Question 1

Is shop and establishment registration compulsory in Delhi?

Accepted Answer

The Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954 applies to all shops and establishments in the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. However, the Labour Department's own Inspectorate FAQ page states registration under Section 5 of the Act is 'Not required since kept in abeyance w.e.f. 23.11.89.' Separately, the labourcis.nic.in portal (linked from the Department's own list of online services as the Shops and Establishment Registration channel) states that first-time registration for all new companies incorporating in the NCT of Delhi must instead be taken through the AGILE-PRO form of the SPICe+ portal on the MCA website. Threshold: All shops and establishments in the NCT of Delhi; standalone registration under Section 5 has been in abeyance since 23 November 1989. New companies incorporating in Delhi register via AGILE-PRO/SPICe+ on the MCA portal instead. Fee basis: No standalone registration fee found — the historical Section 5 registration is in abeyance, and AGILE-PRO's fee (if any) is a central MCA fee, not one administered by the Delhi Labour Department. Statute: Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954 The abeyance-since-1989 fact and the AGILE-PRO routing were both read directly on the Department's and labourcis.nic.in's own pages. labourcis.nic.in itself still presents an 'Online Registration' / 'Search' / 'Registration List' interface (built for Internet Explorer 6.0+), suggesting some legacy registrations remain searchable even though fresh Section 5 registration is not required.

Question 2

Shops & Establishment Registration

Accepted Answer

Register your workplace under the state Shops & Establishment Act — a state instrument, not a national one.

Question 3

Professional Tax Registration — Delhi

Accepted Answer

Professional Tax Registration does not apply here. Delhi does NOT levy a tax on professions, trades, callings and employments. The Department of Trade and Taxes - the GNCTD department that would administer such a tax - enumerates on its own About Us page the complete list of Acts it administers, and no professional tax Act appears among them. Threshold: Not applicable - no professional tax is levied in Delhi. Fee basis: No professional tax is levied in Delhi, so there is no employer registration fee and no contribution. The Department of Trade and Taxes' own About Us page lists the Acts it administers in full: the Delhi Goods and Services Tax (DGST) Act 2017, the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act 2017, the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Act 2017, the Delhi Value Added Tax Act 2004 and the Central Sales Tax (CST) Act 1956. No professional tax Act is among them. Be explicit about the basis: this is an exhaustive enumeration on the levying authority's own page, not an express sentence reading 'Delhi levies no professional tax'. It is recorded as applies:false because the absence is the answer a founder needs and because it was read on the department that would levy it. The previously recorded domain dvat.gov.in is superseded - the department's live domain is delhitradetax.delhi.gov.in.

Is shop and establishment registration compulsory in Delhi?

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