Archive · 26 Jul 2026
Bengal to enforce stricter factory safety policy
The Bengal government is planning to introduce a new policy to make factories safer after several workers died in accidents.
The minister said the previous government did not do enough to prevent these accidents.
The new policy will make factory owners more responsible for safety.
Currently, there are laws that punish factory owners if workers die because of their negligence.
The new policy will make these rules even stricter.
The Bengal government is preparing a new policy to enforce stricter factory safety measures.
Four workers died and ten went missing in industrial accidents in July.
The current government blames the previous government for inadequate safety standards.
Existing laws include the Factories Act, 1948, and the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923.
The new policy aims to strengthen industrial safety norms and increase accountability of factory management.
- Who
- Bengal Minister of State for Industry Moumita Biswas Mishra
- What
- Announcement of a new policy to enforce stricter factory safety measures
- When
- July 2023
- Where
- Durgapur-Asansol industrial belt and other parts of Bengal
- Why
- To curb industrial accidents and improve workplace safety
Current Government
Previous Government
Accountability for Industrial Accidents
Current Government
The current government is taking steps to enforce stricter safety measures and fix accountability for industrial accidents.
Previous Government
The previous government is blamed for the inadequate safety standards and negligence that led to the recent industrial accidents.
- Date of Policy Announcement
- July 2023
- Number of Deaths in July
- 4
- Number of Missing Workers
- 10
- Current Legislation
- Factories Act, 1948 and Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
- Penalty for Negligence
- Up to 7 years imprisonment or a minimum fine of Rs 5 lakh