The registration of shops and establishments is a state-based labor law enacted in the particular state in which particularly the shops or establishment is founded, thereby enabling the State Government to control the standards of jobs by recommending payment of salaries, starting and shutting the shop / business hours and to compensate for lawfully enforceable commitments of company entities of workplace privileges in the unorganized work market, and to offer basic wages and compensation to unorganized workers in the industry. Which is essentially the welfare of the employees in the unorganized sector? This is issued per premises and does not have a centralized registration concept.

The Shops & Establishments Act registration is applicable, if you are opening a shop or commercial establishment in the respective state. Now you can register your business in respective state under Shop & Establishment Act 1954. All commercial shop/establishments are mandatory to register itself under the respective state under Shop & Establishment Act 1954 with the government’s Labour department within 30 days of commencement of work.