The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2026
Rule 60. The form of application, the payment of fees, manner of preparing the plan of section 74
Official text
(1) Every application for a licence to use or allow to be used any place or premises used for manufacturing of Beedi or Cigar or both as an industrial premises shall be in Form XVII electronically.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by the following documents, namely:
(a) plans uploaded electronically showing-(i) the site of such place or premises, the areas therein to be used for manufacturing processes and the immediate surroundings of such place or premises, including adjacent buildings, structures, roads, drains and the like; and
(ii) the plan, elevation and necessary cross-sections the details relating to natural lighting, ventilation, means of escape in case of fire, position of the plant and machinery, if any, used, aisles and passage-ways in or relation to, the various buildings which are intended to be used for manufacturing processes;
(3) Before granting a licence in Form- XVIII, the competent authority shall also take into consideration whether the site of any industrial premises is proposed to be altered, or whether any industrial premises has been closed, by the applicant during the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of the application with a view to causing prejudice to the interests of the labour.
(4) The application for the purpose of Sub-Section (2) of Section 74 shall be made at least thirty days before the proposed date of opening of the establishment.
(5) The fees to be paid for the grant or renewal of a licence shall be as specified in the table below, namely; Number of employees proposed to be employed on Sl. any day for the period for which the license is Fees granted or renewed-a No License is required up to 10 employees NIL b 10 but does not exceed 50 employees Rs. 100 c 51 but does not exceed 100 employees Rs. 250 d 101 but does not exceed 250 employees Rs. 500 e 251 but not exceeding 500 employees Rs. 750 j 501 and above employees Rs. 1000
(6) The Authority granting the license shall take into account the conditions mentioned under clause (b) to (e) of sub-section (4) of section 74 before granting the license.