General Instructions
As per provisions of Sec. 4 of the Orissa Shops & Commercial Establishment Act,
1956, the employer of shop or commercial establishment located within Municipal
Corporation/ Municipality/ NAC area and engaging one or more employee(s) has to
apply for registration of his establishment within 30 days from its commencement.
Further under Sec. 12 clause (4) of the Orissa Shops & Commercial Establishment
Act, 1956, the State Government may allow an establishment to remain open throughout
the week if they are satisfied that the establishment employs additional staff for
the purpose of working on weekly holidays or on a day on which such establishment
remains closed. This provision enables the Department to provide a license for the
establishment to operate for 365 days provided there additional staff. The user
for the license can follow the same process as in the user manual attached below.
Based on the geographical location, and the application will be routed to the designated
District Labour Officer. Prior to applying to this service, if the applicant has
applied for PEAL, the first section of the Registration of an Establishment under
the Orissa Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1956 will get auto-populated
from the PEAL form. Applicant who did not fill the PEAL form, will have to fill
all the fields.
Fields marked with ‘*’ are mandatory and should be filled in before
submitting the form on the single window portal. Leaving fields blank in the Form
is not allowed. In case applicants wish not to enter data in a field, they can put
“NA” if it is a text/description field or a “0”, if it is
a numeric field. In case of errors, the form will show an error message. The applicant
may correct the data and save the form again.
Some of the fields can accept multiple values. If the applicant wishes to furnish
more than one item, he may use the “+” button to add more rows. Similarly,
if he wishes to remove a row, he may use “x” button.
Applicants can attach documents in digital format as documentary evidences which
the department will use for verification. Clicking on the choose button will let
them select the document to be uploaded. Before submitting the document, they needs
to ensure that all the information furnished by them is satisfactory and correct
to the best of their knowledge and understanding. After checking that the information
furnished in all the fields are in order, they can submit the application by clicking
on the ‘Submit’ button.
After the form is successfully submitted, applicants can pay the required fees either
online or offline. If they wish to pay offline, they may choose the ‘Over
the Counter’ option on the Cyber Treasury payment gateway. A challan with
the account details of the department will then be generated. The applicant will
take the hard copy of the challan to the nearest branch of the bank selected and
deposit the amount either by Cash, or by means of Demand Draft. Once the fee is
processed by the bank, the bank will send a transaction ID via SMS, which then will
have to be entered on the Cyber Treasury portal to complete the application process.
Upon payment the applicant will receive an SMS & Email notification with the
application number from the single window portal.
Checklist of Documents
- Notice of Weekly Off-Day (Form 7)
- Notice of Daily Hours of Employees (Form 5)
Timeline
Registration of an Establishment under the Orissa Shops & Commercial Establishments
Act, 1956 is provided within 15 working days from the date of submission of application.
The department can however raise queries on the application within 7 working days
of receipt of application.
Field Instructions
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Sl#.
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Field Name
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Instruction
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1
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Name of the Employer
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Enter the name of the Owner/Manager/ Supervisor of the establishment
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2
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Father’s/Husband’s Name
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Enter the name of the Father or Husband of the Owner/Manager/ Supervisor of
the establishment
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3
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Postal Address
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Enter the address of the Owner/Manager/ Supervisor of the establishment. District
and Block/NAC/ Municipality can be selected from the dropdown list
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4
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Name of the Establishment
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Enter the name of the establishment for which license is sought
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5
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Postal address of establishment
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Enter the address for communication of the establishment
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6
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Category of establishment
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Select from the dropdown list
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7
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Date of Commencement
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Enter the date of commencement of commercial activities at the establishment
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Checklist for Applying Trade License
Supporting Documents
- Proof of Identity (Aadhaar card/ Pan card/ Passport)
- Address Proof
- Photo of Applicant.
Timeline
Trade License(Applicable to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack & Berhampur Municipal Corporation
from 01.02.2013 and other ULBs from 01.05.2013 is provided within 15 working days
from the date of submission of application. The department can however raise queries
on the application within 7 working days of receipt of application.
Fees
Applicable as per the area notified applicable to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack & Berhampur
Municipal Corporation and other ULBs.