Under the Factories Act 1948, provision of a canteen becomes compulsory in a factory employing how many workers?

• A More than 250 workers ✓
• B More than 150 workers
• C More than 100 workers
• D More than 500 workers

Explanation

Section 46 of the Factories Act 1948 makes a canteen compulsory where more than 250 workers are ordinarily employed. The commonly confused figures belong to other welfare sections: shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms are required above 150 workers (Section 47), an ambulance room above 500 workers (Section 45), and a creche above 30 women workers (Section 48). Knowing these four thresholds together settles most numerical welfare items.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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