Regulatory support for manufacturing plants

What a manufacturing plant has to manage

The exact list depends on the activity, the site and the scale. A plant in Gujarat usually deals with:

• A factory licence under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (the OSH Code), which deals with the approval and licensing of factories. For factories, the State Government is the regulator.
• Pollution control consents from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board: consent to establish (CTE) before the unit is set up, and consent to operate before it starts. In Gujarat the operating consent is the Consolidated Consent and Authorisation (CCA).
• Hazardous waste authorisation under the Hazardous Waste Rules, 2016, where the plant handles such waste.
• A fire safety certificate under the Gujarat Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2013, where the Act applies to the building.
• Environmental clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006, if the project is of a listed type and size.

See factory licence and GPCB consents in Gujarat for how we plan these approvals.

Rules that changed recently

• Factory law. The OSH Code has been in force since 21 November 2025. It defines a factory mainly by the number of workers: 20 or more where power is used, or 40 or more without power, unless State law sets a different number. Guidance written under the Factories Act, 1948 may be out of date.
• Consent to operate. Central guidelines on water consents, amended in January 2026, treat consent to operate as valid until cancelled. We check how GPCB applies this to a given unit.
• Captive power. The rule that sets the captive tests (Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005) was amended in September 2023. A captive arrangement set up earlier may need a fresh check against the text in force.

Duties after start-up

Approvals are the start, not the end. Several laws create recurring duties, for example:

• registration of the establishment, and registers, notices and returns under the OSH Code;
• an annual environmental statement to the State Board under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, for units that hold pollution consents or a hazardous waste authorisation;
• records and an annual return under the Hazardous Waste Rules;
• renewal of the fire safety certificate, where the Gujarat Fire Act applies.

To assign each duty to an owner and track it, see Adynta Compliance Monitoring.

Power costs and incentives

Electricity is a regulated cost. GERC sets tariffs for Gujarat's distribution companies, and electricity duty is charged under the Gujarat Electricity Duty Act, 1958.

• Electricity duty exemption. The Gujarat Electricity Duty Act, 1958 exempts some consumption. For example, in the Act's text consolidated to 2016, electricity used by a new industrial undertaking is exempt for five years from the start of production, if the undertaking holds an eligibility certificate and meets the prescribed conditions. We confirm the current text and rules for your unit. See electricity duty exemption and incentives.
• Green power. Under the central Green Energy Open Access Rules, 2022, a consumer with a contracted demand or sanctioned load of 100 kW or more can seek green energy open access. GERC's Green Energy Open Access Regulations, 2024 use the same 100 kW limit and allow it to be met through one connection or several connections in the same electricity division of a distribution licensee. The 100 kW limit does not apply to captive consumers. See green energy open access and captive power advisory.

How Adynta Consulting helps manufacturers

• an applicability check: which licences, consents and registrations apply to your plant;
• approvals for a new plant or an expansion, in a workable order: approvals to set up an industry in Gujarat;
• applications, renewals and amendments across departments: statutory approvals and government liaison;
• a register of recurring duties with owners and reminders: Adynta Compliance Monitoring;
• a review of power procurement options and charges: power sector regulatory advisory.

We do not promise approvals, timelines or savings. Read more about how we work.