The Government of Tripura on November 06, 2025, issued the Tripura Shops and Establishments (Seventh Amendment) Act, 2025, to further amend the Tripura Shops and Establishments Act, 1970.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Section 1 which states “Short title, extent, commencement” the following sub-section has been inserted namely: -
“(4) The Act shall be applied to such class or classes of shops or establishments where 20 or more persons are employed".
• Section 7 which states “Hours of work in establishments” the new proviso has been inserted in sub-section (2) namely: -
"Provided further that, the employer shall obtain written consent from a lactating mother or pregnant woman, if required or permitted to work overtime"
• Section 10 which states “Restriction on employment of young persons or women” has been substituted namely: -
“(1) "No young person shall be required or permitted to work in any shop or establishment after eight o' clock post meridiem and no woman shall be restricted to work in any shift, in any shop or establishment, on any day of a week;
(2) An woman, who is not a lactating mother or a pregnant woman, shall not be restricted to work in any shift, in any shop or establishment, on any day of a week;
provided that no woman shall be required or permitted to work in any shop or establishment, after eight o'clock post meridiem to before six o'clock ante meridiem, without obtaining the written consent of that woman and the shopkeeper or the employer of such shop or establishment has ensured the adequate provision of rest room, ladies' toilet, adequate protection of their dignity, honour and safety, protection from sexual harassment, adequate arrangement of CCTV era surveillance and their transportation from the shop or establishment to the door step of residence".
This shall come into force on November 06, 2025.
[Notification No. F. 8(25)-Law/Leg-I/2025/]
