Government of Puducherry vide notification no G.O. Ms. No. 07/2019/Lab has amended the puducherry factories rules by introducing online system for approval of site, construction or extension of a factory, registration, renewal and amendment of license through the web portal of the Chief Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers, Puducherry. The amendment also allows maintenance of returns in electronic form through the on-line portal of the Chief Inspectorate of Factories and Boiler or personally delivered to the Office of the Chief Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers. The amendment further states that all the books, registers and records required to be maintained under the said rules, stipulated under the Factories Act, 1948 shall at the discretion of the occupier/manager may be maintained in electronic form