Shop and Establishment registration is required under your State's shops and establishments law, not a central Act. Rules on who must register, the fee, the validity and the filing window differ by state, so we confirm the specifics for your state before we file.
Each state has its own law on shops and commercial establishments. These laws regulate working hours, holidays, leave, wages, the employment of women and young persons, and the registration of shops and commercial establishments. They are enforced by each State Labour Department.
In general terms. Whether it applies to you depends on your state's Act.
One does not replace another. How your state treats the OSH Code registration alongside its shops Act is something we confirm for your case.
If your state is not listed, we confirm the law that applies before we file.
Question, How it works
States use their own forms and some add requirements, for example insurance details in certain forms. We confirm the exact list for your state before filing.
Applying under the wrong Act or threshold, for example registering where only an intimation applies.
StampMitra is a filing assistance platform. We are not the government or a law firm.
No. It is under state law and enforced by each State Labour Department.
No. It depends on your state's Act, your headcount and your premises. Some states need only an intimation below a threshold.
It differs by state. We tell you the window that applies to you before we file.
It depends on the state. Some certificates are renewed and some run until a change of ownership or closure. We confirm yours.
It varies widely by state and often by the number of workers. We confirm the exact amount before filing.
It depends on the state and the headcount. Many states now ask only for an intimation, or nothing, at low headcount; some have no headcount line at all, and Bihar repealed its Act. We confirm your state before you pay.
In several states, for example Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, registration now starts at 20 workers instead of 10. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code starts at 10 workers, so a unit with 10 to 19 workers can sit between the two. We confirm what applies to you.
Possibly. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 has its own establishment registration for larger establishments and does not repeal the state shops Acts. We confirm how your state treats the two.
No. The trade licence is a municipal permission for the trade, and the shop registration is a state labour law registration.
Possibly, where there is an establishment premises and employees. It is not uniform across states.
Crossing a headcount threshold can change what you must file, and changes must be intimated to the department.
Each state Act sets its own penalty for not registering, and the amounts differ. We do not quote a figure here.