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Labour law · 28 States + 8 Union Territories

India State and UT labour law guide

One reader-first map for choosing the correct jurisdiction, finding the official source and converting State labour law into practical employer and employee controls.

36 jurisdictionsSource-status visibleCentral–State boundaryFinin2min decision method
How to use this guide: open the work-location page, freeze the applicable date and establishment type, then verify the exact Gazette and portal. A State page is not permission to copy another jurisdiction's threshold, form, holiday or wage rate.

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Source-closed orientation

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988

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Arunachal Pradesh

Shops and Establishments Act, 1966 as identified by the official State EODB service

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Assam

Assam Shops and Establishments Act, 2022

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Bihar

Bihar Shops and Establishments Act, 1953

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Chandigarh

Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 as extended to Chandigarh

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Territory-specific Shops and Establishments enactments/adaptations — verify separately for Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Delhi

Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Goa

Goa, Daman and Diu Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 as applicable to Goa

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Gujarat

Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Haryana

Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 as applicable to Haryana

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1969

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Shops and Establishments Act, 1966

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Jharkhand

Jharkhand Shop and Establishment Act, 1953

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Karnataka

Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Kerala

Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1960

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Ladakh

Applicable Shops and Establishments framework after reorganisation — exact adaptation/extension record required

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Controlled research

Lakshadweep

Applicable UT employment and establishment orders — exact Shops-law extension requires primary-source confirmation

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1958

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Manipur

Manipur Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021 (Manipur Act No. 9 of 2023)

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Meghalaya

Meghalaya Shops and Establishments Act, 2004

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Mizoram

Mizoram Shops and Establishments Act, 2010

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Nagaland

Nagaland Shops and Establishments Act, 1986

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Odisha

Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1956

State · official source desk and practical workflow

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Puducherry

Puducherry Shops and Establishments Act, 1964

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Punjab

Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958

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Rajasthan

Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958

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Sikkim

Sikkim Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1983

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947

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Telangana

Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988

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Tripura

Tripura Shops and Establishments Act, 1970

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Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhishthan Adhiniyam, 1962

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Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017

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West Bengal

West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Shops and Establishments Regulation, 2004

Union Territory · official source desk and practical workflow

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Finin2min evidence ladder

1. Enacted law

Act, Regulation, adaptation or extension instrument for the jurisdiction.

2. Delegated law

Rules, forms, schemes, exemptions, authority appointments and effective dates.

3. Operational route

Official registration portal, return, acknowledgement, certificate and current department notice.

4. Implementation evidence

HR, payroll, attendance, contribution, safety and employee-communication controls.

Source-status rule

Source-closed orientation

The principal law identity and official jurisdiction route are supported. Date-sensitive details still require the current instrument.

Controlled research

The official department route is known, but the consolidated Act/adaptation/transition chain needs a direct primary-source record before a definitive legal proposition is made.