G.O. Ms. No. 94, Change of the Name of Inspectorate of Factories and Re-designation of Certain Posts, 2013
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Labour and Employment Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 94 on 7 March 2013 to rename the Inspectorate of Factories as the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health and redesignate six categories of officers. The changes do not upgrade the posts, change their scales of pay or create any additional financial commitment for the Government.
What the government changed
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Labour and Employment Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 94 dated 7 March 2013, renamed the Inspectorate of Factories as the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health and redesignated six categories of posts. The order was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 11 March 2013.
The revised post names are:
- Chief Inspector of Factories, Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
- Additional Chief Inspector of Factories, Senior Additional Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
- Joint Chief Inspector of Factories, Additional Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
- Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Joint Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
- Inspector of Factories, Deputy Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
- Assistant Inspector of Factories, Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
The Government specified that these redesignations involve no upgradation, no change in the scale of pay and no additional financial commitment.
Why the department was renamed
The Inspectorate of Factories had functioned as a separate department from the Labour Department since August 1987, with the Chief Inspector of Factories as its head. Its work included enforcement of the Factories Act 1948 and 14 allied labour laws in registered factories.
The department's officials had also been notified as inspectors under the Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996. The source records that they enforced that law at building and other construction sites.
Other stated functions included:
- Industrial safety training and awareness programmes for workers and supervisors.
- Testing and certification of pressure vessels.
- Medical examinations for workers engaged in dangerous operations.
- Health surveys in hazardous industries.
The new name was accepted to reflect these wider industrial safety and health functions.
Who may encounter the new names
Factory owners, employers, workers, construction site operators and professionals dealing with departmental inspections may encounter the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health and its redesignated officers. Property buyers and owners should note that the notification concerns the department's name and officer designations. It does not set out land ownership, planning permission or property registration requirements.
Further administrative action
G.O. Ms. No. 94 directed the Chief Inspector of Factories to send proposals for necessary amendments to the special ad hoc rules governing the listed posts. The order also records the concurrence of the Finance Department.
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Common questions
Was the Inspectorate of Factories abolished?
The source does not describe an abolition. It changes the office name from Inspectorate of Factories to Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health.
Did the officers receive higher pay or upgraded posts?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 94 states that the redesignations involve no upgradation, no change in the scale of pay and no additional financial commitment to the Government.
Does the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health inspect construction sites?
The source states that department officials had been notified as inspectors under the Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 and enforced it at building and other construction sites.
Does this notification change land title or property registration requirements?
The notification does not set out changes to land title or property registration. It deals with renaming a department and redesignating its officers.
