State approvals / Punjab / Department of Labour (Director of Factories)
Certificate of Stability
This approval is required to commence manufacturing process in any building which has been taken into use as a factory. This building plan should be in accordance The Factories Act 1948 and Punjab Factories Rules 1952. It is granted by Department of Labour (Director of Factories).
DepartmentDepartment of Labour (Director of Factories)
TypeNew
StagePre-Operation
FeeNo fee
AppliedApply on the state single window
Documents to upload (department's user manual)
| # | Document | Required |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latest approved site plan | Mandatory |
| 2 | Approval letter of building plan (all references) | Mandatory |
| 3 | Stability certificate (to be submitted) | Mandatory |
| 4 | Undertaking given by the competent person (specimen given in the form) | Mandatory |
| 5 | Detail plan (all approved) | Mandatory |
| 6 | Undertaking given by the employer (specimen given in the form) | Mandatory |
| 7 | Copy of last stability certificate If any |
If applicable |
Before you apply
- Before applying: the project's Common Application Form (CAF) must be verified by the Sector Officer at Invest Punjab or the GMDIC at the District Industries Centre. Apply from My Projects → Manage Project Applications → Apply for New Clearance.
- Service: "Submission of Stability Certificate Under Factories Act-1948". The form asks for the business entity and project address, the authority that approved the building plan and its stability DOF number and date, the authority that gave the building-plan stability approval and its DOF number, and whether the competent person has reported changes in building structure, plan, machinery, raw material, fuel or chemicals.
- Declarations: the applicant applies for fresh plans if the structure has changed since approval; the competent person certifies the building is structurally stable with no variation from the approved plan. False information leads to rejection.
- Attachments: PDF, under 20 MB.
How the application moves
- Investor — Fills the form, accepts the terms and clicks Save and Submit.
- Department — Records the submission; it appears under Already Issued Clearances with its clearance ID and dates.
- Investor — Downloads the issued clearance from the project page after entering an OTP sent to the registered mobile, and can rate the department's service.