Applies to this profile · S&E 10/48 from 20 workers · OSH default 8/48

Working hours

Daily / weekly caps, state-wise.

Odisha's own rules · researched

Central notifications are shown in their own panel. Everything below is Odisha-specific, researched and not yet checked against an official source.

Odisha's shops Act allows a ten-hour day. Every other State on this desk sets nine, and Goa sets eight — so a reader arriving from another State's page should not carry that figure across.

Not yet verified against an official source

Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1956 (Odisha Act 30 of 1956)

Establishments the Act reaches: 20 or more employeesBelow twenty employees the Act does not reach the establishment at all — with one exception. Section 4A requires the establishment's name on a sign board in Odia, and it applies irrespective of the number of employees.Section 1(2-a), inserted by section 2 of the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Odisha Act 01 of 2026, Odisha Gazette Extraordinary No. 203 of 16 January 2026, in force from 8 November 2025
Daily limit: 10 hoursThe principal Act said nine hours. The 2025 amendment made it ten.Section 7(1), as substituted by section 5 of the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Odisha Act 01 of 2026, Odisha Gazette Extraordinary No. 203 of 16 January 2026, in force from 8 November 2025
Weekly limit: 48 hoursSection 7(1)
Maximum including overtime: 12 hours in any dayThe principal Act capped it at ten hours and excepted stock-taking and preparation of accounts. The substituted proviso sets twelve and carries no exception.First proviso to section 7(1), as substituted by section 5 of the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Odisha Act 01 of 2026, Odisha Gazette Extraordinary No. 203 of 16 January 2026, in force from 8 November 2025
Rest interval: At least 30 minutes after 6 continuous hoursThe principal Act required the interval after five hours. The amendment made it six.Section 9, as substituted by section 7 of the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Odisha Act 01 of 2026, Odisha Gazette Extraordinary No. 203 of 16 January 2026, in force from 8 November 2025
Spread-over: 12 hours in any daySection 10, which the 2025 amendment left alone

OSH Code, 2020

Daily limit: 8 hoursOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Weekly limit: 48 hoursOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Rest interval: 30 minutes after 5 hours of continuous workOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 s.25(1)(b)
Spread-over: Not yet addedSet by rules
Overtime cap: Not yet addedSet by rules