Shops and establishments registration
You register your shop or establishment under the Shops and Establishments Act on the Labour Department's portal, get the certificate, and pay the annual fee each year.
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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Owners of a shop, hotel, restaurant, office, godown or other business establishment in Telangana. Registration is needed even with no staff, or with 10 or fewer.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- What do you need to do?
- Is it a temporary stall at a fair or festival, for one month or less?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
This route does not apply to your situation
The Shops and Establishments Act does not apply to establishments in bazaars at places where fairs or festivals are held temporarily, for not more than a month at a time (section 73(1)(d)); this registration is not needed. Any permission from the local body is a separate matter.
→ There is nothing to register under this Act. For permission to set up the stall, ask the local body of that place (municipality or gram panchayat). For questions about this Act, contact the department's officials through "Contact Us" on the Labour Department website.
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2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
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Not confirmed: The checklist does not say which identity documents are accepted; check on the portal.
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What the photo must look likeNot confirmed: The Labour Department's checklist says only "passport size"; it gives no measurements, background or upload file size. Follow the rules the portal shows when you upload, or ask your circle's labour officer.
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Not confirmed: The department's checklist lists only the notice of change form; keep your current certificate at hand in case the portal asks for it.
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Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: Register for the first time / Pay the yearly fee for the registration I have / Details have changed (name, address, staff…)
On the Labour Department website, click "Login for Online Registration / License and Renewals" and open an account with your mobile number, the OTP, your name, district, mandal, village and address; set a user ID and password.
If you already have an account, log in.
Open the official pageSources: 9, 10
- Do this nowIf: Register for the first time
Log in and fill in the Shops and Establishments registration application ("Form I") online with the details it asks for.
Upload the documents.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The department's fee table has a ₹100 line for no employees; its list of orders also shows a 2009 order exempting shops without employees, which we could not read. If you have no staff, ask the Labour office.
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- Do this nowIf: Register for the first time
Pay the registration fee online, by the number of staff.
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The Labour Department's pages differ on how to pay: the procedure says "online fee payment", its FAQs say through MeeSeva centres. Pay the way the portal shows. The fee table is from G.O.Ms.No.54 (3 August 2016) and matches the department's checklist page.
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- Do this nowIf: Register for the first time
The Labour Department's checklist page says the system issues the certificate (Form II) immediately.
You get an SMS at each stage; answer if the officer asks for anything. Check the status with the Application Reference Number on the "Application Status" page, download the registration certificate ("Form II"), and display it where everyone can see it in the shop.
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The department's older procedure paper (2016) gave 7 days, with registration deemed granted if no adverse order came in 30 days; its citizen's charter gives 30 days for the same service.
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- Do this nowIf: Pay the yearly fee for the registration I have
The Labour Department's checklist page says there is no renewal now: you pay the annual fee to keep the registration valid.
Log in, enter your registration number, check the details and pay the annual fee online.
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The Act itself (sections 3 and 4) still speaks of a certificate valid to 31 December and its renewal; we did not read the order that changed the practice. Go by what the portal shows.
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- Do this nowIf: Pay the yearly fee for the registration I have
The system gives an acknowledgement at once, and an SMS; the payment needs no officer's approval.
Keep the acknowledgement with the registration certificate.
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- Do this nowIf: Details have changed (name, address, staff…)
Within 15 days of the change, log in, give the notice of change ("Form E/VII") and pay the fee.
The certificate is amended, or a new one is issued.
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- Do this nowIf: I have closed the shop or establishment
Within 15 days of closing, tell the Labour Department inspector of your circle in writing.
The registration is then cancelled.
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The Labour Department's circles list (circlesList.pdf) covers Hyderabad only. Elsewhere, ask the Labour office at your district headquarters which inspector covers you. We did not see whether closure can be reported online on the portal.
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If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedSee on the SMS or the portal what the officer said and what to fix, and fix it.
See on the SMS or the portal what the officer said and what to fix, and fix it. If you think it is unfair, you can complain about an Assistant Labour Officer to the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, about them to the Deputy Commissioner, about them to the Joint Commissioner, and about them to the Commissioner of Labour; or register a complaint on the portal.
Labour Department complaints portal · Open the official page
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If it is lateThe department's procedure says that with no adverse order after 30 days, the registration is deemed granted.
The department's procedure says that with no adverse order after 30 days, the registration is deemed granted. If the certificate does not come, complain on the Labour Department complaints portal, or contact the Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Labour at the district headquarters.
Labour Department complaints portal · Open the official page
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If you are asked for more moneyThe online application needs no visit to an office.
The online application needs no visit to an office. The fee is only the one in the table above; if anyone asks for more, ask for a receipt and complain on the Labour Department complaints portal.
Labour Department complaints portal · Open the official page
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AlsoIf you get an order revoking or suspending the certificate, you can appeal to the appellate authority within 30 days of receiving it; the authority must hear you and decide within two months.
If you get an order revoking or suspending the certificate, you can appeal to the appellate authority within 30 days of receiving it; the authority must hear you and decide within two months. Ask the department which authority that is.
The Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Labour of your district
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Official websites for this work
- Labour Department (Telangana) Shop registration and labour services
Related guides
The 15 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Checklists: Procedure and Checklist for Registration/License/Renewal (Annual Fee Payment)Department of Labour, Government of Telangana, Shops And Establishments Act - Registration (Form I, online fee payment, "System Generates Certificate in form II Immediately"; checklist 1 to 8; fee table; note "No requirement of renewal, only Annual fee to be paid from time to time"; Annual Fee Payment Timelines); Annual Fee Payment (enter the registration number and pay; acknowledgement issued immediately; needs no approval; checklist "Copy of Registration Certificate"); Amendment/NOC (Form E/VII; checklist; Fees Structure for Amendment). The visible text of the copy saved on 31 October 2026; nothing from the page's commented-out code · read on 12-11-2026
- Procedure and Checklist for Registration / License / Renewal: Shops and Establishments ActDepartment of Labour, Government of Telangana, The visible page is a list of downloads: "1(a) Shops And Establishments Act - Registration", "1(b) Shops And Establishments Act - Annual Fee Payment", "1(c) Shops And Establishments Act - Amendment/NOC", and the forms. (The older checklist text and fee table in the page's code are commented out and are not used) · read on 30-10-2026
- Registration and issue of Certificate under Shops and Establishments Act 1988 (procedure, check list, fee details)Department of Labour, Government of Telangana, The department's procedure paper of 2016: procedure table (Form I, online fee payment, 7 days as per the Citizen's Charter, deemed registration at the end of 30 days, Form II); Check List 1 to 6; Fee Details · read on 30-10-2026
- Shops and Establishment Act 1988: Renewal (procedure, check list, fee details)Department of Labour, Government of Telangana, Fee Details (the same table as for registration). Its renewal procedure (Form III, Form IV), of 2016, is no longer followed here · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.54, LET&F (Labour) Dept., 03.08.2016: The Telangana Shops and Establishments Rules, 1990 – Certain amendments and revision of the rates of the Fees – NotificationLabour, Employment, Training & Factories Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Notification, amendment (1): Schedule I of rule 3 (registration fees by number of persons); amendment (2): Schedule II of rules 5 and 6 ("Rs.100, Rs.200"). Found on goir.telangana.gov.in by searching "Shops and Establishments Rules" (03-08-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Rt.No.383, LET&F (Lab-I) Dept., 23.09.2025: Granting exemption to all shops and establishments employing up to 10 employees from the applicability of provisions of the Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 – NotificationLabour, Employment, Training & Factories Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Paragraph 2 and the notification under section 73(4): the sections that still apply, among them sections 3 (registration), 4 (renewal), 5 and 6. Found on goir.telangana.gov.in by searching "Shops and Establishments" (23-09-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- The Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 (Act No. 20 of 1988; the Andhra Pradesh Act as adapted to Telangana), text on the Labour Department websiteDepartment of Labour, Government of Telangana, Sections 2 (definitions of establishment and shop), 3 (registration within thirty days; certificate valid up to 31 December; changes within fifteen days; closure within fifteen days), 4 (renewal), 5, 6 (appeal within thirty days) and 73(1) (exemptions) · read on 30-10-2026
- FAQs: Telangana Shops & Establishment Act, 1988Department of Labour, Government of Telangana, Questions 1 (who must register, within 30 days of starting), 2 (renewal by 1 December every year) and 3 (mode of payment of fee) · read on 30-10-2026
- Department of Labour home pageDepartment of Labour, Government of Telangana, Tiles: "Login for Online Registration / License and Renewals"; "Application Status / Download Registration Certificate / Licence"; "Grievances / Complaints" · read on 30-10-2026
- Entrepreneur RegistrationDepartment of Labour, Government of Telangana, Form: mobile number with OTP, name, district, mandal, village, address, pincode, user ID, password; link "To Know Your Circle" · read on 30-10-2026
- Track the ApplicationDepartment of Labour, Government of Telangana, Form: Application Reference Number, captcha · read on 30-10-2026
- Citizen's charter of the Labour DepartmentDepartment of Labour, Government of Telangana, III.1 (registration and renewal of shops and establishments: 30 days); V to X (whom to ask and complain to); Help Desk in the page footer (Raise Grievance, Contact Us) · read on 02-11-2026
- Grievances / Complaints: Complaint Registration Form and Track Status of ComplaintDepartment of Labour, Government of Telangana, Complaint form (complainant, complaint category and description, employer) and tracking by Application Reference Number · read on 30-10-2026
- Circles list (to know your circle)Department of Labour, Government of Telangana, Linked from the Entrepreneur Registration page, "To Know Your Circle Please Click Here" · read on 30-10-2026
- Executive Instructions / GO's (the department's list of government orders)Department of Labour, Government of Telangana, Row "G.O.Ms.No. 11, 06/02/2009": the title only (shops and establishments in the State without employees, exemption from all the provisions of the Act), marked "Till Further Amendment". The order itself is not on the page. Copy saved on 31 October 2026 · read on 12-11-2026