.
Which portal is used for a factory licence in Punjab?
The Labour Department's online factory services at pblabour.gov.in, with user registration through the Invest Punjab Business First single window (pbindustries.gov.in).
Can a Punjab factory licence be taken for more than one year?
The department publishes a one-year fee schedule. Multi-year options were not stated on the pages we could read on 10 Oct 2026 — confirm with the Directorate when you apply.
Is there a self-certification scheme for factories in Punjab?
The department publishes a Self Certification Scheme and a third-party validation route. The scheme document is an image-only PDF, so we could not read its eligibility terms; ask the Directorate which units qualify.
Sources and standards
- Factories Act, 1948 (as amended; applied through each state's Factories Rules) — The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948). Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. Publisher.Factory plan approval, registration and licensing, the occupier's duties, health, safety and welfare provisions and hazardous-process obligations.
- State factory inspectorates (DISH / Chief Inspector of Factories) (pages read on 10 Oct 2026) — State Directorates of Industrial Safety & Health and Chief Inspectors of Factories — portals, fee schedules and Right to Service timelines. State labour departments (Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand). Publisher.The state-specific portal, fee basis, licence term and published timelines cited on each state page.
Standards are cited to support the technical statements on this page. Where a standard has been revised, the edition shown is the one verified at the time of review; the edition in force for a project is the one the authority applies.