As per the Factories Act 1948, provision of a canteen is compulsory in a factory employing:

• A 100 or more workers
• B 150 or more workers
• C 250 or more workers ✓
• D 500 or more workers

Explanation

Section 46 of the Factories Act 1948 makes a canteen obligatory where 250 or more workers are ordinarily employed. The other statutory thresholds should be kept separate: washing facilities at 15 workers, storage of clothing and rest shelters with lunch rooms at 150 workers, first aid boxes at 10 workers, an ambulance room at 500 workers, and a crèche at 30 women workers. Confusing these thresholds is the commonest error.

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

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