Rule 56. Registration and grant of license

(1) As soon as the plan under Rule-54 is approved, the factory shall be registered and a license for a factory shall be granted by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Deputy Inspector- cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator, as the case may be, in Form XXXI on payment of the fees specified in the table A,B & C below: A. Fee for the Registration, grant of Licenses and Annual Renewal of Licenses for all Factories (Except Power Generating Stations and Electrical Sub-Stations)

Total Power Installed Maximum number of workers to be employed on any day during the year (Max. H.P. Capacity) 21 to 51 to 101 201 to 501 to Above Up to 20 50 100 to 200 500 1000 1000 Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Nil 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000 5000 7000 Up to10 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 9500 Above 10 and 3000 4500 6000 8000 10000 12500 15000 up to 50 Above 50 and 4000 6000 8500 11000 13500 16000 19000 up to 100 Above 100 and 6000 9000 12000 15000 18500 22000 26000 up to 500 Above 500 and 8000 12000 16000 20000 25000 30000 35000 up to 1000 Above 1000 10000 14000 18000 22500 28000 35000 45000

Power factor shall be taken 0.9, if required. B. Fee payable for Registration, grant of Licenses and Annual Renewal of Licensees for Electricity Generating Station only Maximum No. of person to be employed Installed capacity of the generating station including auxiliary units (in KW) on any day during the year 5001 10001 50001 100001 500001 Up to 51 to 101 to 1001 to Above From to to to to to to 50 100 1000 5000 1000000 10000 50000 100000 500000 1000000 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. U to 20 2000 3000 5000 7500 10000 13500 17500 22500 32000 37500 21 to 50 3000 4000 6500 9000 12000 17500 22500 28500 37500 43500 51 to 100 4000 6000 8500 12500 16000 22000 27500 35500 43500 49500 100 to 6000 8000 11000 16000 21000 28000 35000 42500 50000 56000 500 Over 500 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 45000 55000 65000 75000

C. Fees payable for Registration, grant of Licensees and Annual Renewal of Licensees for Electricity transforming and transmitting station or Sub-station only Maximum No. of workers to be Installed Transformer Capacity of the Transforming Station /Sub-stations including employed on and day auxiliary unit if any in KVA. during the year Up to 101 to 151 to 301 to 751 to 1501 to 5001 to Above 100 150 300 750 1500 5000 10000 10000 From to Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Up to 20 1000 1500 2500 3500 5000 7000 10000 13000 21 to 100 1500 2500 3500 4500 6500 9000 12000 15000 101 to 300 2500 4000 5500 7500 9500 11500 14000 16500 301 to 600 3500 5500 7500 9000 11500 13500 16500 19500 601 to 1000 5000 7500 9000 12500 15000 18000 22500 26500 Above 1000 7000 10000 14500 19500 25000 30000 37500 45000

(2) The officer shall grant the license by digital signature or otherwise on the plans and license and send the copy of digitally or otherwise signature plans and license to the applicant electronically or otherwise.

(3) Every license granted under these rules shall remain in force for a year from the date on which first application is received or from the date when the factory came in the knowledge of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, whichever is earlier.

(4) License shall be renewed online or otherwise for the period of one year or any further period up to ten years by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator after the application for renewal is received.

(5) Fee for every application under these rules shall be deposited electronically or otherwise on the state government web portal into the head of account specified therein.

(6) Plans which have already been approved by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator under the Factories Act, 1948 before the coming into force of these Rules, shall be deemed to have been approved under these Rules.