Factory Licence in Puducherry
Registration of the premises as a factory and the licence to operate it under the Factories Act 1948 in Puducherry. Governed by the Factories Act, 1948. Applies where: Set by the fee matrix itself, which starts at the 'Nil horse power / up to 9 persons' cell. The published schedule runs from up to 9 persons to above 10,000 persons, and from nil horse power to above 10,000 horse power. The State fee below was read from the authority's own published schedule and is passed through at cost.
15–45 business days
Puducherry, India
What we will need from you
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Factory building plan for approval
Proof of the premises
Certificate of Incorporation or registration document
Description of the manufacturing process and the power load
Number of workers, by shift
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Nil horse power, up to 9 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹400Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Nil horse power, up to 100 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹1,600Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Nil horse power, above 10,000 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹60,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Up to 10 horse power, up to 9 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹800Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Up to 10 horse power, up to 250 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹5,400Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 10 up to 50 horse power, up to 9 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹1,200Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 50 up to 129 horse power, up to 100 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹6,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 129 up to 250 horse power, up to 250 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹24,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 250 up to 500 horse power, up to 500 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹48,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 500 up to 1000 horse power, up to 1000 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹108,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 1000 up to 2000 horse power, up to 2000 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹132,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 5000 up to 7500 horse power, up to 5000 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹168,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 7500 up to 10000 horse power, above 10,000 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹204,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Above 10000 horse power, above 10,000 personsone line of this schedule applies | ₹216,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Comriq professional feeper filing | ₹6,999 |
Read at source on 2026-09-13 from.py.gov.in/sites/default/files/Fees%20under%20Factories%20Act%201948.pdf. Passed through at cost.
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Plan Approval
Building plan submitted to the inspectorate.
Licence Application Filed
Filed with the State factory inspectorate.
Licence Issued
Licence delivered to your portal.
What this costs, in full
- Comriq professional feeper filing
₹6,999₹5,949- Government fee
- ₹400–₹216,000 by schedule — 14 published lines; the line that applies to you is confirmed before payment, at cost.
Total from
₹7,399₹6,349
Our fee plus the lowest line of the authority's schedule. The line that applies to you is confirmed before payment.
Launch pricing · 15% off our fee15% off our professional fee until 31 December 2026. Government fees are charged at cost and are never discounted — we collect them on the authority's behalf and cannot charge less than it does.
Government fees are charged at cost, exactly as the authority bills them — we add nothing to them. Where the authority publishes no figure, or publishes a schedule, we confirm the exact amount before you pay, so this total is a minimum: we never substitute a plausible number.
This price is exclusive of GST. GST at 18% is added at checkout on our professional fee. Government fees are collected at cost on your behalf and are not taxed. Clients outside India are zero-rated.
Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories and Boilers, Labour Department, Government of Puducherry and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.