Gujarat Approves Micron's Sanand Plant to Operate 12-Hour Shifts Under 48-Hour Weekly Limit

Gujarat permits Sanand semiconductor facility to operate 12-hour shifts

Total working hours of an employee should not exceed 48 hours a week with paid leave for remaining days

Gujarat approves Micron's Sanand plant to operate 12-hour shifts under 48-hour weekly limit

Gujarat's first such approval comes under the OSH Code, 2020, which retains the 48-hour weekly limit but allows exemptions for factories.

Gujarat approves 12-hour work shifts for Micron Semiconductor Plant within 48-hour weekly limit

The approval has been granted under the provisions of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020, which came into force across the country on November 21, 2025.

Gujarat government has approved 12-hour work shifts at Micron Semiconductor Technology India Pvt Ltd’s Sanand facility.

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020 permits state governments to grant exemptions to factories from certain provisions, subject to prescribed safeguards

Gujarat Approves 12-Hour Shifts at Micron Sanand Plant

A 12-hour work shift, up to the statutory maximum of 48 hours per week, is now legal at the Sanand facility of Micron Semiconductor Technology India Private Limited in Gujarat. This new step is marked as a big policy shift by the state government that aims to bolster the state's position as an emerging semiconductor manufacturing hub.The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020, has issued the first-of-its-kind approva…