Is an ID Card Mandatory for Factory Staff in India? Seeking Advice on Legal Requirements

Is an ID card for staff and managers mandatory as per the Factories Act in India? Is there any prescribed format for it?

Your views and advice will be highly appreciated. Thanks.

Dear Kamal,

As per the Madras High Court, it is mandatory for all government employees, as well as those working for local bodies and other government instrumentalities, to wear an identity card during working hours.

There must be a specified template; I will check and update you soon. Meanwhile, you can follow the instructions below:

- Name and contact details of the body
- Name of the ID holder
- Purpose (employee/visitor/temporary)
- Designation
- Contact details of the ID holder (address and contact number)

Regards,
DCPS
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As per the Factory Act, the manager of every factory shall issue a photo identity card to each worker employed as per Form No. 25C.

Regards,
S. Saravanan