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36. Creches should be provided for children up to the age of 6 years 
where considerable numbers of women are employed. This requirement 
should be statutory for places employing 250 women or more. The 
Factories Act could embody this with discretionary power to Governments 
in regard to factories with fewer women. The organisation of factory 
creches should be the duty of the woman inspector ‘ i. 
37. The provision of shelter for rest and refreshment is in many cases 
necessary and the possibilities of workers’ canteens should be examined 
with a view to their wider adoption go oe .. .. 
38. Greater rigour should be shown in the enforcement of the Fae- 
tories Act in Bihar and Orissa  .. > is 7 on 
39. Subordination of Inspectors of Factories to Directors of Indus- 
tries is undesirable , ie * n 29 .. .e 
40. A Chief Inspector should not be required to submit to another 
authority proposals for individual prosecutions .. .. .e 
41. An officer with medical qualifications should be appointed as an 
Inspector of Factories in every province, part or full time according to the 
requirements of the province. Certifying Surgeons should be empowered 
as inspectors .. . - .. .. .e oe 
42. The system of appointing Assistant Inspectors might be more 
widely adopted ‘ Hp “oe vs ve vs 
43. (a) ‘Women Factory Inspectors are desirable in every province 
(5) Women inspectors should be of Indian domicile and not 
less than 25 years of age, and their pay should be adequate to attract 
the right type -.. - 
(¢) If this be not immediately practicable, immediate appoint- 
ment is recommended in Bengal and Madras, and for a limited period, 
of part-time women officials in provinces where there are fewer women 
and children in regulated industries oF 
44. Boiler inspection should be separated from factory inspection 
45. Ajmer-Merwara and Delhi should be separated from the Punjah 
for inspection purposes and a separate inspector appointed .. we 
46. The inspectorate should be kept at full strength by officiating 
and probationary appointments in leave vacancies .. vr .- 
47. Conferences of Chief Inspectors from all provinces should be 
held biennially under the auspices of the Central Government. . ¥ 
48. Conferences of all grades of factory inspectors and of as many 
ex-officio inspectors as possible should be held at intervals of about two 
years in the different provinces .. . . 
49. More use should be made of appeal to High Court against in- 
adequate sentences for infringements of the Act. .. ‘a - 
50. In every district all factory cases should go before experienced 
magistrates, and where possible the same magistrate. . 2% .. 
51, The law should be amended 
(3) to make it possible to adduce evidence of previous convictions 
under the Act, after conviction and before sentence ; 
(43) to provide for minimum fines for second and subsequent 
offences ~ . .n .e .e .. 
52. Chief Inspectors in all cases and other factory inspectors when 
authorised by the local Government should be empowered by Iaw to act 
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