Vadodara: The Industrial Safety and Health department’s Vadodara office has directed factory occupiers to pay the difference in licence fees following the implementation of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.According to an official release issued by the department’s joint director, factory licence fees were assessed under the Factories Act, 1948, and the Gujarat Factories Rules, 1963, until 2025. From 2026, fees for new licences, renewals and licence amendments will be determined under the new code and the rules framed under it.Factory occupiers holding licences valid beyond 2025 who have already paid fees under the previous legislation must pay the difference between the amount paid and the fee applicable under the new code, the department said.The payment must be made online through the department’s official website https://dish.gujarat.gov.in. Occupiers must log in through the ‘public user login’ section and select the ‘fee difference’ option to complete the transaction.The deadline for payment is Oct 31. Those who fail to pay by the stipulated date will be liable to a penalty of 25% in addition to the fee difference applicable for the respective year, the department said.
