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Factory Licence & DISH approval for factories in Uttar Pradesh
If your unit is in Uttar Pradesh, the factory building plan is approved and the Factory Licence is granted by the Labour Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh — factory services on the Labour Act Management System and Nivesh Mitra under the Factories Act, 1948 and the state rules. Two stages, in order: plan approval before construction, then registration and the licence before operation. This page carries what is specific to Uttar Pradesh; 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: Nivesh Mitra, the state single window (version 3.0 is live; the portal says some services remain on Nivesh Mitra 2.0 at niveshmitra.up.nic.in), with the Labour Department’s factory services behind it (uplabour.gov.in).
- Timelines: the Nivesh Mitra approvals list gives 30 days for approval of plan / permission to construct, 30 days for registration and grant of licence and 60 days for renewal (approvals list).
- Applicability: the department’s selector uses “Factory running with power and 20 or more Workers” and “without power and 40 or more Workers” (timelines page) — the state’s amended thresholds, though the amending Act was not loaded.
- Validity: not published on the pages we could read.
- Fee: “Fee is calculated by the department based on inputs in the form” — no schedule is shown on the pages we could read.
- Self-certification: not verified.
The authority decides and sets the timeline; we draw the factory set and file it.
Who approves it, and under what law
| Uttar Pradesh | |
|---|---|
| Approving authority | Labour Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh — factory services on the Labour Act Management System and Nivesh Mitra |
| Parent department | Labour Department, Uttar Pradesh |
| Rules in force | Not verified on a live official page (the former Factory Directorate pages on uplabour.gov.in now return 404) |
| Applicability | The department’s fee and timeline selector classes factories as “running with power and 20 or more workers” or “running without power and 40 or more workers” — the amending Act itself was not loaded |
| Online portal | Nivesh Mitra — Single Window Clearance System, Government of UP (V3.0; some services still on 2.0) |
| Departmental site | uplabour.gov.in and the Factory Dashboard at uplabouracts.in |
What’s specific to Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the one state here whose applicability thresholds are double the Act’s on its own portal — 20 workers with power, 40 without — so a small Noida or Ghaziabad unit that would be a “factory” in Delhi may not be one across the border; the amending legislation was not loaded, so confirm your unit’s position on Nivesh Mitra before deciding. The 30-day plan and licence commitments are Phase-1 single-window services; the renewal runs on a 60-day clock.
Where we work in Uttar Pradesh
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 Uttar Pradesh’s estates: Surajpur Industrial Area, Kasna Industrial Area (Site V), Sahibabad Industrial Area, Partapur & Udyog Puram. See the full Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh, CEIG approval in Uttar Pradesh and pollution consent (CTE/CTO) in Uttar Pradesh — 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 Uttar Pradesh 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
Where is a factory licence applied for in Uttar Pradesh?
On Nivesh Mitra, the Government of UP's single window (niveshmitra.up.gov.in), with the Labour Department's factory services behind it. Some services remain on the older Nivesh Mitra 2.0.
How long do factory approvals take in UP?
Nivesh Mitra lists 30 days for approval of plan, 30 days for registration and grant of licence and 60 days for renewal.
When does a UP unit need a factory licence?
The department's own portal classes factories as running with power and 20 or more workers, or without power and 40 or more — higher than the Factories Act's 10/20 — though we have not read the amending Act itself.
What is the UP factory licence fee?
The department states the fee is calculated from the inputs in the form; no schedule was published on the pages we could read on 10 Oct 2026.
For how many years is a UP factory licence valid?
Not published on the pages we could read — confirm the term on Nivesh Mitra when applying.
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.