Shop Act licence – Maharashtra (Gumasta)

Yes, for every shop or commercial establishment, within 60 days of starting (sections 6 and 7 of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017 give 60 days from the day the business starts to register or intimate). Since 1 October 2025 (Ordinance VIII of 2025), establishments with fewer than 20 workers file an intimation; 20 or more register.

Not confirmed. The official Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal's Shops page links fee schedule PDFs for five other Acts, but none for Shops, so the intimation or registration fee amount is not confirmed. FormSathi passes the government fee on at actuals, if any, and shows its own fee before you start.

Owner's Aadhaar and PAN, a photo of the shop with its name board, an address proof such as an electricity bill, rent agreement or owner's NOC, and a passport photo and signature of the owner.

Intimation receipts are usually generated within a few days; registration certificates after scrutiny, typically 1 to 7 days.

If it is a commercial establishment with employees or customers at the premises, yes. Pure freelancing from home without staff generally does not.

No. FormSathi is a private assistance service. You can apply yourself on the Maharashtra Labour Department portal; we help with the English-Marathi forms, uploads and follow-up.

Keep the owner's Aadhaar and PAN, a photo of the shop front with the name board, and an address proof ready. Create an employer profile on the Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal with mobile OTP, choose intimation (under 20 workers) or registration (20 or more), fill establishment details in English and Marathi, upload documents, pay the fee if any, and download the receipt or certificate.

No. Udyam Registration and the Maharashtra Shop Act licence (Gumasta) are two separate registrations with two separate official portals: Udyam at udyamregistration.gov.in and Shop Act at the Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal. Udyam Registration is free on the government portal, and neither registration's document list asks for the other's certificate. See our Udyam Registration page for that registration's own requirements.

Yes, if your intimation or registration needs renewal. The Shops page on the official Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal offers a renewal application: "Fill the Old User form first to apply Renewal Application form for Shop and Establishment Registration." The renewal fee, and whether an intimation filed after 2018 for fewer than 20 workers ever expires, are not confirmed. You file the Old User form and then the Renewal Application form yourself on the official LMS portal; FormSathi does not state a fee it has not confirmed.

Tell the Labour Department online. Section 9 of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017 says the employer must notify the Facilitator online, in the prescribed form, of any change in the details given in the registration application. The Facilitator then updates the register. A prescribed fee and self-certified documents may be needed. The form name, the time limit and the fee are not confirmed, so file the change soon after it happens. It is also not confirmed whether this applies to an intimation for fewer than 20 workers. You file the change yourself on the official Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal.

Tell the Labour Department online within 30 days of closing. Section 7 of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017 says that if your shop has fewer than 20 workers (10 before the 1 October 2025 Ordinance VIII of 2025), you must tell the Facilitator within thirty days from the date you closed the business. The Facilitator then removes your shop from the register. Section 10 sets the same thirty days for a registered shop, and the Facilitator then cancels the registration certificate. The form name, any fee and the portal menu for closing are not confirmed. Ask the Labour Department if you are unsure. You tell them yourself on the official Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal. Udyam Registration is a separate registration, and it is free on the government portal.

Use "Forgot UserName" or "Forgot Password" under the login box on the official Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal yourself. FormSathi never asks for your password or OTP.

Yes. This guide is available in English, Hindi and Marathi — use the language links on this page to switch. Intimation or registration is filed online on the Maharashtra Labour (LMS) portal, so there is no office you must visit to apply; it works the same whichever city, town or village your shop is in.

Yes. Section 36A of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017 says the name board of every shop or establishment must be in Marathi, in Devanagari script. This applies whether you registered or only gave an intimation. You may add English or any other language too. But the Marathi words must come first on the board. Their letters must not be smaller than the letters in the other language. You upload a photo of the shop front with this board when you apply. The fine for a wrong board is not confirmed, so FormSathi states no amount.

Yes, a clinic comes under the Act. Section 2(4) of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017 says an establishment includes the establishment of any medical practitioner. In November 2018 the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) upheld this and dismissed a doctor's challenge. Since 1 October 2025 (Ordinance VIII of 2025), a clinic with fewer than 20 workers gives only an intimation; 20 or more register. Both are done online on the Labour (LMS) portal.