Regarding working hours under the Factories Act 1948, which statement is correct?

• A Maximum 44 hours per week and 9 hours per day, with overtime paid at twice the ordinary rate
• B Maximum 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day, with overtime paid at one and a half times the ordinary rate
• C Maximum 48 hours per week and 8 hours per day, with overtime paid at twice the ordinary rate
• D Maximum 48 hours per week and 9 hours per day, with overtime paid at twice the ordinary rate ✓

Explanation

Sections 51, 54 and 59 of the Factories Act fix the weekly limit at 48 hours, the daily limit at 9 hours, and prescribe overtime wages at twice the ordinary rate of pay. The spread over inclusive of rest intervals cannot exceed 10.5 hours. Options combining 8 hours per day with these limits describe other labour statutes rather than the Factories Act.

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

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