Question 1

What is a Gumasta licence?

Accepted Answer

All shops and commercial establishments in Kerala must be registered under the Act irrespective of the number of workers, except establishments already registered under the Factories Act. Threshold: Every shop and commercial establishment, irrespective of number of workers (nil-worker establishments are still required to register); establishments registered under the Factories Act are excluded. Fee basis: slab by number of workers, paid at registration and at each annual renewal Slabs: Nil workers — INR 50; Up to 5 workers — INR 100; Above 5 and up to 10 workers — INR 200; Above 10 and up to 20 workers — INR 400; Above 20 and up to 30 workers — INR 600; Above 30 and up to 50 workers — INR 1000; Above 50 and up to 100 workers — INR 2000; Above 100 workers — INR 4000 Renewal: Annual; every employer must renew online from November each year, submitting fee and a list of employees Deadline: Initial registration within 60 days of commencement of the establishment; renewal application from November each year Statute: Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1960 Registration is via the Labour Commissionerate Automation System (LCAS), submitted to the Assistant Labour Officer having jurisdiction, along with a copy of the local-body licence or lease agreement. Standard working-hours/leave provisions (8 hrs/day, 48 hrs/week, 12 days each of annual/sick/casual leave) are also fixed by this Act, not a separate state schedule.

Question 2

Shops & Establishment Registration — Punjab

Accepted Answer

Applies to shops and commercial establishments in Punjab; registration is free of charge. Fee: INR 0 Statute: The Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 Registration certificates are issued within 24 hours of a complete application per the department's own page. No minimum-employee threshold or renewal cycle is stated on the page; a note on the same page references factory registration/licence as a possible prerequisite in some cases.

Question 3

Shops & Establishment Registration — Sikkim

Accepted Answer

The dedicated Sikkim Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1983 remains in force (the Labour Department's own site references a decriminalization notification against it dated 01 July 2026), and 'Shops and Commercial Establishments' are separately listed as a Scheduled Employment under the newer, broader Sikkim Labour (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021, which requires registration/licensing of establishments generally. Threshold: Under the 2021 Act: every establishment, principal employer or owner, and every Service Provider/Sub-Service Provider who employed labourers on any day of the preceding 12 months (no minimum headcount stated). The 1983 Act's own threshold could not be read (its PDF was unreadable at source). Fee basis: Registration/licensing fees are set by rules/notification 'as may be prescribed' (Section 34 of the 2021 Act) rather than fixed in the Act itself; the specific rupee figure was not located. Renewal: Under the 2021 Act, an establishment/Service Provider licence is valid 1 year or until completion of work, whichever is earlier (Section 13(3)); renewal application due 30 days before expiry, with a late-renewal fine of Rs 50/day in excess of the ordinary fee (Section 16). Statute: Sikkim Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1983 and Rules, 1984; overlapping with the Sikkim Labour (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021 (Act No. 11 of 2021) Read the full text of the 2021 Act at source (Sikkim Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 159, 29 June 2021, via the Labour Department's own document repository). It repeals the Sikkim Labour Protection Act, 2005 and introduces registration of establishments/Service Providers/Sub-Service Providers/individual workers, annual licensing, and penalties (fine up to Rs 10,000 or imprisonment up to 3 months for failure to register/license, doubled on repeat offence; compounding minimum Rs 2,500). Establishments employing 50+ workers must also provide transport/transport allowance and (if 50+ female workers) creche facilities under the 2021 Act's Section 20.

What is a Gumasta licence?

Shops & Establishment Registration — Kerala

Shops & Establishment Registration — Punjab

Shops & Establishment Registration — Sikkim

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