Shops and Establishment Act
Registration under the state's shops Act, and renewal.
Not yet verified against an official source
Chhattisgarh Shops and Establishments Act, 2017
- Who the Act applies to
- Shops and establishments employing ten or more workers. Below ten it does not apply at all, so nothing on this page reaches a smaller shopSection 1(3)
- By when
- Within six months of the Act's commencement, or of the date the shop or establishment comes into existence, and a Labour Identification Number is issued on registrationSection 5(1)
- Already registered under ESI or EPF
- A shop or establishment registered under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 or the Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952, or rules or schemes under them, is deemed registered for this Act — but must still obtain a Labour Identification Number within six months of commencementSection 5(4) and its proviso
- Renewal
- Not yet addedThe Act sets no renewal cycle; the form and manner of registration are left to the rules, which have not been obtained.
- The fee
- Not yet addedThe fee schedule the department still publishes — ₹100 to ₹250 by size, from the notification of 5 August 2019 — was made under section 59 of the 1958 Act and amends the 1959 Rules, both of which section 30 of the 2017 Act repeals. It is not shown as a current fee, and no fee under the 2017 Act has been obtained.
- The 1958 Act is repealed
- Section 30 repeals the Chhattisgarh Shops and Establishments Act, 1958 (No. 25 of 1958), with anything done or any action taken under it saved and deemed done under this Act so far as it is not inconsistent with itSection 30