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State of West Bengal - Section

Section 4 in The West Bengal Factories (Welfare Officers) Rules, 1971

4. Number of Welfare Officer.

(a)In every factory wherein five hundred or more workers are ordinarily employed the minimum number of full-time Welfares officers to be employed by the occupier shall be as follows :-
Number of workers Number of Welfare Officers
Selection Grade Grade I Grade II Grade III Total
Not less than 500 but does not exceed 1.000 - - - 1 1
Not less than 1,000 but does not exceed 2.000 - - 1 1 2
Not less than 2,000 but does not exceed 4,000 - 1 1 1 3
Not less than 4,000 but does not exceed 6,000 1 1 1 2 5
Not less than 6,000 but does not exceed 8,000 1 1 2 2 6
Not less than 8,000 but does not exceed 10,000 1 1 2 3 7
Not less than 10,000 but does not exceed 15,000 1 2 3 3 9
Not less than 15,000 but does not exceed 20,000 1 2 4 4 11
Provided that where the number of workers exceeds 20,000 there shall be employed one more Welfare Officer in any grade for every 2,000 workers in excess of 20,000.
(b)Where there are two or more Welfare Officers, the one enjoying the higher or the highest grade, as the case may be, shall be designated as Chief Welfare Officer, and each of the other Welfare Officers shall be designated as Welfare Officer Grade I, II or III, as the case may be :
Provided that the Welfare Officer or the Chief Welfare Officer may be given any other designation as may be approved by the State Government by an order in writing.Provided further that where in any premises there are more factories than one under the same occupier and there are more than one Welfare Officer for all those factories, the Welfare Officer enjoying the higher or the highest grade, as the case may be, shall be designated as the Chief Welfare Officer for all such factories.