Lucknow, Nov 4 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Factories (Amendment) Act has been enforced in the state after it got President Droupadi Murmu's assent, paving the way for accelerated industrial growth, enhanced production capacity, and more employment opportunities, the state government said on Tuesday.

Under the new provisions, the state government is empowered to extend the maximum daily working hours in factories to 12 hours, provided that the total weekly working hours do not exceed 48, it said.

The Act also allows workers to perform up to six hours of continuous work without an interval, subject to their written consent.

Additionally, in cases of exceptional workload, the state government may now raise the quarterly limit of overtime work from 75 hours to 144 hours, it stated.

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