Can a Factory with Over 2000 Employees Appoint an Assistant Welfare Officer?

In a factory with more than 2000 employees, can an assistant welfare officer be appointed?

Dear Member,

You must be aware that we are required to appoint Welfare Officers as per the provisions of Section 49 of the Factories Act, 1948. To determine the number of Welfare Officers and their designations, we need to refer to the applicable State Welfare Officers Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules. In the state of Haryana, if we are appointing two Welfare Officers, one of them will be known as the Chief Welfare Officer and the other as the Assistant Welfare Officer.

Regards,
R N KHOLA

Dear Friend,

At present juncture, you need two welfare officers. The rules inserted below for understanding:

The Factory Rules under Section 49(2) Section 88, (Chhattisgarh)

The occupier of every factory where five hundred or more workers are ordinarily employed shall appoint at least one welfare officer:

Provided that where the number of workers exceeds two thousand, one additional Welfare Officer shall be appointed for every additional two thousand workers, or a fraction thereof over five hundred workers. If there are more than one welfare officers, the senior-most of them shall be designated as the chief welfare officer, and the others as welfare officers.

In the case of a Government undertaking to which sub-section (1) of Section 49 applies, the State Government shall, within three months from the date on which these rules come into force, by order, specify at least one officer who shall perform the duties of a Welfare Officer in that undertaking.

Thank you.

Yes, a factory with over 2000 employees can appoint an Assistant Welfare Officer.